CO2 Operate Cameroon Highlands
Overview
Remote sensing component for the CO2 Operate Cameroon Highlands Project, developed under the Plan Vivo carbon standard. The project provides validated geospatial analysis and historical land use assessments to support carbon certification, covering the Cameroon Highlands region.
Standard: Plan Vivo
Study Area: Cameroon Highlands, Cameroon
Duration: 2024–2025
Role: Remote sensing analyst
Status: Completed
Repository: github.com/ulfboge/gula-gula-west-sumatra-remote-sensing
Methods & Tools
Analysis Components
- Review & Correction of Existing Polygons — spatial QA of project boundaries
- Deforestation History Assessment (2001–present) — using Hansen GFC
- Forest/Non-Forest Classification (2010 & 2025) — supervised classification of Landsat/Sentinel-2 imagery
Data Sources
- Hansen Global Forest Change (GFC) — annual tree cover loss
- Landsat 5/7/8/9, Sentinel-2 — multispectral imagery
- Project boundary polygons (provided by client)
Tools Used
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Google Earth Engine | Image classification and forest loss analysis |
| QGIS | Polygon review, cartographic outputs |
| Python | Data processing and area statistics |
Key Findings
- Established deforestation history baseline for 2001–2025 required for Plan Vivo additionality assessment
- Produced validated forest/non-forest maps for reference years 2010 and 2025
- Corrected and standardized project boundary polygons for use in certification documents