FOREST INTELLIGENCE ECOSYSTEM
📍 Germany · 48.3614°, 8.145° · Zone 50km · Last updated: 2026-09-16
Temperate Forest · 95.8% forest cover
🛰️ Analyzed by ESA Sentinel-2, NASA Landsat, NASA GEDI LiDAR & NASA FIRMS
This analysis uses real satellite data from 6 sources processed by CanopySat Forest Intelligence:
• ESA Sentinel-2 (10m) — NDVI, NDRE, NBR vegetation indices and forest cover classification
• ESA Sentinel-1 (10m) — SAR radar backscatter for forest structure assessment
• NASA Landsat 8/9 (30m) — 10-year historical vegetation trend analysis
• NASA Landsat 4/5 (30m) — 40-year historical trend since 1984
• NASA FIRMS/VIIRS (375m) — Active fire detection and annual fire pixel count
• NASA GEDI LiDAR (25m) — Canopy height measured by laser from the International Space Station
All data processed via Google Earth Engine. Analysis date: 2026-09-16.
The Black Forest (Schwarzwald) in southwestern Germany is one of Europe most iconic temperate forests, covering approximately 6,000 km². It is characterized by dense coniferous and mixed forests, with spruce, fir and beech as dominant species. The forest has shown remarkable recovery since the 1980s acid rain period, with CanopySat satellite data confirming a positive 40-year NDVI trend of +0.231.
📍 Methodological Note
This analysis covers a 50km sample zone representative of this forest region — not the entire forest. Data comes from real satellites (ESA Sentinel-2, NASA Landsat, NASA GEDI LiDAR) and is updated periodically.
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