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World Resources InstituteForest restoration monitoring

Analysis was fragmented across six satellite models. One AI backbone now unifies the view to track individual saplings.

Published|7 months ago

Key results

Accuracy Improvement
>20%
Minimum Detection Time
8 months
Average Error
1.2m

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The story

Context

A global non-profit organization operates the world's premier forest monitoring platform to track land use and restoration across thousands of project sites in 27 African countries.

Challenge

Existing satellite systems could detect deforestation of large trees but struggled to resolve newly planted saplings needed to verify restoration...

Solution
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The company

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World Resources Institute

wri.org

Global research non-profit developing solutions for climate, nature, and people.

IndustryNon-Profit & Social Impact
LocationWashington, DC, USA
Employees1K-5K
Founded1982

The vendor

Social technology company developing AI frameworks, VR hardware, and digital platforms.

IndustrySoftware & Platforms
LocationMenlo Park, CA, USA
Employees100K+
Founded2004

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