GFW Office Hours: How to Use Planet Imagery on Global Forest Watch_June 11, 2024

Earlier this year, we hosted a webinar on Deforestation Exposed: Using High Resolution Satellite Imagery to Investigate Forest Clearing.

If you missed this webinar or have any questions about Norway’s International Climate & Forests Initiative (NICFI) Satellite Data Program and Planet’s high-resolution mosaics, please join our expert-led office hours for an overview of how to use Planet’s satellite imagery on GFW, including how to access and analyze the data.

1. Office Hours Instructions Enter questions or comments through the “Q&A” button. We will have a Q&A at the end of the presentation To ask a question live, please raise your hand

2. SPEAKERS Charlotte Bishop NICFI Satellite Data Program Lead Luisa Teixeira Program Manager Planet Isabela Barriga  Community Engagement Manager Global Forest Watch MODERATOR Miguel Castro Gómez  Solutions Engineer  Planet ​

3. AGENDA Intro to Office Hours  Overview of NICFI and Planet Data Questions from the Audience Wrap Up 

4. GLOBAL FOREST WATCH GFW offers a suite of forest monitoring tools designed to: Increase knowledge and transparency about forest landscapes Harness information to mobilize local action by governments and civil society Advance private sector action to stop commodity-driven deforestation and manage forests sustainably

5. GOALS OF OFFICE HOURS:  Community engagement  Workshop questions or problems Share lessons learned and best practices

6. Poll! Photo: World Resources Institute

7. NICFI Satellite Data Program – Recap Charlotte Bishop NICFI Satellite Data Program Lead

8. NICFI Program Purpose Reducing & reversing the loss of tropical forests, contributing to combating climate change, conserving biodiversity, and facilitating sustainable development.

9. Inactin DATA PRODUCTS 45M sq km covered in each mosaic Covering forest countries between 30N and S Two types of mosaics provided Visually optimised <5m Analysis ready for scientific analysis <5m Monthly mosaics: September 2020 until the end of the program 2024 Bi-annual mosaics: December 2015 – August 2020

10. Inactin How is it contributing to improvements in forest monitoring? More information means more ability to quantify Improve statistics for reporting to UNFCCC Provide insights into the causes of change Undertake near real time assessment of land cover Detect and monitoring forest degradation and regeneration at scale Support reporting towards zero deforestation commitments Improve decision making Bring transparency

11. Inactin Resources www.planet.com/nicfi @NICFISatData https://github.com/NICFI-Satellite-Data-Program

12. Where to Access www.planet.com/nicfi

13. Where to Learn More https://university.planet.com/page/nicfi https://community.planet.com/nicfi-satellite-data-program-38

14. Where to Learn More https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/nicfi 🗺️ Tropical Forest Planet-NICFI Basemaps https://github.com/NICFI-Satellite-Data-Program 📦👩‍💻Code-Repository 📦👩‍🔬 Scientific-Publications

15. Thank you! Questions? Charlotte Bishop NICFI Satellite Data Program Lead Luisa Teixeira Program Manager Planet Isabela Barriga  Community Engagement Manager Global Forest Watch MODERATOR Miguel Castro Gómez  Solutions Engineer  Planet ​