Oil palm concessions

Data on concession boundaries for industrial-scale oil palm plantations based on permits issued by the government and other organizations. This data is presented in a single layer which is organized based on an aggregation of various concession data from several sources and country regions.

Corporate data

Data on palm oil grower company structure, including information illustrating holding companies’ subsidiary companies and major company shareholders. Company structure is identified based on ownership size, which is evidenced by business entity notarial acts, annual reports, financial reports, and company profiles.

Supply chain data

Data on palm oil mill list consolidation from various company report publications, trade data, and field verification. This data is verified based on the Earthqualizer palm oil mill list dataset and corporate data.

Planted oil palm

Oil palm planted area data based on analyses of high-resolution land cover imagery at a scale of 1:5,000 with estimated age classes. This data is presented in a single layer, with additional attribution of oil palm age class and administrative location.

Palm oil mills

Location data for FFB oil palms/FFB mills based on spatial verification and public information, geolocation analysis trips, usually located within or adjacent to oil palm plantations. This data is presented in a single layer which is arranged based on the aggregation of various regions of the country.

Palm oil traders

Data on the coordinates of palm oil traders' office or warehouse locations based on public information, geo-analysis of trip locations and verification through remote sensing analysis. This data is presented in a single layer which is arranged based on the aggregation of various regions of the country.

Palm oil facilities (kernel crushing plants, bulking facilities, and refineries)

Data on the location of processing units for crude palm kernel oil (CPKO) and crude palm oil (CPO), and warehouse locations for palm oil processing products. This data is presented in a single layer which is arranged based on the aggregation of various regions of the country.

Smallholder area

Data on the locations of planted oil palm areas owned by smallholder farmers based on the smallest administrative area (desa, kelurahan or mukim). This data is generated from land cover analysis using high-resolution imagery combined with government land parcels. Data is presented in a single layer, with additional attribution of oil palm age class and administrative location.

RSPO/MSPO/ISPO/ISCC data

Information on the status of RSPO / MSPO / ISPO certification by the business entity

Forest inside oil palm landbank dataset

Data on the area of forest cover inside oil palm landbanks based on analysis of high-resolution imagery at a scale of 1:5,000, including areas of burnt forest, and selective logging and ex-cultivation areas. This data is presented in a single layer.

Near real-time vegetation removal

Geospatial distribution data on forest clearing areas and peat conversion based on high- and medium-resolution satellite imagery in bi-weekly time periods. This data is presented in a single layer, with additional attribution of the bi-weekly period.

Peatland distribution inside oil palm landbanks

Geospatial distribution data on natural peat areas, not limited to depth, is derived from various credible sources of public information. This data is presented in a single layer.

Burnt area distribution

Geospatial distribution data and area burned based on analyses of radar and optical images in bi-weekly time periods. This data is presented in a single layer, with additional attribution of the bi-weekly period.

NDPE recovery liability database

Geospatial and statistical data on areas of land (mineral soils or peat) opened up at the expense of forests and peat for oil palm plantation development after a specified cut-off date (December 2015). This data is presented in a single layer, with additional attribution of year.

Grower non-compliance database

Database of oil palm grower non-compliance based on liability assessments and monitoring, including SWO/NDPE and recovery evaluation. This data is presented in Excel compilations.