Earth Metrics · Scientist-led sustainability evidence

Know what to protect, restore and prove—before acting.

One workflow for CSR and sustainability teams: satellite screening, drone and ground LiDAR, field-calibrated carbon, and repeat evidence of change.

Stage

Pilot-stage and scientist-led, built around one company decision on one landscape. Biodiversity and seed planning are co-designed with local experts. We supply decision support and monitoring evidence. We are not a Verra validation or verification body.

The problem

Nature commitments begin with four unanswered questions.

CSR, REDD+, carbon and disclosure all create reasons to act. Teams still lack a starting point at the site itself.

Vector infographic showing forest recovery from cleared land to mature forest as canopy, roots, water and soil life return over time
Recovery is not one green pixel. Earth Metrics tracks whether canopy, woody structure, roots and habitat condition progress together—and where corrective action is needed.
Original vector infographic of satellite, drone LiDAR, TLS, AI segmentation and nature action mapping
01

Screen the landscape

Sentinel-1/2 change history and GEDI structure or biomass context reveal condition, pressure, gaps and where project-scale field evidence is needed.

02

Measure and verify

Drone LiDAR and TLS create 3D point clouds. Deep learning identifies trees and separates wood from foliage before measured stems calibrate carbon.

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03

Act and report

The Nature Action Map combines protect/restore priorities, partner-reviewed species options, carbon uncertainty and recurring MRV evidence for corporate and standards workflows.

Company journey

Evidence in. Decisions out.

The product combines real landscape and forest-structure inputs, then turns them into a site-specific action and monitoring plan.

Landsat view of forest and land-use patterns in Kalimantan
Landscape historyWhere has land cover changed, and where is pressure increasing?
NASA GEDI waveform illustrating canopy height and ground return
Canopy structureWhere can GEDI add height and vertical-structure context?
Forest LiDAR point cloud coloured by canopy height
3D verificationWhere should drone LiDAR, TLS and field checks verify the baseline?
Company output 01

Nature Action Plan

Protect
Priority habitat and connectivity
Restore
Intervention zones and feasibility
Plant
Partner-reviewed species and seed options
Company output 02

Monitoring Evidence Pack

Baseline
Carbon, structure and habitat condition
Repeat
Comparable satellite and field observations
Respond
Triggers for corrective action and reporting

Representative public data, not client results. Landsat 7 via NASA Earth Observatory; GEDI via NASA Earthdata; LiDAR visual via USGS.

What the company receives

Three outputs. Ready to use.

No technology shopping list. Just the evidence needed for the next decision.

01 · BASELINE

Landscape brief

  • Change and pressure map
  • Carbon and structure context
  • Targeted field plan
02 · ACTION

Project design

  • Protect and restore zones
  • Project pathway
  • Species and seed partner brief
03 · PROOF

Monitoring plan

  • Repeat-measurement schedule
  • Uncertainty and data lineage
  • Reporting and action triggers
Who it serves

One product engine; several land-based use cases.

The buyer is an Indonesian CSR, sustainability or land-management team starting a forest or carbon programme.

Context: Indonesia REDD+ National Strategy 2021–2030 · Indonesia FOLU Net Sink 2030 · RSPO RaCP · Verra VCS

ActorRole in the pilotWhat Earth Metrics adds
Company decision owner A CSR, sustainability, EHS or land lead provides the boundary, objective, field access and accountable decision. The complete package: landscape screen, field campaign, AI/carbon baseline, Nature Action Map and monitoring evidence.
Ecology and seed partner Validates biodiversity priorities, local species choice, seed sourcing and field feasibility. Wall-to-wall context and transparent constraints that make specialist fieldwork more targeted and operational.
Carbon project or assurance partner Maps the applicable REDD+/Verra methodology and independently tests whether the evidence is fit for its intended workflow. An auditable record of assumptions, calibration, uncertainty and change that supports—not replaces—project development or validation/verification.

The first pilot stays narrow: one company objective, one decision. Sector standards come in as modules around the same product.

What we can do today

  • Design a Sentinel/GEDI landscape screen and targeted drone LiDAR/TLS field campaign
  • Use deep learning to support tree and woody-structure interpretation from 3D point clouds
  • Develop project-specific carbon and habitat baselines with assumptions and uncertainty stated clearly
  • Flag evidence gaps and recommend targeted field checks instead of filling them with unsupported assumptions
  • Produce a first Nature Action Map with carbon, habitat condition, priority zones and monitoring requirements, subject to scoped partner review

A verifier paid by the party it verifies has a structural conflict, and good intentions do not solve it. Auditing solved this with published standards and disclosure. We will publish ours, including aggregate pass rates.

First paid pilot

One landscape, one accountable team, one action.

The first engagement validates the buyer, the route to procurement, field cost and recurring value. Price is agreed with the partner.

Partner provides

Landscape, objective and access

One estate, concession or supplier landscape
Live objective
one accountable company decision owner
  • Boundary, objective and available environmental data
  • Access for field and laser calibration
  • The CSR, nature, carbon or standards decision the work should support
  • A person accountable for the operational decision
  • Permission to scope ecology, seed, carbon-project or assurance partners when required
A technically interesting study without a named decision-maker is not the pilot we are seeking.
PILOT OUTPUT
Earth Metrics delivers

Complete evidence-to-action package

A transparent workflow mapped to one company objective
Nature Action Map + MRV
screening, field verification, action and proof
  • Sentinel/GEDI landscape screen and targeted field plan
  • Drone LiDAR/TLS acquisition and AI wood segmentation
  • Field-calibrated carbon, habitat condition and uncertainty
  • Protect and restore priority zones
  • Partner-reviewed native-species and seed-zone shortlist
  • Method, lineage, out-of-domain flags and monitoring triggers
Earth Metrics supplies evidence. The formal reviewer retains the decision and any regulatory authority.
Commercial test

Paid and repeatable

The engagement tests whether the evidence changes a real decision
Paid pilot
scope and pricing validated with the first partner
  • Signed scope and accountable buyer
  • Field cost and delivery time measured
  • Reviewer feedback captured in the product
  • Renewal criteria defined before the baseline
  • Annual monitoring proposed only when useful
The commercial milestone is not another benchmark. It is one paid decision with a credible path to re-measurement.
Recurring model after the pilot Annual monitoring The same blocks are re-measured against their own baseline. Revenue recurs only while ecological recovery is tracked and acted on.
Commercial status, stated plainly. Nature Intelligence is pre-revenue. The first partner establishes scope, delivery roles, pricing and the value of recurring monitoring. Urban deployment is evidence of execution, not a substitute for this validation.
Pilot partner

Bring one Indonesian landscape and the decision it needs.

We are looking for one Indonesian landscape with field access and an accountable lead. You get the full package: screening, field verification, analysis, a carbon and Nature Action Map, and a monitoring plan.

If your team is starting a nature, carbon or restoration programme and does not know where to begin, the conversation is worth having.

Email a pilot enquiry → General enquiry

Who this is for

  • Oil-palm companies beginning HCV/HCS, RSPO remediation, restoration or carbon programmes
  • Resource-based companies redesigning restoration or nature-monitoring programmes
  • Forestry, pulp and agricultural companies managing restoration or supplier landscapes
  • Ecologists, seed networks, communities, assessors and assurance partners supporting delivery