A new breed of tree inventory
The foundation of any effective urban forest management program is a detailed tree inventory. Frustrated with low-fi solutions, diminishing budgets, and a reliance on inaccurate and outdated data, most cities still lack a tree inventory.
TreeTect is a free, open-source software to create AI-enabled tree inventories; an inventory that is as dynamic as the trees themselves. Learn more ➝
About
After learning that urban trees live just 13 years, while their rural counterparts live up to 100 or more, Green City Watch was born. We leverage a combination of ecological engineering, machine learning techniques, and remote sensing methods, known as "geospatial AI", to boost urban tree longevity.
The time is ripe for a smarter way to map, monitor, and manage one of the most important urban infrastructural assets: trees. While “smart cities” continue to innovate and invest in applications for “smart” waste management, mobility, and lighting, trees have long been left behind.
Green City Watch has worked with 30+ (mega)cities, from Boston to Amsterdam to Jakarta, to provide open-source software to understand, oversee, and improve urban forests.
philosophy: The internet of nature
VISION
“Imagine a world in which every human being can freely access wild and beautiful nature, at their doorstep.”
Mission
To revolutionize the way we value nature, bring transparency to local government, and regenerate our cities.
CLIENTS
Since 2018, we have worked with over 30 cities across the world to improve their urban forests and collaborated with Maxar Technologies, Planet, and the World Bank.
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IN THE NEWS
We’re honoured to have been featured by several media outlets. Enjoy notable coverage here or visit our press room for more.
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Green City Watch grabs top prize at Copernicus Masters
Planet Announces Winner Of Copernicus MASTER CHallenge
Internet AND Nature GO HAND-IN-HAND (In Dutch)
Forest Ranger 2.0: The data science of forest monitoring
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MEET THE TEAM
Green City Watch is a pioneering and award-winning open-source collective specialized in urban ecological engineering.
John Hernandez
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Dr. Nadina Galle
CO-FOUNDER
Janet Williams
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Chris van Diemen
LEAD DATA SCIENTIST & CO-FOUNDER
Harold Jenkins
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Jim Groot
CTO & CO-FOUNDER
Data scientists, remote sensing specialists, ecological engineers, designers and developers are our powerhouse, shaping the future of urban forestry.
Kevin Mascarenhas
BUSINESS COACH
Terry Turner
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Anjelika Romeo-Hall
PARTNERSHIPS
Kimberly Wilson
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Dr. Francesco Pilla
ADVISOR SMART CITIES & GEOMATICS
Dr. Emiel van Loon
ADVISOR COMPUTATIONAL ECOLOGY
Together, we support cities, urban foresters and arborists with whom we share the goal to make our cities healthier, happier, and much, much greener.
Testimonials
“At Planet, we love helping businesses disrupt their industries through the use of daily data and we’re proud to be working with Green City Watch. Its mission is to revolutionise the way we value nature, bring transparency to local government, and regenerate our cities. This speaks to Planet’s values.”
“Integrating a framework for urban greenness with high-resolution satellite imagery is incredibly innovative.”
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