Biodiversity & land analytics · Restor (Crowther Lab / ETH Zurich spinoff, backed by Google)
Restor
Free open platform mapping ecosystem restoration and conservation sites worldwide with satellite-derived ecological data.
Restor is a free, open platform, originally incubated by the Crowther Lab at ETH Zurich with support from Google, that lets restoration and conservation projects register their sites on a public map and see satellite-derived context for that location: tree cover and biomass trends, biodiversity intactness, rainfall, soil and nearby protected areas. Site owners can log species planted, monitoring photos and progress over time, while funders, scientists and the public can browse projects by region or ecosystem type to compare potential and track outcomes. Restor draws on the same open Earth-observation datasets used by Global Forest Watch and similar tools, layered with project-level ground reporting, and is aimed at connecting restoration practitioners with funders and researchers rather than certifying carbon credits.
At a glance
| Vendor | Restor (Crowther Lab / ETH Zurich spinoff, backed by Google) |
|---|---|
| Pricing model | Free |
| Free tier | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Open source | No |
| Best for | Restoration practitioners and funders wanting a public map to register, discover and compare ecosystem restoration sites. |
Pricing
Free to register and browse projects; funded by philanthropic and corporate partners rather than user fees.
Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site.
Features
- Public map of restoration and conservation sites
- Satellite-derived ecological context per site
- Biodiversity intactness and biomass data
- Project progress and species logging
- Funder and researcher discovery tools
- Global, open-access site registry
- Integration with open Earth-observation datasets
Integrations
Profile last reviewed September 21, 2026