FloreViewer for the Cerrado
Development of the FloreViewer platform to automate carbon and floristic diversity monitoring in the Cerrado biome
PATHWAYS
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START
February 2023
DURATION
12 months
BIOME
Cerrado
LOCATION
Brazil
STATUS
In Progress
Bioflore will create models to estimate carbon stocks for three phytophysiognomies of the Cerrado biome, along with artificial intelligence (AI) models to detect ten native Cerrado tree species using drone images, thus enabling both recognition of and payment for environmental services in the region's large-scale forest conservation actions.
The data will go into the FloreViewer, a digital platform developed by Bioflore using artificial intelligence and remote sensing to monitor carbon stock and the diversity of tree species in large areas, remotely, quickly, and accurately.
Structured in four stages – data collection in the field; organization and processing of information; generation of carbon and floristic diversity models; and hosting of results and models – the FloreViewer platform allows access, in simple and intuitive language, to measurements of carbon and biodiversity in forest conservation and restoration actions.
"I have no doubt that the PSSC has been a milestone for Bioflore. Throughout the program, we had the opportunity to connect and create partnerships with other startups, mature our business model, talk with farmers, expand our knowledge of the market, and receive financial support to develop a highly innovative project focused on conserving the Cerrado", says the startup's CEO, Heitor Filpi.
