TreeVerse program helps digitize region’s tree demography and suggest appropriate plantation to civic bodies based on nativity and tree growth models.

Our five- year program designs an AI-automated tree demography model which helps civic bodies to imbibe appropriate plantation- preservation policies. It also provides a technology platform to carry out ecological studies on urban plantations.

Vision

The Pune Municipal Corporation’s tree census project was conducted during 2016-18 costing about 15 Cr+. We aim to develop and test various AI-based analysis methodologies for high resolution satellite enabled comparatively accurate tree mapping which would be time and cost effective.

Description

The project focuses on identifying plantation space, plantation planning & implementation. It studies the models explaining tree growth, tree recruitment, mortality. The tasks involved are mapping of the saplings, measuring growth in existing trees and accordingly modeling Carbon sequestration capacity of the species.

Objectives

• Automated tree demography with accurate, cost and time effective methodologies.
• Computer based tree growth and mortality model customized to the city’s ecology.
• Technology platform and expertise presented to carry out ecological data based research in demography, recruitment, species, pollinators, etc.
• Policy paper for city’s civic body about appropriate plantation and conservation.
• Improved Biodiversity & habitats through conservation strategies.
• Ability to estimate carbon sink capacity and requirements in 2030/2035 for net zero targets.
• Enabler for City authorities, Urban Planners, Industries and Communities to plan and implement their carbon
  sequestration efforts.

Partners

• Pune Municipal Corporation
• Pune Smart City
• Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
• Savitribai Phule Pune university
• Cummins India
• Schlumberger