It consists of a rotating linear scan head, a notebook computer and Plexiglas clear tubes. Users need to bury or plug the tube into the desired location in the soil. When it is ready to scan, just insert the scan head into the tube. The computer will control the scan head to automatically rotate the linear CCD element, scanning along the inside wall of the tube. Each scan will cover a 230 mm length of the tube and takes about 10 seconds.
Users can move the scan head to different depths to scan different sections of the soil profile.
The system is designed for users to easily insert the scanner in and out of different tube. The scanned color image will be instantly displayed on the notebook computer screen. Because of it s super high resolution linear scan, users are able to see detailed root structure and even soil particles. The image is non-distorted. Then the image can be analyzed with installed CID s image analysis software.