Collect Earth Online - CEO

Free platform for viewing and interpreting high resolution satellite imagery

Solution Application

Open Source

Global Access to Geospatial Intelligence

Collect Earth Online (CEO) enables users to efficiently collect up-to-date information about their environment and observe changes over time at no cost. Organizations around the world use CEO to detect deforestation, forest degradation, and other changes in the landscape. This data empowers users to implement policies to protect the landscape, mitigate climate change, and promote sustainable livelihoods. CEO was created by SIG as part of SERVIR in collaboration with the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and others.

Technical Data

System Capabilities

With CEO you can create a project customized to fit your needs.
Collect data about land cover, land use, and more
Work with members of your organization or with community scientists from around the world.
Use satellite imagery provided by CEO
Use CEO to create sample-based area estimates for REDD+ and other programs.
CEO’s degradation widget pairs time-series graphs with satellite imagery
Generate time-series graphs
Select privacy settings

System Support

Free and Open Source

Collect Earth Online was created not for profit, but for the public good. The software is open source and freely available to all. The codebase is shared through FAO’s OpenForis initiative, which promotes flexible and efficient data collection, analysis, and reporting. In the past, countries needed to pay for access to satellite imagery, specialized software, and computer hardware—as well as for hiring staff members with specialized training.

CEO removes these barriers. Users around the world have embraced CEO because it is an easy-to-use, comprehensive online platform that allows collaborative data collection without needing technical expertise.

Collect Earth Online (CEO)

Collect Earth Online - CEO

Free platform for viewing and interpreting high resolution satellite imagery

Solution Application

Environmental Software

Environmental Mapping

Forest Carbon Offsets