What You'll Do
Canopex takes your parcel boundaries and produces multi-source satellite evidence for EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) due diligence. Here's the journey at a glance:
What you'll need
- A KML or KMZ file with your parcel polygon boundaries (see the KML Guide if you need to create one)
- A web browser — no software to install
Your first 2 parcel assessments are free, no credit card required.
Your First Assessment
1 Sign in
Go to canopex.io/eudr/ and click Start Free. You'll sign in with a Microsoft, Google, or email account. No separate registration is needed — signing in creates your account automatically.
Once signed in, you'll see the EUDR workspace with your plan status, parcel quota, and run history.
2 Upload your parcel boundaries
In the New Due Diligence panel on the right, either:
- Drag and drop a KML or KMZ file onto the file input, or
- Paste KML text directly into the text area below
Your file can contain one parcel or many. Each polygon in the KML becomes a separate parcel that Canopex will assess individually.
3 Check the preflight summary
After uploading, the Preflight panel shows:
- Features — total geometric features found in the KML
- Parcels — number of areas that will be assessed (after splitting multi-polygons)
- Spread — geographic extent of your parcels
- Quota impact — how many of your parcel credits this will use
A mini-map preview shows your parcels on a satellite base layer so you can confirm the right areas were detected. If there are any issues (self-intersecting polygons, areas outside coverage), warnings appear below the map.
4 Queue the due diligence pipeline
Click Queue Due Diligence. The pipeline progress tracker appears, showing each stage in real time:
- Uploading — your KML is uploaded and pipeline capacity is reserved
- Parsing — parcels are extracted and geometry is validated
- Acquisition — the system searches for post-December 2020 satellite imagery across Sentinel-2 and Landsat
- Fulfilment — scenes are downloaded and clipped to your parcel boundaries
- Enrichment — evidence layers are built: weather, fire/flood, WorldCover land classification, IO LULC, ALOS radar, per-parcel change detection and deforestation determination
- Complete — your evidence pack is ready for review
A typical assessment with 3–5 parcels takes about 5 minutes. You can leave the page and come back — your run will continue in the background and appear in History when complete.
5 Review the satellite evidence
When the pipeline completes, the Evidence panel opens automatically. You'll see:
Satellite imagery map
An interactive map showing your parcels with satellite imagery overlays. Use the controls to switch between:
- RGB — true-colour satellite imagery (what the ground looks like from space)
- NDVI — vegetation health index (green = healthy vegetation, red/brown = bare soil or stressed vegetation)
If multiple time frames were captured, use the timeline slider or Play button to step through imagery over time and see how the land has changed.
Vegetation health panel
Shows the NDVI (Normalised Difference Vegetation Index) trend for your parcels. The sparkline chart shows how vegetation health has changed across each captured time frame. Stable green values indicate consistent forest cover; declining values may indicate clearing.
Climate context
Temperature and precipitation data for the assessment period, correlated with the NDVI data. This helps distinguish natural vegetation changes (drought, seasonal cycles) from human-caused clearing.
Change detection
Where enough time frames are available, Canopex runs pixel-level change detection comparing seasonal imagery. This shows areas of vegetation loss or gain with estimated hectarage.
Per-parcel evidence
For multi-parcel assessments, a selector lets you drill into each parcel individually. Each parcel shows its own NDVI statistics, determination status, and confidence level. Click a parcel name to see its specific evidence.
6 Run the EUDR assessment and export
Below the evidence display, two action buttons appear:
- Assess EUDR — runs the deforestation-risk assessment against EU Deforestation Regulation thresholds. You'll see a clear result: ✓ No deforestation detected since Dec 2020 or ⚠ Potential deforestation detected, with a summary explanation.
- Analyze with AI — generates a plain-English interpretation of the satellite evidence, explaining what changed, likely causes, and what it means for compliance.
Finally, use the export bar at the bottom to download your evidence:
- PDF — audit-grade report with per-parcel determinations, NDVI data, and scene provenance. This is the document to attach to your EUDR due diligence records.
- GeoJSON — machine-readable geospatial data with all metrics, suitable for integration with GIS tools or compliance databases.
- CSV — tabular export of parcel metrics for spreadsheet analysis.
After Your First Assessment
Reopen a previous run
All your due diligence runs are saved in the History panel on the left side of the workspace. Click any run to reload its evidence and exports. You can return to any assessment at any time.
Assess more parcels
Your free trial includes 2 parcel assessments. After that, subscribe for £49/month with 10 parcels included, and additional parcels at £3 each (volume discounts at 100+ and 500+ parcels). Click Billing in the workspace header to manage your subscription.
Invite your team
Canopex billing is per-organisation. The account owner can invite team members by email — invited users automatically join your org when they sign in, sharing your parcel quota and run history.
Learn more
- Understanding Your Evidence — how to read NDVI charts, interpret determinations, and handle flagged parcels
- EUDR Assessment Methodology — the data sources and algorithms behind each determination
- Managing Your Assessments — running multiple assessments, history, billing, and team management
- Supplier Guide — how to collect geolocation data from your supply chain
Ready to start?
Upload your parcel boundaries and get satellite evidence in minutes.