New real-time forest monitoring platform launched by Cork company

The platform provides access to high-resolution satellite imagery as well as advanced analysis tools to track changes in tree cover, biomass and other key metrics.

The new platform will be scalable and flexible, allowing users to monitor forests of any size and complexity, the company says.

It is also compatible with a number of existing forest inventory and management systems, making it easy to integrate into existing workflows.

The platform includes “an intuitive interface and easy-to-use mapping tools that allow users to visualize and analyze their data.”

“With the ability to access near real-time satellite imagery and advanced analytics tools, our platform provides a powerful tool to accurately calculate forest carbon credits,” said Enda Keane, CEO of Treemetrics.

Founded in 2005 and providing pioneering solutions to the global forest industry in over 40 countries, the company is a “great example of a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) successfully leveraging the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Sentinel Hub, a world-class one resource for Earth Observation data that has an open and free data access policy,” said Niall Bolger, Enterprise Ireland’s Director of Earth Observation Programmes.

“With Treemetrics’ deep insights into forestry, they have developed a powerful analytical tool that is sure to bring value to forest owners and carbon credit administrators around the world.”

One of the challenges in measuring forest carbon is that forests “are dynamic ecosystems and can change over time due to factors such as tree growth, mortality and disruptive events such as fires and storms,” ​​Enda Keane said.

“This means that a forest’s carbon sequestration potential can also change over time, and it is important to regularly monitor and update the carbon inventory. We believe our platform represents the future of forest monitoring.”