Method and system for verification of carbon footprint in agricultural parcels

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for verifying monitoring implementation and maintenance of regenerative management practices in agricultural parcels, the method comprising:

• determining a regenerative carbon footprint value for a parcel, wherein said determining comprises a difference of a regenerative carbon footprint and a baseline carbon footprint, wherein the baseline carbon footprint is derived by calculating greenhouse gas emissions based on simulating crop growth under current management practices, and wherein the regenerative carbon footprint is derived by calculating greenhouse gas emissions based on simulating crop growth under one or more regenerative management practices corresponding to a regenerative practices plan proposed by a grower;
• approving and publishing carbon credits that are valued according to the regenerative practices plan;
• for key dates corresponding to implementation and maintenance of each of the one or more regenerative management practices, employing a processor to evaluate remotely sensed images against corresponding crop curves to determine compliance/noncompliance indicators that correspond each of the key dates, comprising:
• for each key date, processing remotely sensed images for the key date, the processing comprising:
• retaining the remotely sensed images for the key date that have missing data below a prescribed quality threshold, wherein the missing data is due to portions of sensed images missing or obstructed from view, and estimating the missing data in retained images by time-processing the missing data from one or more adjacent images on a corresponding one or more dates that are adjacent to the key date and that include the missing data;
• combining the retained images of differing spectral bands that are relevant to an observation corresponding to the key date to generate composite vegetative indices for subparts of the parcel;
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• identifying a best vegetative index image for the parcel;
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• storing the compliance/noncompliance indicators within a parcel database and determining at a verification date compliance with the regenerative practices plan, wherein, if a number of compliances corresponding to the compliance/noncompliance indicators is above a threshold at the verification data, indicating that compliance with the regenerative practices plan is verified.

A system for verifying implementation and maintenance of regenerative management practices in agricultural parcels, the system comprising:

• a CO2E sequestration server, comprising:
• a CO2E management processor, configured to determine a regenerative carbon footprint value for a parcel, wherein said regenerative carbon footprint value comprises a difference of a regenerative carbon footprint and a baseline carbon footprint, and wherein said baseline carbon footprint is derived by calculating greenhouse gas emissions based on employing a crop simulation processor to simulate crop growth under current management practices, and wherein said regenerative carbon footprint is derived by calculating greenhouse gas emissions based on employing said crop simulation processor to simulate crop growth under one or more regenerative management practices corresponding to a regenerative practices plan proposed by a grower, and configured to approve and publish carbon credits that are valued according to said regenerative practices plan;
• and
• a CO2E determination processor, for key dates corresponding to implementation and maintenance of each of said one or more regenerative management practices, configured to:
• employ a processor to evaluate remotely sensed images against corresponding crop curves to determine compliance/noncompliance indicators that correspond each of said key dates, wherein said wherein the processor is also employed to:
• for each key date, process remotely sensed images for said key date, comprising:
• retaining said remotely sensed images for said key date that have missing data below a prescribed quality threshold, wherein said missing data is due to portions of sensed images missing or obstructed from view, and estimating said missing data in retained images by time-processing said missing data from one or more adjacent images on a corresponding one or more dates that are adjacent to said key date and that include said missing data;
• combining said retained images of differing spectral bands that are relevant to an observation corresponding to said key date to generate composite vegetative indices for subparts of said parcel;
• and
• identifying a best vegetative index image for said parcel;
• and
• store said compliance/noncompliance indicators within a parcel database;
• determine at a verification date compliance with said regenerative practices plan, wherein, if a number of compliances corresponding to said compliance/noncompliance indicators is above a threshold at said verification date, indicating that compliance with said regenerative practices plan is verified.