Faq

General

1. What is Geometrack?

Geometrack is a monitoring platform that detects land-use change, verifies incidents, and links them to mills and companies to support transparent NDPE and ESG compliance.

2. Who uses Geometrack?

Geometrack is used by brands, suppliers, NGOs, auditors, consultants, financial institutions, and government agencies needing reliable deforestation and traceability intelligence.

3. What problems does Geometrack solve?

It eliminates false positives, clarifies supply-chain responsibility, provides verified evidence, and simplifies compliance monitoring.

4. What makes Geometrack different from automated alert systems?

Unlike automated systems, Geometrack includes human verification and field investigation, ensuring only credible and defensible cases move forward.

Features & Capabilities

5. What can I do inside Geometrack?

You can explore risks on an interactive map, analyze custom areas, track company and mill non-compliance, view grievances, access evidence, and generate reports.

6. How does the interactive map work?

The map displays verified alerts, mills, land-use change, and layers like concession boundaries, plus a swipe tool to compare baseline and alternative satellite imagery.

7. What is the Workspace feature?

Workspace allows you to draw AOIs, upload shapefiles, or generate mill-based buffers and instantly analyze all linked risks and suppliers.

Verification & Evidence

8. How does Geometrack verify alerts?

Every alert undergoes human review using satellite imagery, historical patterns, spatial context, and reference datasets.

9. What is included in field investigation?

Field verification may include photos, videos, 360° visuals, land-check notes, and timeline documentation for high-priority or unclear cases.

10. Are all alerts field-verified?

No. Only significant or ambiguous cases require on-ground checks, but all cases go through expert satellite-based validation.

Traceability & Supply-Chain

11. How does Geometrack link incidents to mills or companies?

We use mill locations, ownership structures, concession boundaries, and land-change proximity to accurately determine relationships.

12. What is the Non-Compliance Company Tracker?

It centralizes company-level non-compliance histories, grievance status, actions taken, and updates.

13. Does Geometrack track mill affiliates?

Yes. It identifies mills involved in verified cases and maps their group ownership and surrounding risk signals.

Reporting & Outputs

14. What reports can Geometrack generate?

Bi-weekly non-compliance summaries, case details, mill exposure reports, and traceability-linked insights.

15. Can I export the data?

Yes. Reports, case details, and map-based information can be exported depending on your access level.

Technical

16. Where does Geometrack get its satellite data?

From NASA USGS, ESA, Earth Engine, PlanetLabs, Sentinel Hub, and other global remote-sensing sources.

17. How accurate is the imagery?

Accuracy ranges from <1 meter to 30 meters, depending on the dataset.

18. How often is the data updated?

Satellite imagery updates approximately every three days, with verified insights compiled into bi-weekly reports.

Frequently Asked Questions

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