Amazon Forest Canopy Height Map at 4.78m Resolution, 2020-2024

A mean canopy tree height map for the Amazon Forest covering the period 2020 to 2024. The data was created by CTrees using a deep learning model applied to high-resolution Planet imagery from the NICFI Satellite Data Program. It has a spatial resolution of 4.78 meters and is derived from research published in 2025.

Use Cases

• Estimate forest biomass and carbon stocks based on canopy height.
• Monitor deforestation and forest degradation over time.
• Validate and calibrate other satellite-derived forest structure products.
• Model habitat suitability for arboreal species based on tree height.

Strengths

• Derived from high-resolution Planet imagery via the NICFI program.
• Covers a multi-year period (2020-2024), providing a temporal composite.
• Has a specific, fine spatial resolution of 4.78 meters.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

CTrees, using Planet-NICFI imagery.

Collection Method

Created using a deep learning model on satellite imagery.

Time Range

2020-2024

Freshness

Composite data from 2020-2024; last update date unknown.

Geography

Amazon Forest