Special services for REDD

RSS - Remote Sensing Solutions GmbH has 15 years of experience in tropical forest monitoring using state of the art remote sensing and GIS techniques. The employees of RSS provides expert assistance and special services for REDD projects (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation). Among the company's customers are ClimateCare/JP Morgan, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Fauna Flora International (FFI) and AusAID.

Special REDD services

• Technical assistance for carbon stock inventories (terrestrial and remote sensing-based) at regional and project level
• Remote sensing based carbon stock estimations through the use of high resolution satellite imagery, aerial LiDAR instruments and stereo cameras
• Historical trend analysis and baseline assessment based on satellite imagery and scenario modelling
  • forest inventories (timber volume, biomass, carbon stock..)
  • forest planning
  • mapping and monitoring of forest areas
  • change detection analysis (deforestation, afforestation, reforestation..)
  • Damage analysis by storm, fire and over exploitation
• Spatially explicit emission estimates based on observed deforestation and forest degradation
• Assessment and monitoring of deforestation and forest degradation 
• Technical training and capacity building