{"id":201,"date":"2026-06-03T12:55:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T12:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seahorse-manager.com\/?page_id=201"},"modified":"2026-06-03T13:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T13:12:16","slug":"plug-in-reforestorie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.seahorse-manager.com\/index.php\/plug-in-reforestorie\/","title":{"rendered":"Plug-in Reforestorie"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Open Foris \u2014 FAO\u2019s Open\u2011Source Forest Monitoring Suite<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Open Foris<\/strong> is a suite of open\u2011source tools developed by the FAO<\/strong> to support forest monitoring, land\u2011use analysis, and MRV systems<\/strong> for climate reporting (REDD+, Article\u202f6.2, NDCs).<\/p>

It is the global reference<\/strong> for governments building transparent, auditable forest monitoring systems.<\/p>

What Open Foris provides<\/h3>

  • National\u2011scale satellite analysis<\/strong> (Sentinel, Landsat, Planet)<\/p><\/li>

  • Forest change detection<\/strong> (deforestation, degradation, reforestation)<\/p><\/li>

  • Field inventory management<\/strong> (tree measurements, plots, biomass)<\/p><\/li>

  • Carbon stock estimation<\/strong> with uncertainty calculations<\/p><\/li>

  • Full MRV workflow<\/strong>: Measurement \u2192 Reporting \u2192 Verification<\/p><\/li><\/ul>

    Key modules<\/h3>

    • SEPAL<\/span><\/strong> \u2014 Cloud geospatial processing, classification, change detection<\/p><\/li>

    • Collect<\/span><\/strong> \u2014 Field data collection (mobile + desktop)<\/p><\/li>

    • Calc<\/span><\/strong> \u2014 Carbon and statistical analysis<\/p><\/li>

    • GROUND<\/span><\/strong> \u2014 High\u2011resolution field mapping<\/p><\/li><\/ul>

      Why it matters for Waterships<\/h3>

      • Fully open source<\/strong> and sovereign<\/strong><\/p><\/li>

      • Recognized by FAO, UNFCCC, World Bank<\/strong><\/p><\/li>

      • Perfectly aligned with Article\u202f6.2<\/strong>, ITMOs<\/strong>, and MRV+<\/strong><\/p><\/li>

      • Integrates natively into Seahorse Manager<\/strong> as the backbone of national MRV<\/p><\/li><\/ul>

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        ImageJ \u2014 Scientific Image Analysis for Tree Counting<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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        ImageJ<\/strong> is an open\u2011source scientific image analysis platform<\/strong> developed by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is one of the most powerful tools for segmentation, object detection, and quantitative analysis<\/strong> on high\u2011resolution images.<\/p>

        What ImageJ provides<\/h3>

        • Tree crown detection<\/strong> on drone orthomosaics<\/p><\/li>

        • Automatic tree counting<\/strong> using segmentation workflows<\/p><\/li>

        • Measurement of canopy area, density, and health indicators<\/strong><\/p><\/li>

        • Plugin ecosystem<\/strong> for machine learning, NDVI, multispectral analysis<\/p><\/li>

        • Batch processing<\/strong> for large drone datasets<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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          Why it matters for Waterships<\/h2>

          • Essential for reforestation monitoring<\/strong><\/p><\/li>

          • Produces tree\u2011level metrics<\/strong> required for MRV+<\/p><\/li>

          • Integrates seamlessly into Seahorse Manager<\/strong> as the drone\u2011analysis engine<\/p><\/li>

          • Complements Open Foris (satellite + field) with high\u2011resolution ground truth<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul>

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            How they work together inside Seahorse Manager<\/h2>
            Component<\/th>Role<\/th>Data Type<\/th>Seahorse Manager Function<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
            Open Foris<\/span><\/strong><\/th>Satellite + field MRV<\/td>Sentinel, Landsat, field plots<\/td>National MRV, carbon, Article\u202f6.2<\/td><\/tr>
            ImageJ<\/span><\/strong><\/th>Drone\u2011based tree analysis<\/td>Orthomosaics<\/td>Tree counting, survival, QC<\/td><\/tr>
            Seahorse Manager<\/strong><\/th>Orchestration + dashboards<\/td>All sources<\/td>MRV+, ITMOs, reporting<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>
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            Together, they form a complete sovereign MRV ecosystem<\/strong> for Waterships.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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