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GrowthTracker
Monitoring for Early-stage ARR Projects

Track newly planted trees growth and loss events with GrowthTracker™ — the first commercial-grade remote monitoring solution for early-stage reforestation projects.

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Monitoring saplings and young trees at scale is notoriously difficult; conventional satellite methods often fail to detect trees below 5 meters tall, leaving stakeholders “in the dark” about their investments.

Existing monitoring methods – like field visits, drone surveys or viewing high res optical imagery – are slow, expensive and hard to scale across multiple planting sites.

GrowthTracker™ is the first commercial-grade remote sensing solution designed specifically to eliminate this monitoring blind spot.

By leveraging space-borne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data and proprietary ecological algorithms, we provide consistent, monthly visibility into tree growth and alert to early reversals before loss becomes permanent.

WHO IT’S BUILT FOR

Project Developers

Operational monitoring between audits that gives you actionable insights

Shift away from expensive and hard-to-scale manual field visits or drone surveys. GrowthTracker provides monthly assurance that projects are on track, helping you increase your credit value.

Credit Offtakers

Independent monitoring to stay ahead of credit delivery risk

Manage risk across your project portfolios with consistent, near real-time reporting. Detect potential reversals within weeks of occurrence rather than years, allowing for intervention before it is too late

Financial Investors

Monitor, manage, and report on portfolio risk

Conduct rigorous pre-investment due diligence with historical trajectories dating back to 2018. Verify planting claims and project integrity before committing capital to nature as an asset class.

Be Alerted to Potential Reversals

Identify issues as they happen and intervene before losses become permanent.

Monthly alert

Receive monthly “red flag” alerts for underperformance or reversal events such as fire or deforestation.

Visibility into every hectare

Gain granular visibility with sites divided into 1-hectare sub-parcels for precise reporting and targeted action.

Ensure Consistent Reporting with Science-Backed Visibility

GrowthTracker is powered by space-borne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data that is not impacted by cloud cover.

Measuring backscatter

GrowthTracker uses proprietary algorithms to compare observed vegetation growth against expected trajectories based on historical project data.

Mangrove and terra firme

Validated across various ecological environments, including terrestrial ARR and mangrove restoration projects.

Science expertise

Benefit from a solution developed by world-renowned experts with decades of experience in forest assessment and remote sensing.

Support Project Due Diligence

Verify early ARR project claims and assess investment risks by validating planting dates and growth history.

Historical reporting

Access historical reports to confirm that project activities occurred as claimed before you invest

Planting milestones

Track growth trajectories for existing projects to ensure they are meeting high-integrity carbon crediting milestones

How it Works

GrowthTracker^TM Monitoring Overview

Project details
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Multi-Year Historical Report

A detailed assessment of growth from project start date to present

Monthly Growth Report

A structured monthly update across all monitored areas. Includes Unconfirmed and Confirmed alerts and severity levels.

Monthly
Growth Report

See GrowthTracker Demo

Chief Scientist and Co-Founder, Professor Ed Mitchard explains the science behind our monitoring approach and demonstrates how GrowthTracker identified early reversals on real-world sites in Indonesia and Cambodia.

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Start monitoring early stage growth today

Ready to start assessing the early performance of your ARR projects? Have a project in mind? Submit a request below to learn more about GrowthTracker.

Explore our monitoring suite of products

We provide a full suite of monitoring data products & services to support REDD and ARR projects, from fire risk to disturbance monitoring for established trees.

Project Monitoring Technical Due Diligence Services Project Verification Support

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