FOREST INTELLIGENCE ECOSYSTEM
📍 Democratic Republic of Congo · -0.7893°, 23.6568° · Zone 50km · Last updated: 2026-09-16
Dense Tropical Forest · 100.0% 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 Congo Basin is home to the world second-largest tropical rainforest, covering approximately 3.7 million km². It is the most important carbon sink in Africa and is critical for regional climate regulation. The forest provides habitat for endangered species including forest elephants, gorillas and okapis. CanopySat satellite monitoring shows 100% forest cover with stable vegetation indices.
📍 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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