The contract period of the NICFI Satellite Data Program ended on January 23, 2025. Planet's extended access for Tropical Basemaps expire on April 1, 2025. Learn how you can continue to maintain access beyond April 1st by clicking here.

Tropical Forest Observatory

Tropical Forest Observatory from Planet provides high-resolution satellite imagery to help monitor tropical forests, reduce emissions, and prevent deforestation and forest degradation. Tropical Forest Observatory delivers normalized and visual imagery monthly with a biannual archive.

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Powering Projects to Reduce and Reverse Tropical Forest Loss

35,000+

users

158

countries

45M

square kilometers

450M+

tiles streamed from Planet platform

Users in the Tropical Forest Observatory leverage PlanetScope Basemaps for non-commercial projects that:

Help reduce and reverse tropical forest loss

Reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation

Improve climate and conservation policies

And more!

Read the Usage Terms here.

A visual look at Tropical Forest Observatory Basemaps over the course of 2021 showing change over the entire region covered by the mosaic.

IN COLLABORATION WITH KSAT

Partnering to Combat Tropical Forest Loss

Kongsberg Satellite Services is a world leading supplier of satellite ground station services as well as a value added service provider of sensor agnostic Multi-Mission satellite data and services from the majority of commercial Optical and SAR satellites.

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