Digital Forest Inventory for plantations in Brazil

A complete solution for inventory companies and land owners combining LiDAR-based field scanning with a forest data platform.

Challenges in today’s forest inventory

Reliable forest inventory data is critical for operational and financial decisions. However, in many plantation inventories, insights remain delayed, fragmented, or difficult to compare over time.

The solution:
DFI Plantation

closes this gap by combining field scanning technology with a forest data platform.

How DFI Plantation works

DFI Plantation turns field scans into reliable forest inventory data. Measurements, analysis, and maps are delivered through one consistent workflow.

01 Define plots

As part of the preparation

03 Scan trees

Capture data with the LiDAR scanner

04 Upload data

Automatically via app

06 API Integration

Connect to your tools

05 View results in DFI

View data and map settings

02 Navigate to the plot

Using the TreeScan app

A new way to capture forest data

Take a minute and see how forest data is captured in the field using LiDAR.

Who is DFI Plantation for?

DFI Plantation by 44moles enables professional inventory companies and forest managers in Brazil to work with accurate consistent and comparable forest data.

DFI Plantation

For Inventory Companies

Benefits:

Capture up to 30 trees in a 2 Minutes Scanningtim (DBH, Height and multiple Diameters).
High-precision inventory data with consistent quality.
Reliable stand-level insights for planning and reporting.
Less manual work through automated processing.
Standardized digital workflows across projects.
Seamless data delivery to clients and landowners.

Core Functions:

Terrestrial laser scanner for plot measurements.
Mobile app for plot creation and fieldwork.
GPS navigation and automated plot generation.
Automated tree metrics: DBH, height, volume + more.
Stand metrics: basal area, canopy, deadwood + more.
GIS dashboard with map layers and shapefile tools.
Offline capture with cloud sync.

DFI Plantation

For Landowners

Benefits:

Clear overview of forest assets and units.
Reliable inventory data across regions and time.
Centralized access to forest information.
Better planning for harvest, replanting, and reporting.
Improved visibility across plantations.
Less manual coordination across teams and systems.

Core Functions:

LiDAR-based forest inventory processing.
Stand analytics and performance KPIs.
GIS dashboard with configurable layers.
Interactive maps for stands, plots, and sectors.
Shapefile and geodata integration.
Multi-user access with role permissions.
Inventory planning and management tools.

Key modules of the DFI Plantation system

The DFI Plantation system connects LiDAR-based field measurement with digital forest data for reporting, planning, and long-term management.

Plot management and TreeScan app

View all plots and track work progress in real time. Stay up to date as a landowner and monitor ongoing activities at any time.

Analytics & Reporting

Standardized datasets and flexible parameter combinations support reporting, documentation, and long-term comparison.

Plot viewer

360°degrees image of every plot as additional information to scanning data.

Built by experts who know forests

15

years in forest inventory

18

years in scientific research

11

years in software development

Founding Partner in Brazil

With our official launch in Brazil, we are inviting a limited number of strategic partners to join DFI Plantation as Founding Partners.

Digital Forest Inventory for plantations in Brazil

Challenges in today’s forest inventory

The solution:
DFI Plantation

How DFI Plantation works

01

Define plots

03

Scan trees

04

Upload data

06

API Integration

05

View results in DFI

02

Navigate to the plot

A new way to capture forest data

Who is DFI Plantation for?