§ 01 - Capabilities

An instrument for fieldwork, not a stock-photo dashboard.

Photo thumbnails being quality-scored, four accepted and one rejected

§ 01

Capture & quality

Two modes – pick shelterbelt or hedgerow up front; the analyzer adapts methodology and report copy
Batch upload – dozens of frames per scan in one go
Per-photo quality scoring – blur, exposure, sky position, contrast
Auditable binary masks – every figure paired with what was measured

Compressed canopy diagram with a colored porosity zone bar above

§ 02

Visual analysis

Spatial heatmap – red dense, green optimal, blue open
Weak spot detection – pinpoints sections by relative position
Three-zone breakdown – upper canopy vs trunk vs lower zone

Wind arrows hitting a linear canopy and emerging weakened on the lee side

§ 03

Decision support

Wind reduction estimate – indicative range & protection distance
Batch consistency check – warns if photos don't cluster
Time-based comparison – track change between past batches

Photo frame with a tree silhouette and a draggable horizontal cutoff line at canopy level

§ 04

Workflow & export

Visual ground mask – drag a cutoff to ignore ground & buildings
Per-image cutoffs – set each photograph individually when framing varies
CSV export – every metric, every photo, batch summary included

§ 02 - Procedure

Three movements, from field to figure.

Capture & upload
Side-on photographs of the shelterbelt or hedgerow with sky behind the canopy. JPG or PNG. Drag a folder of drone or phone shots into the analyzer.
Calibrate the cutoff
Drag the band on the preview to mask anything below the canopy you don't want measured - grass, fences, bare ground.
Read the result
A per-photo porosity figure, a filtered batch average, and a confidence label for the set. Export, archive, share.

§ 03 - Sample output

The report a consultant would hand to a client.

Six pages, branded, with the porosity figure, wind-impact estimate, three-zone breakdown, recommendations, and methodology notes. Generated from a real batch in seconds.

Download a real sample (PDF) ↓

First page of a sample consultant-style PDF report showing porosity 44.3%, wind protection rating, and recommendations — Page 1 of the consultant-style report.

§ 04 - Audience

For people who measure things in the field.

Farmers & landowners Quantifiable evidence of shelterbelt or hedgerow condition for SFI, Capital Grants, BNG, insurance claims, or stewardship audits.
Agroforestry & agronomy consultants Defensible measurements for client reports, baseline surveys, hedgelaying tracking, and design recommendations.
Ecologists & drone surveyors Ground-level structural data for BNG condition assessments, natural capital baselines, and LiDAR ground-truthing.
Researchers & extension officers Rapid field assessment in studies of wind erosion, microclimate, biodiversity corridors, runoff mitigation, and carbon sequestration.

How open is your shelterbelt - or hedgerow?