About
Space Intelligence is a geospatial intelligence platform that merges satellite remote sensing, machine learning, and carbon market expertise to deliver audit-grade data and insights for nature-based solutions (NbS), voluntary carbon markets (VCM), and regulatory compliance. The platform serves three main client groups: project developers building forest conservation and restoration projects, offtakers and investors evaluating and managing NbS portfolios, and commodity traders navigating EUDR deforestation regulations. Core services include NbS Project Screening, Pre-Feasibility Assessment, Technical Project Due Diligence, and ongoing Monitoring. Their proprietary mapping datasets—including Land Cover Data and Above-ground Biomass layers—are produced using AI models trained and calibrated by local ecology experts, ensuring accuracy across diverse forest ecosystems globally. For EUDR compliance, Space Intelligence produces audit-grade deforestation maps delivered through the ICE Commodity and Traceability (CoT) service, enabling frictionless, compliant soft commodity trading. For supply chain sustainability, their coffee, cocoa, and palm oil mapping data powers higher-accuracy Scope 3 emissions estimates. The platform is trusted by leading nature market participants and has been deployed in complex, real-world environments such as the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary REDD+ project in Cambodia. Space Intelligence also offers GrowthTracker, an early-growth monitoring service for afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) projects. It is purpose-built for enterprises, carbon project developers, commodity traders, and impact investors requiring defensible, science-grade environmental data.
Key Features
- Audit-Grade Nature Mapping: Produces high-accuracy land cover and above-ground biomass maps using machine learning models locally calibrated by ecology experts, suitable for regulatory and carbon market audit purposes.
- EUDR Deforestation Compliance: Delivers audit-grade deforestation maps integrated with the ICE Commodity and Traceability (CoT) service, enabling compliant and frictionless soft commodity trading under EU Deforestation Regulation.
- NbS Portfolio Due Diligence: Supports end-to-end technical assessment of nature-based solution projects including screening, pre-feasibility, due diligence, and verification support for both pre- and post-issuance stages.
- Scope 3 Emissions Estimation: Uses commodity-specific mapping data for coffee, cocoa, and palm oil to help organizations generate higher-accuracy Scope 3 emissions estimates from agricultural supply chains.
- GrowthTracker ARR Monitoring: Remote early-stage monitoring service for afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation projects, enabling scale performance tracking without costly on-the-ground surveys.
Use Cases
- Conducting technical due diligence on REDD+ and ARR carbon projects before investment or offtake agreements
- Verifying deforestation-free sourcing of cocoa, coffee, or palm oil to comply with EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)
- Estimating Scope 3 FLAG (Forest, Land, and Agriculture) emissions from agricultural commodity supply chains
- Monitoring forest cover change and above-ground biomass for voluntary carbon credit issuance and verification
- Screening prospective NbS project sites for technical feasibility, risk, and carbon potential prior to development
Pros
- Human-in-the-Loop Accuracy: Local expert calibration of ML models ensures geospatial data is accurate across diverse regional ecosystems, going beyond generic open-source datasets.
- End-to-End Carbon Market Coverage: Supports the full NbS project lifecycle from screening through verification, reducing the need for multiple third-party vendors.
- Regulatory-Ready Outputs: Audit-grade data meets the evidentiary standards required for EUDR compliance, voluntary carbon market registries, and investor due diligence.
Cons
- Enterprise-Focused Pricing: Services are tailored for large organizations, commodity traders, and institutional investors, making them less accessible to small-scale project developers or NGOs with limited budgets.
- Narrow Domain Specialization: Focused exclusively on forest carbon, deforestation, and agricultural supply chains—not applicable to other sustainability or ESG use cases outside land use.
- Limited Self-Serve Access: Products appear to be delivered as managed services or bespoke engagements rather than a self-serve SaaS platform, requiring direct engagement with the team.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Space Intelligence used for?
Space Intelligence is used to produce audit-grade geospatial data and insights for forest carbon projects, EUDR deforestation compliance in commodity supply chains, and Scope 3 emissions estimation from agricultural inputs.
How does Space Intelligence ensure data accuracy?
They use a human-in-the-loop approach where local ecology experts calibrate and train machine learning models for specific regional environments, ensuring accuracy that generic open-source datasets cannot achieve.
Who are the primary users of Space Intelligence?
The platform is designed for NbS project developers, carbon market investors and offtakers, commodity traders subject to EUDR, and corporates measuring Scope 3 land-use emissions.
Does Space Intelligence support EUDR compliance?
Yes. Space Intelligence produces audit-grade deforestation maps delivered through the ICE Commodity and Traceability (CoT) service, directly supporting EUDR-compliant sourcing verification for soft commodities.
What is GrowthTracker?
GrowthTracker is a new monitoring service from Space Intelligence that enables remote, scalable tracking of early-stage growth in afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) carbon projects.
