Tree Scanning

Watch this video to see how it is done.

The TREEO Scanning Card

The TREEO scanning card is a key component in ensuring our accuracy. It is designed for the TREEO App’s image processing to accurately detect and measure a tree’s Diameter at Breast Height (DBH).

The TREEO App - a certified dMRV tool

Our App transforms any standard Android smartphone into a powerful tree-monitoring tool. Our approach accounts for every single tree and directly involves the tree growers, who, in return, receive fair compensation for their work. They monitor the trees annually using the TREEO App. The TREEO App is a certified dMRV tool for field teams and farmers that provides land mapping and tree monitoring functionalities. Our App is a certified dMRV tool for field teams and farmers that provides land mapping and tree monitoring functionality, access to farmers’ data, and training materials. It collects:

• GPS location of each tree,
• Timestamp of the picture,
• Tree picture,
• Tree species,
• Tree health,
• Diameter-at-Breast-Height (DBH),
• tCO2.

Planting and re-planting

Reforestation is not a one-time effort - it requires continuous monitoring to evaluate the survival rate of the planting efforts. At TREEO we do yearly monitoring and we re-plant trees as needed to replace those who did not survive.

Little tree monitoring

After the trees have been planted and while they are still small (less than 1.3-meter height or DBH less than 3 cm) we collect “Little Tree Evidence” via the TREEO App. This is done by taking photographic evidence and keeping track of the survival rates of the tree seedlings and tree health to determine how many trees we should re-plant.

No monocultures

Our agroforestry and conservation projects play an important role in soil health, air quality, water infiltration and quality, and contribute to local food security. As per our methodology, our planting projects are never monocultures, and even in our production forests, clear-cutting is not allowed. TREEO follows a standard that rates biodiversity from “one to three butterflies”, which also helps guide our project design to have a positive impact on biodiversity.

It is more than just trees!

Our business model and science-based methodology also support other Sustainable Development Goals. Directly and indirectly, we re-build biodiversity corridors, strengthen ecosystem services, support local livelihoods, and contribute to local food security, among others.