Earth Observation Technology




Offers a new perspective to manage projects. We provide our clients with accurate and up-to-date information for monitoring, Reporting and verification (MRV).


FORLIANCE's cutting-edge geo-digital services enable investors, companies and project developers to make more informed management decisions based on accurate and reliable data on project performance, progress and environmental factors. In this way, productivity and efficiency can be increased, while minimizing the use of resources and the consumption of land.


Data-driven solutions for forestry and agriculture

Forestry and, above all, agriculture have effects on ecosystems. For businesses, minimizing negative impacts while maximizing productivity is the Holy Grail.


However, no project zone is the same as another. Different types of terrain require different protection and management actions (eg European forests differ from tropical forests). Specific conditions can affect the achievement of best practices (what is the climate like? which plant grows best?); and environmental phenomena, such as floods or fires, influence the effective management of a project area.



To take into account these great differences and achieve the most efficient and effective management, data analysis is a decisive factor. In this sense, we are here to support our clients with a wide range of modern digital technologies (mobile applications, sensors, drones and satellite images) for optimal data collection.


While data collection is a first step, data processing and analysis goes hand in hand: we use machine learning and algorithms to handle the data and be able to develop the final product (maps). These products help the user to make decisions, improve management actions, solve problems, reduce costs, etc.


Within the area of ​​Earth Observation, FORLIANCE therefore offers first class GIS and remote sensing services to improve strategic planning, management, as well as communication of land use and forestry projects. Get in touch now to find out more about our wide range of Earth observation services.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are spatial information systems that allow the capture, storage, visualization and analysis of geographically referenced data. GIS is a powerful tool that helps project developers not only navigate and map their project area, but also manage, evaluate, and visualize project geodata. This can serve as a good foundation for informed decision making and strategic planning.


FORLIANCE remote sensing services enable regular and cost-effective monitoring of all areas, including hard-to-reach places. Data collected by drone imagery can be used, for example, for yield forecasting and value estimation, detection of (potential) biomass and carbon storage, and also for marketing and communication media, providing images and videos high-quality aircraft.


What we offer in detail:


Cartography: we offer maps on:



Historical changes in land use and cover

Deforestation analysis

carbon sequestration

Forest inventory

Wildlife corridors and landscape fragmentation

hydrological models

In addition, we also look into the future and can model possible changes on time scales.


Forest Monitoring: We assist clients in assessing inventories of forests and other land use resources, modeling growth projections, and monitoring deforestation or harvesting activities. Monitoring can include standing timber volume accounting, carbon sequestration calculation, biomass estimation, monitoring of forest growth and condition, and assessments for rapid response to environmental impacts such as fires or floods.


Use of LIDAR: This sensor uses laser technology that allows accurate information to be acquired about an area despite the vegetation that obstructs it. FORLIANCE successfully uses this sensor in digital terrain models, plant counting, drainage maintenance and land use mapping, reducing costs and risks for our customers.


Precision agriculture: Satellite data and drone services offer precise observations and measurements of crop growth and environmental conditions. In addition, they allow optimization of agricultural processes such as:


improve farm management

monitoring crop health and productivity

optimize the use of resources

identify areas with water stress

provide early warning of diseases.

Communication: Drone images offer emotive and attention-grabbing communication about any type of land use and agricultural projects. This communication may be directed, for example, to investors, consumers or other interested parties.


We also develop communication maps that allow our corporate clients to transparently communicate the impact of their projects to external actors.


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Our Earth observation services - What are the advantages?

Our geodigital services make it possible to improve agricultural and forestry processes - such as prospecting and selecting optimal locations for projects, improving productivity and efficiency, monitoring project performance (tree growth, crop health, etc.), the optimization of the use of resources - and, therefore, allow more effective management decisions to be made in general.


We provide accurate and up-to-date data that offers significantly faster insights than traditional field assessment. Compared to traditional forest inventory techniques, our models have a higher level of detail and accuracy, significantly reducing sampling and coverage errors. In addition, they do not require a large team to make and can be easily repeated. Thanks to the verification/validation by crossing with other sources of information or historical data, numerous field visits can be avoided.


The latter is especially important: Regular aerial monitoring provides accurate data on vegetation growth, thus increasing productivity. This monitoring also facilitates rapid response to shocks.


In general, the collection and analysis of historical data helps to understand the basic preconditions of a project, while the modeling services allow the client to know the possible future evolution of the project area.


In addition to informed decision making, our clients benefit from greater cost and time efficiency for data collection using drones compared to conventional technologies for the development of traditional forest inventories. For example, working with the LIDAR sensor has led to reductions of up to 30% in time investment and around 70% in financial investment.


Using FORLIANCE and referring to a specialized, reliable and professional service provider is a crucial communication asset.