TERRAPROOF
Field Pilot Program · Opening 2026

Verified Biodiversity Intelligence

Edge AI detects and classifies wildlife on-device, cryptographically signs every observation, and fuses it with satellite habitat data into one defensible ecosystem-condition score. Continuous, verifiable evidence for the conservation, restoration, and nature-finance decisions that can no longer run on paperwork.

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§ 01 · The premise

Sensor data is cheap.
Trust is not.

Biodiversity decisions (species sign-off, restoration claims, credit issuance) now ride on field data that was never designed to be defended. TerraProof is the layer that makes it stand up.

2,000+
Species in the classification taxonomy
P-256
On-device signing curve (ECDSA + SHA-256)
Hash-chained
Local record integrity, pre-upload
Multi-animal
Observations per signed record

The species taxonomy applies once an animal is detected. Detection is class-agnostic: it localizes any animal in frame, then the classifier names the species.

§ 02 · Approach

Three promises. Held at the sensor.

P.01

Trust-first, from the device up.

Every observation is anchored to a specific device, place, and moment, and signed before it leaves the field. What you receive is not a data point. It is testimony.

P.02

Built to wait, by design.

The field node is built around duty-cycled wake, solar + LiFePO4 power, and a secure element that never streams raw data: a deliberate hardware design, now moving from architecture to build.

P.03

Edge intelligence, no cloud tether.

Events are interpreted locally, waking compute only when something meaningful happens. Less energy, less bandwidth, less dependence on anyone else's uplink.

§ 03 · Method

Four movements.
One sealed record.

TerraProof does not stream raw data. It watches, interprets, seals, and hands you a record that travels without losing its integrity.

01 · Detect

Watch for what matters.

An on-device detection model scans every frame and localizes every animal in shot. Detection is class-agnostic, so nothing is missed for want of a matching category. Validated against real camera-trap imagery at pilot scale, engineered to run behind a duty-cycled wake trigger in the field.

02 · Interpret

On-device intelligence.

When an event occurs, TerraProof wakes local compute to classify it: an on-device classification model scoring against a taxonomy of around 2,000 species. Species, individual count, confidence, resolved per frame, no cloud round-trip required.

03 · Sign

Tamper-evident, sealed in place.

The event is bound to its device, coordinates, and timestamp, hashed, and signed with the private key before it ever touches a network. Alter one field afterward and the signature breaks: visibly, specifically, provably.

04 · Export

Evidence that travels without losing weight.

Every record links to the previous one in a hash chain, then feeds into ESRS E4-5, TNFD Core, and Ökokonto / §41 BNatSchG-aligned reports, with full chain of custody from field to filing. Anyone downstream can verify, cold.

§ 05 · The architecture

Verification at the source.

A system designed to generate defensible ecosystem intelligence by combining local cryptographics, edge inference, and satellite baseline validation.

Sec.01

Cryptographic Ledger

Every observation is bound to local metadata and signed using ECDSA (P-256) via the secure hardware element. Detections are grouped and hash-chained sequentially, ensuring that any downstream modification breaks the integrity check.

  • ECDSA P-256 + SHA-256 signature
  • Hardware secure key storage
  • Sequential ledger hash-chaining
Sec.02

Ecosystem Condition Index

A composite index combining fauna indicators (richness, abundance, and conservation-status weightings) with acoustic complexity metrics and Sentinel-2 NDVI satellite structure data to synthesize a baseline-calibrated score.

  • Visual & Acoustic sub-indices
  • NDVI canopy structure fusion
  • Site-calibrated baseline scoring
Sec.03

Edge Inference Engine

Run locally on an optimized edge stack: class-agnostic animal detection paired with an on-device species classifier. Acoustic sensors perform duty-cycled bird/bat call sweeps, engineered for ultra-low standby power draw.

  • Local ONNX / ExecuTorch inference
  • Duty-cycled acoustic audio sweeps
  • Ultra-low-power runtime specs
§ 06 · See it running

Not a concept.
A running system.

The pilot-partner dashboard is built and running today, turning signed field records into a decision-ready ecosystem verdict.

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TerraProof dashboard Overview: Ecosystem Condition Index, trend against baseline, and live evidence map
app.terraproof.earth · live
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Live. The recognition pipeline in motion: detect, classify, sign, seal, with real per-stage inference timing on each captured frame.
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Report. One-click export into ESRS / TNFD-structured disclosure, ready to hand to an auditor.
§ 07 · Use cases

Where a stronger record changes the outcome.

Case · 01

Protected species

Presence claims you can actually present: to regulators, to developers, to anyone whose decision turns on whether the animal was really there.

  • Species ID with confidence
  • Signed device, time, place
  • Audit-ready record per event
Case · 02

Restoration verification

Moving past "we planted X." TerraProof turns the return of fauna into a defensible, dated, location-bound record.

  • Return-of-species events
  • Baseline vs. post-intervention
  • Evidence stream into MRV
Case · 03

Nature finance

Biodiversity credits will only be worth what their field evidence can carry. TerraProof is built for the day that bar is raised.

  • Registry-grade observations
  • Per-event provenance chain
  • Verifiable independent of operator
§ 08 · The roadmap

From proven software to a
purpose-built node.

The software you've just read about is running today. The hardware node (camera, standard + ultrasonic microphones for birdsong and bat calls, an environmental sensor, GPS, and a secure element) is the architecture we're building toward next.

A
Species scoring
Complete
B
Satellite fusion
In progress
C
ECI + trend
In progress
D
Hardware node
Upcoming

Engineering specifications for a purpose-built field node: solar-powered, duty-cycled, engineered for multi-year autonomous deployment.

No spam. Roadmap updates only.

§ 09 · Field notes

Questions we get,
answered plainly.

Q.01What is TerraProof, in one sentence?+
A working edge-AI pipeline that detects and classifies wildlife, cryptographically signs every observation, and scores ecosystem condition, with a physical field node as the next step.
Q.02Is this just a smarter camera trap?+
No. Camera traps record. TerraProof interprets, signs, and vouches. The output is a structured, tamper-evident event, not a media file you have to defend after the fact.
Q.03Who is it for?+
Conservation projects, restoration operators, biodiversity monitoring teams, researchers, and corporate sustainability teams who need their field evidence to survive scrutiny from regulators, auditors, or registries.
Q.04Is the hardware available yet?+
The detection and scoring software is live today: request a walkthrough of the full dashboard now. The field hardware node is in active engineering development: solar-powered, duty-cycled, built for multi-year autonomous deployment. We're bringing on early pilot partners now to help shape it before the first units ship.
Q.05Does this replace eDNA, acoustics, or satellite?+
No, and in fact we fuse with one of them directly: real Sentinel-2 satellite NDVI feeds our Structure sub-index alongside the fauna signal. Think of TerraProof as the trust layer and fusion engine across these methods, not a replacement for any one. (NDVI is a greenness proxy, not biodiversity itself; we treat it as one signal, never the whole picture.)
Q.06Is the Ecosystem Condition Index certified or independently validated?+
Every score ships with a confidence tier and its full component breakdown, never a bare number. Reference conditions are calibrated per site and refined through ongoing ecological review as we scale. Cryptographic signing proves the data is unaltered and traceable to its device; it doesn't by itself certify the ecology; we keep those two claims separate, by design, on every record.
§ 10 · Pilot intake

We're onboarding a small cohort of sites for our first field pilots. If you manage land under ESS6, IFC PS6, or restoration-compliance obligations and want continuous monitoring instead of annual snapshots, we want to talk.

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Enter the total hectares under management.
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