
Growers in water-stressed regions need to see moisture and salinity vary *within* a field — where stress is developing along an irrigation line, where salt is creeping in from the edges — not a single point sensor's reading. ETD derives a soil-moisture composite that stays correct from bare soil to full canopy and a 0–100 salinity score at 2 m, revealing sub-field patterns early enough to adjust irrigation before yield is lost.