In accordance with the regulation we have developed an analytical product, called EUDR Check to support EUDR compliance. The core is a detailed deforestation risk assessment at plot level, providing auditable information based on remote sensing data and derived products. The plot level check is highly advisable when sourcing from high (or mid) deforestation risk regions in order to obtain objective proof of deforestation free production. In addition we assist in implementing EUDR reporting processes together with our partners.
How it Works
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.
Your Benefits
- EUDR Check test protocol providing reliable and fully auditable deforestation risk assessment
- All EUDR commodities supported, globally
- Low number of false alarms
- Fully automated for all plot sizes
- API based for easy integration into IT platforms
Our EUDR Check has many more interesting features like high resolution (10m) to support small holder farming, satellite image time series that allow visual checks farming and 5 years storage of results. We support a quality and plausibility check of input geometries. And of course, we consistently use the FAO forest definition (minimum mapping unit of 0.5ha and 5m tree height) and support the GeoJSON geometry format of EU.
Next Steps
- The process is fully automated: after the polygon is registered and the processing is done you can retrieve the EUDR Check test protocol with a single request to our API.
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See also this article in our EUDR series: EUDR – what it saysDeeper insights: Webinar EUDR Check – Verify Deforestation-free Products with Geodata
Contact us: EUDR@geocledian.com
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