The world's most accurate biomass data
30m resolution biomass and canopy height for any location, 2000–present. API delivery replaces months of plot sampling with validated data backed by $10M+ in LiDAR research.
Global coverage with standardized formats means every new project uses the same proven methodology. Expand across regions instantly—no new field teams or data pipelines required.
Peer-reviewed science and third-party validation give investors, auditors, and offtakers the assurance they need. Meet next-generation registry requirements before they're mandatory.
Traditional data can't meet market demands
Developers face a critical mismatch: current in situ and remote sensing data are misaligned with market demand for accuracy and monitoring frequency.
Manual plot-based sampling covers only 1-15% of project areas, updates every 5-20 years, relies on outdated allometric techniques, and doesn't scale.
Unable to secure financing due to lack of data robustness
Slow verification cycles delay revenue and risk breached agreements
High MRV costs and poor data quality erode returns
Unmatched accuracy for carbon measurement and monitoring
Biomass Atlas eliminates that mismatch. We invested over $10 million collecting proprietary Multi-Scale LiDAR (MSL) field data across 250,000+ hectares on 5 continents - to solve this problem.
Built on proprietary Multi-Scale LiDAR (MSL) data across 250,000+ hectares - field-collected, peer-reviewed, and significantly more accurate than traditional allometric methods.
Track changes from 2000 to present with:
- Above-ground biomass density at 30m resolution
- Canopy height measurements
- Uncertainty estimates for every pixel
- Quarterly updates for your AOI (starting Q1 2026)
Wall-to-wall coverage across all forested regions globally. From tropical rainforests to boreal forests - no location is too remote.
Every pixel includes uncertainty estimates, allowing you to make risk-informed decisions and minimize credit discounts.
Third-party, science-backed verification trusted by governments and recognized as the industry benchmark by Equitable Earth Registry and WCC.
Built for organisations that need carbon accuracy at scale
Get the independent verification investors demand, delivered at the speed your projects require
- Secure financing faster with robust, defensible data
- Accelerate time to issuance with baseline validation in hours
- Demonstrate additionality with 25 years of historical data
- Scale portfolio efficiently without new field campaigns
Provide developers with the verification infrastructure next-generation markets demand.
- Verify projects pre-issuance with independent data
- Enable continuous monitoring with annual updates
- Position as next-generation with API-driven verification
- Scale verification capacity without scaling staff
Achieve climate commitments with transparent, defensible monitoring delivered via API.
- Build National Forest Monitoring Systems with wall-to-wall coverage
- Track NDC progress with transparent, defensible data
- Establish credible REDD+ baselines for international markets
- Build Article 6 infrastructure without waiting for surveys
Traditional methods vs. Biomass Atlas
Satellite-only or third-party LiDAR
Proprietary Multi-Scale LiDAR field collection
Typically <10,000 ha
250,000+ hectares across 5 continents
Use existing datasets
$10M+ in proprietary field campaigns
Months for custom analysis
Hours/days via API
Limited or inconsistent
2000-present, annual updates
Fewer (larger uncertainty discounts)
More (smaller uncertainty discounts)
Various standards
UK Government trusted, ERS benchmark
Requires new campaigns per project
Single API for unlimited projects
Sylvera's Biomass Atlas predictive model demonstrates a scale-dependent reduction in average error: from 25-41% at 0.09 ha (one pixel), 30% at 1 ha, and 24% at 25 ha, to errors of less than 9% over the typical small project scale (400 ha to 7,000 ha).
Traditional data can't meet market demands
Developers face a critical mismatch: current in situ and remote sensing data are misaligned with market demand for accuracy and monitoring frequency.
Manual plot-based sampling covers only 1-15% of project areas, updates every 5-20 years, relies on outdated allometric techniques, and doesn't scale.
Errors below 9% for a typical small project (< 7,000 ha)
3% error at tree level vs. 15-30% for allometric methods
250,000+ hectares across 5 continents with TLS, UAV-LS, and ALS
Annual estimates from 2000-present at 30m resolution
Proprietary Multi-Scale Lidar Technology
3D-explicit modeling of individual trees at 1-hectare plots. Direct measurement of tree volume and biomass - no allometric equations required.
RIEGL VUX-120 kinematic scanning at 100m altitude. Upscales TLS measurements to tens of thousands of hectares while maintaining sub-meter accuracy.
Same system on helicopter at 160m altitude. Covers entire regions with wall-to-wall reference data at survey-grade accuracy.
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Common questions about Biomass Atlas
Biomass Atlas is built on proprietary Multi-Scale LiDAR (MSL) data collected across 250,000+ hectares - a fundamentally different approach from traditional methods.
Unlike allometric plot-based methods that cover <15% of project areas and introduce 15-30% systematic error, our MSL approach provides:
- Is derived from a wealth of field measurements of forest structure at scale across 250,000+ hectares
- Tree-level accuracy of 3% error (vs. 15-30% for allometric methods)
- Validation showing errors below 9% at small project-scale.
- $10M+ investment over four years in proprietary field campaigns
The result: significantly lower uncertainty that translates to more credits issued and stronger investor confidence.
Fast. API integration takes minutes. Data delivery takes hours to days - not months.
Once set up, you can query any area of interest and receive:
- Annual carbon estimates from 2000-present
- Above-ground biomass density at 30m resolution
- Canopy height measurements
- Uncertainty estimates for every pixel
- Quarterly updates for your AOI (starting Q1 2026)
Contact us to discuss access options for your specific use case.
Biomass Atlas powers Sylvera's ratings while also functioning as a standalone product available to all market participants.
Our ratings assess overall project quality across multiple dimensions (additionality, permanence, co-benefits, etc.). Biomass Atlas provides the underlying biomass and carbon stock data that anyone - developers, registries, governments, or investors - can use for independent verification.
You don't need a Sylvera rating to use Biomass Atlas.
Absolutely. Biomass Atlas provides wall-to-wall coverage ideal for national and subnational forest monitoring systems (NFMS).
Governments can use it to:
- Establish reference levels with transparent, defensible baselines
- Track NDC progress with annual monitoring
- Build Article 6 infrastructure for international carbon trading
- Generate rapid reports without waiting years for traditional forest surveys
Get access to Biomass Atlas
Get accurate, defensible biomass data that investors and offtakers trust. Delivered via API in hours, not months.
