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Offering the largest collection capacities and the quickest return time to any place on earth, the RapidEye constellation of five identical Earth Observation satellites is extremely well suited to image countries involved in the REDD and REDD+ programs. The combination of large-area coverage, frequent revisit intervals, five multi-spectral bands and high resolution makes RapidEye superior within the remote sensing industry. With a collection rate of up to 5 Million square kilometers of earth every day and almost one billion square kilometers per year, RapidEye approached its four billionth square kilometer milestone; all imaged since early 2009!

RapidEye for REDD+
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RapidEye for REDD+

As part of its effort to assist participating countries in becoming "REDD-ready", RapidEye offers an extensive and very recent archive of imagery, which can provide users with a wealth of information. Maps can be created showing current land use or land cover in regions, while multiple coverages can show changes that have happened to an area over time.

Whether identifying which areas are forested or tracking the change of forested land over multiple years, RapidEye is the perfect partner. Wall-to-wall coverages of most REDD countries are available in the RapidEye archive for many uses under the UN REDD and REDD+ initiatives. For more information, contact our Sales Team at redd@rapideye.com.

RapidEye in Action for REDD+

REDD-FLAME - The REDD Fast Logging Assessment & Monitoring Environment - Indonesia, Brazil, Mozambique

RSS GmbH, Germany developed a forest monitoring system based on high-resolution RapidEye data, which is able to identify deforestation and forest degradation at an early stage. The monitoring system was designed to track even small-scale logging activities that are timely reported to partner institutions in the countries. The monitoring system was implemented in Indonesia, Brazil and Mozambique. Read More »

REDD pilot project development - Fauna & Flora International (FFI)

Fauna & Flora International (FFI), the oldest Nature Protection organization in the world and the Macquarie Bank have teamed up to form a Forest Carbon Task Force, which aims at the development and implementation of 6 REDD projects around the world. RSS GmbH, Germany acts as a Master Consultant for the FFI/Macquarie Carbon task force in all aspects regarding remote sensing based carbon estimation, reference emission level (baseline) assessment, and long term carbon monitoring. Read More »

Forest monitoring in Armenia - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

RSS GmbH, Germany supports GIZ's project "Sustainable Management of Biodiversity, South Caucasus" by setting up a National Forest Management Information System for Armenia. Since the existing forest inventory data and forest maps in Armenia do not reflect the current situation of the forests RSS developed a remote sensing method to improve the forest inventory by integrating RapidEye data. Read More »

ReCover - GMES Project for REDD and sustainable forest management

The ReCover project aims to develop service capabilities beyond state-of-the-art, in order to support the fight against deforestation and forest degradation in the tropical region, in the context of REDD. The ReCover project contributes to the reduction of errors in estimations of the terrestrial carbon balance, arising from uncertain rates of tropical deforestation. This is achieved by developing and implementing satellite image based methods for the monitoring of tropical forests. Read More »

Selected REDD+ Country Coverages

Country	Coverage Preview	Percentage of Coverage & Imaging Campaign Length	Cloud Coverage	PDF Flyer
Argentina		95% Jan '11 - ongoing	<15%
Bangladesh		100% Jan '11 - ongoing	<15%
Bhutan		95% Jan '11 - ongoing	<15%
Bolivia		90% Jan '11 - ongoing	<15%
Cambodia		95% July '10 - ongoing	<15%
Central African Republic		98% April '09 - ongoing	<15%
Colombia		90% Jan '10 - ongoing	<15%
Republic of Congo		50% April '09 - ongoing	<15%
Costa Rica		90% Jan '10 - ongoing	<15%
Cote d'Ivoire		95% Apr '09 - ongoing	<15%
Democratic Republic Congo		95% Jan '11 - ongoing	<15%
Ecuador		50% Apr '09 - ongoing	<15%
Ethiopia		98% Jan '10 - ongoing	<15%
Gabon		25% Apr '09 - ongoing	<25%
Guatemala		90% Jan '11 - ongoing	<15%
Guyana		60% Jan '10 - ongoing	<15%
Honduras		100% Jan '10 - ongoing	<15%
Indonesia		40% Apr '09 - ongoing	<15%
Kenya		90% Jan '10 - ongoing	<15%
Mexico		100% Jan '11 - ongoing	<15%
Mongolia		70% Apr '09 - ongoing	<15%
Nepal		95% Jan '11 - ongoing	<15%
Nigeria		100% Jan '11 - ongoing	<15%
Pakistan		98% Jan '11 - ongoing	<15%
Papua New Guinea		50% Apr '09 - ongoing	<15%
Panama		60% Apr '09 - ongoing	<15%
Paraguay		99% Jan '11 - ongoing	<15%
Peru		100% Jan '10 - ongoing	<15%
Philippines		20% Apr '09 - ongoing	<15%
Solomon Islands		60% Apr '09 - ongoing	<15%
Sri Lanka		90% Apr '09 - ongoing	<15%
Sudan		90% Jan '10 - ongoing	<15%
Tanzania		80% Jan '10 - ongoing	<15%
Vietnam		95% Jan '10 - ongoing	<15%
Zambia		70% Apr '09 - ongoing	<15%

RapidEye Advantages

In the context of REDD and REDD+, RapidEye offers several advantages for participating countries:

Multi-spectral imaging capacities allow for enhanced vegetation delineation and mapping
RapidEye satellites can return to a cloudy region multiple times until a low-cloud or cloud-free image is acquired
Proven capacity to accommodate single-season image acquisition

Multiple coverages of countries are available for seasonal comparison or change detection
Wide area and frequent imaging capacities give RapidEye a clear advantage when covering entire countries