Solution Overview

Given the increasing significance of decarbonization, forest preservation has become an important topic. It is said that more than 4 billion hectares in the world are covered by forests and occupy about 30% of all landmass. It is very difficult to set foot on all land and there are many forests where vegetation and cultivating conditions remain unmanaged. With FIM, various observations such as tree height estimation, biomass estimation, forest fauna classification, logging detection, CO2 absorption and fixed amount calculation can be performed remotely, making it possible to expand management areas and reduce costs.

Diagram of tree height estimation analysis for Howland Forest, USA, using L-band SAR data. ©Mapbox ©OpenStreetMap Improve this map | ©Synspective Inc., Original data provided by JAXA

Advantages and Benefits

  • Vegetation management, tree height estimation, etc., can be performed over a wide area simultaneously
  • Acquires data to calculate CO2 absorption for carbon credit
  • Capable of monitoring at lower costs than other remote sensing services
  • Capable of monitoring in all-weather conditions both night and day

Sectors

  • Manufacturing:Paper manufacturing company
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries: Forestry companies
  • Oil & Gas
  • Business Services: Trading company
  • Public Sector: Governments and municipalities

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