In the spring of 2022, researchers from Colorado State University deployed Neon's mobile deployment platform to the Conzo Prairie Biological Station in Manhattan, Kansas. The objective of this research project was to equip Neon's MDP tower with edge-enabled sensors to conduct responsive and real-time data-driven soil microbial sampling, immediately following fire disturbance. This novel deployment of the MDP system, in collaboration with Sage, a mid-scale project funded by the National Science Foundation, used thermal imaging cameras to guide soil sample collections across gradients of fire severity that drive biogeochemical feedbacks.