Heartland, headquartered in Detroit, claims to have “revolutionized” field mapping technology to increase the efficiency of agricultural operations around the world with its ReMap product.

ReMap technology, according to Heartland, will reduce the time, money, energy and carbon footprint needed for farming.

The traveling salesman is a math problem that focuses on finding the fastest route between multiple locations. Solving this equation can help optimize land, air, and sea logistics networks, and opens the door for Heartland to perform mathematical calculations that have never been possible.

With a mathematically perfect plot map, farmers can ensure reduced fuel consumption, maintenance costs, and time to complete planting, harvesting, and scouting. ReMap is a technological solution to a problem farmers have faced for over 12,000 years.

Heartland recently received a $360,000 USDA grant for soil health, carbon sequestration, and regenerative agriculture. This reignited Heartland’s desire to drive efficiency across the agriculture industry.

Heartland says it sits at the intersection of regenerative agriculture and sustainable manufacturing. ReMap technology could become a foundational tool to help Heartland drive the adoption of green chemistry across industries.

“The Heartland team is exploring the various applications of this computing technology to generate new hardware innovations,” said Jesse Henry, CEO of Heartland. “This technology enables us to create never-before-seen solutions in the fields of agriculture, manufacturing, chemistry and advanced materials.”

Heartland designs hemp fibers as additives for plastics. The company works with leading US manufacturers and suppliers to integrate high-performance, carbon-negative plastic additives into everyday products. Commercialization of Heartland’s biomaterials could allow companies to predictably reduce their carbon footprint without compromising strength, weight or price.

According to Heartland, ReMap is a one-of-a-kind agricultural technology that solves an optimization problem from 1930.

“There are mathematical problems that scientists and engineers don’t even bother to try to solve because they’re too complex and require too much calculation,” says Tim Almond of Heartland. “This will allow them to easily solve these problems.”

Large companies spend billions on new innovations, but they are limited by the time and computing power needed to run calculations and simulations. The math behind Heartland’s plot mapping technology can help these companies solve these same problems in seconds.

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