Picterra

What is Picterra?

Picterra is a Swiss company, founded in 2016, that provides AI-driven geospatial solutions. Its platform offers tools for detecting objects, tracking changes, and finding patterns in geospatial imagery, including satellite images, aerial photos, and drone footage. The goal is to make complex geospatial analysis simpler, helping businesses speed up, streamline, and scale their work with geospatial data.

Picterra serves a range of industries, including forestry, agriculture, mining, infrastructure, and the FMCG & commodities sector, with solutions tailored to each area’s needs.

Beyond the platform, Picterra offers professional services, including help with sourcing and processing imagery, support for training your own detectors, detailed change detection, tracking and monitoring, and customized dashboards and results.

A 14-day free trial lets businesses try the platform at no cost. The company is also committed to sustainability, providing geospatial solutions that help industries optimize workflows, monitor changes, spot patterns, and make data-driven decisions that support environmental preservation.

Who created Picterra?

Picterra was founded in Switzerland in 2016 by co-founders Pierrick Poulenas and Frank de Morsier. Their vision is to help clients worldwide tackle difficult geospatial challenges, support the shift toward a decarbonized economy, and help businesses prepare for the future.

Key team members include Julien Rebetez, Chief Technology Officer, and Martina Löfqvist, who leads Strategy & Partnerships.

What is Picterra used for?

• Forestry and Carbon Markets: Detecting trees to support these sectors.
• Agriculture and Regenerative Farming: Identifying crop types to aid sustainable farming.
• Mining and Quarries: Monitoring mine expansion and detecting deforestation.
• EUDR Compliance: Solutions to meet regulatory requirements.
• Pattern Discovery: Uncovering patterns within geospatial data.
• Change Monitoring: Tracking changes over time in various environments.
• Professional Services: Imagery sourcing and processing, detector training, tracking and monitoring, and customized dashboards and results.
• Automation: Automating data analysis for greater efficiency.

Who is Picterra for?

Picterra is designed for professionals and industries that work with geospatial data, including foresters and carbon credit market participants, agriculturalists focused on sustainable and regenerative farming, and teams in mining, infrastructure, and FMCG & commodities. It suits organizations that need to detect objects, monitor changes, and discover patterns across large volumes of satellite, aerial, or drone imagery.