The EUDR Check requires a polygon or point coordinate together with the commodity type to be checked, as input. Based on this information it automatically calculates the deforestation risk. It is supported by quantitative land use change assessments. The information provided is auditable and the methodology transparent. The assessment is based on renown and validated datasets, recommended by the EU. Our methodology removes the short comings of these datasets by e.g. splitting the tree cover class into forest, plantation and shrubs to reduce false positives. The methodology includes:

• Land use analysis at cut-off date 2020-12-31, differentiating various agroforestry plantation types and shrubs from forest
• Various datasets to achieve most reliable results. Such as:
  • Global land use data sets at 10m
  • High frequency, high resolution satellite data (optical & radar)
  • Auxiliar data such as canopy height
• Commodity specific analysis models
• Change detection analysis for the exact harvest date to the baseline date

If the internal model detects a reduction of forest cover compared to the baseline date (30.12.2020) of the EUDR it will mark this polygon with a potential high risk of deforestation. The area deforested and the percentage of loss is given.  For the commodity wood it carries out a plausibility check in addition, to validate the location and the amount of wood harvested.

The automated EUDR Check (Demo App here) supports all commodities required: coffee, cocoa, palm oil, soya, beef, leather, rubber, wood.