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Quantify and certify reservoir emissions. Monitor water quality, coastal health, and environmental performance. One platform delivering the intelligence your operations need to measure, manage, and report with confidence.

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Ways We Monitor,
Map & Certify Water

Comprehensive environmental intelligence for every water challenge, from certification and compliance to habitat mapping, water quality and coastal resilience.

Flagship Service
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Low Carbon Hydropower Label

The independent certification for low-carbon hydropower operations. Accurately track and report GHG emissions from your water assets, supporting carbon neutrality commitments, investor ESG requirements, and regulatory compliance across Scopes 1, 2, and 3. Recognised, credible, and built for the hydropower sector.

  • Independent GHG emissions certification
  • Portfolio-level tracking & benchmarking
  • GHG Protocol compliant reporting
  • Scope 1, 2 & 3 emissions coverage
Low Carbon Certificate
Carbon Intensity
12 gCO₂eq/kWh
Certified Low Carbon
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Water Quality Monitoring

Comprehensive monitoring of key water quality parameters across inland and coastal waters, with decades of historical data for trend analysis, compliance reporting, and early warning.

  • Chlorophyll-a & algal biomass
  • Turbidity & water clarity
  • Surface temperature & dissolved organics
  • Trophic state classification
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection

Detect and track harmful algal blooms and cyanobacteria in near-real time, with automated alerts that notify you before public health events or operational disruptions occur.

  • Real-time bloom detection & extent
  • Bloom trajectory & progression
  • Custom threshold-based alerting
  • Bathing water & WFD compliance
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Shallow Water Bathymetry

Map water depth and seafloor morphology rapidly and remotely, at a fraction of the cost and time of traditional vessel surveys. No boats. No dive teams. No delay.

  • High-resolution shallow depth mapping
  • Morphology & shoreline change
  • Standardised bathymetric grid output
  • Rapid delivery for large areas
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Coastal & Shoreline Monitoring

Track shoreline change, coastal erosion, and water body extent at any scale, from a single beach to an entire coastline. Monitor resilience continuously, not just when surveys happen.

  • Shoreline change time series
  • Flood & inundation mapping
  • Water extent monitoring
  • Erosion risk & coastal resilience
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Benthic & Habitat Mapping

Classify seafloor habitats, including seagrass, coral, sand, and sediment, efficiently and at scale. Build baselines, detect change, and support biodiversity and carbon programmes.

  • Seagrass meadow extent & change
  • Coral reef habitat classification
  • Sediment type mapping
  • Multi-year change detection
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Aquaculture Site Intelligence

Understand the water quality conditions at your farm site before they become a problem. Continuous environmental intelligence for seaweed, shellfish, and finfish operations.

  • Farm-site water quality monitoring
  • Bloom & contamination early warning
  • Production cycle optimisation
  • Regulatory reporting support
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Hydrology & Catchment Analysis

Monitor the full lifecycle of water through your catchment, from mountain snowpack to river mouth. Track sediment, turbidity, drought, and flood indicators without leaving your desk.

  • River turbidity & sediment load
  • Watershed extent delineation
  • Snow cover & snowmelt tracking
  • Drought & low-flow indicators
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Blue Carbon Assessment

Map and quantify the carbon stored in mangroves, seagrass, and saltmarshes across your entire project area. Verified, repeatable, and audit-ready for carbon markets and compliance.

  • Mangrove extent, height & biomass
  • Seagrass carbon stock estimation
  • Blue carbon change detection
  • Carbon credit baseline & monitoring
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Wetlands & Peatland Monitoring

Map the extent, condition, and carbon dynamics of inland wetlands and peatlands. Track drainage, degradation, and restoration progress, with direct input to your GHG inventory and emissions reporting.

  • Wetland extent and change mapping
  • Peatland drainage and degradation alerts
  • Methane and carbon flux indicators
  • Nature restoration compliance reporting
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Reservoir & Dam Monitoring

Keep your reservoir and hydropower operations running at peak performance with continuous monitoring of water levels, storage volume, sediment dynamics, and water quality.

  • Water surface extent & volume
  • Sediment dynamics & trap efficiency
  • Reservoir water quality
  • Hydropower operational support
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Land Cover & Ecosystem Mapping

Classify and track land use change at any scale, covering wetlands, forests, agriculture, and urban growth. Build the baseline your environmental monitoring and compliance programmes need.

  • Land use & cover classification
  • Wetland & riparian corridor mapping
  • Mangrove extent & change
  • Deforestation & degradation alerts
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Digital Elevation Models

Generate accurate terrain models of coastal and inland areas for flood risk assessment, infrastructure planning, and 3D digital twins, without extensive fieldwork campaigns.

  • Coastal DSM & DTM products
  • Flood risk terrain modelling
  • 3D coastal digital twins
  • Inundation scenario analysis
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Environmental Compliance Reporting

Automatically generate the reports your regulators, investors, and stakeholders need, from emissions disclosures to water quality compliance summaries. Consistent, defensible, on time.

  • EU WFD compliance reports
  • ESG & sustainability disclosures
  • Scope 1, 2 & 3 GHG reporting
  • Custom regulatory formats
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Explore the Platform

Three fully interactive modules — a 3D satellite intelligence map, a utility client workspace, and a historic data analytics suite. All running on real UK EA monitoring station data.

Open Platform Demos
HydroPREDICT  ·  UK Water Quality Platform
Chlorophyll-a
Turbidity
Temperature
Phosphorus
Conductivity
Dissolved O₂

Intelligence at the
Scale of Nature

We observe, model, and interpret environmental conditions at the scales and frequencies that traditional monitoring simply cannot match.

No Fieldwork Required

Complete coverage of any water body, coastline, or catchment, without vessel surveys, dive operations, or ground teams. We observe from above, at any scale.

Decades of History, On Demand

Access environmental data going back 40+ years for your exact location. Understand baselines, long-term trends, and anomalies from the very first day of a project.

Global Scale, Delivered Fast

From a single reservoir to an entire national coastline, analysis delivered in hours, not weeks. Scale from one site to a full portfolio without additional field resources.

Continuous, Not Just Snapshots

Monitor conditions continuously throughout the year. Catch algal blooms, sediment events, and coastal change as they happen, not after the fact.

One Platform.
Every Water Asset.

Open HighDrone gives any organisation managing water resources a single platform to monitor water quality, quantify emissions, and generate actionable intelligence, from hydropower reservoirs to coastlines, wetlands, and beyond.

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Upload Your Data

Upload all your required assets easily in one click.

02

Calculate Emissions

Advanced remote sensing and environmental modelling calculate your full emissions and water intelligence across your portfolio.

03

Visualise Your Portfolio

Get insights in real time across all your chosen assets.

04

Report & Apply

Report your progress towards net zero to comply with regulations and stakeholders — or apply your intelligence directly to your own operations and decision-making.

Real-World Water Intelligence

Explore how organisations use Open HighDrone to monitor, protect, and certify their water environments.

Hydropower

Low Carbon Certification for Hydropower Operators

Electric utilities and hydropower operators certify their reservoir GHG emissions intensity, strengthen I-REC credentials, and satisfy growing investor and regulatory ESG requirements.

GHG Protocol compliant reporting Scope 1 reservoir CH₄ & CO₂ flux
Water Utilities

Drinking Water & Bathing Site Surveillance

Water authorities continuously monitor reservoirs, lakes, and bathing sites for harmful algal blooms, turbidity spikes, and faecal contamination indicators — triggering early warnings before public health events occur.

EU WFD & Bathing Water Directive Daily satellite revisit frequency
Blue Carbon

Mangrove & Seagrass Carbon Assessment

Environmental agencies and carbon project developers map coastal and estuarine habitats at country scale to quantify blue carbon stocks, detect degradation, and generate verifiable nature-based carbon credits.

Carbon credit baseline & MRV Full coastline mapping at 10 m res
Aquaculture

Fish Farm & Aquaculture Site Intelligence

Offshore and inland fish farms receive continuous alerts on water temperature stratification, harmful algal bloom approach, turbidity and dissolved oxygen proxies — reducing stock mortality and optimising feed scheduling.

HAB early warning 48 hrs ahead Sea surface temperature anomalies
Coastal Management

Shoreline Erosion & Coastal Habitat Monitoring

Port authorities, coastal planners, and conservation agencies track shoreline change, sediment plume dynamics, seagrass and coral extent, and sea-level driven inundation risk using multispectral and SAR time-series.

Sub-metre shoreline change detection Marine Protected Area compliance
Agriculture

Irrigation & Water Resource Management

Agricultural water managers and irrigation districts monitor reservoir storage, surface water availability, soil moisture, and drought stress index across entire catchments — optimising allocation and cutting wastage.

5-day reservoir level forecasting Drought onset early warning
Flood & Drought

Rapid Flood Mapping & Drought Intelligence

Emergency managers, insurers, and infrastructure operators receive cloud-penetrating Sentinel-1 SAR flood extent maps within hours of an event, combined with ERA5 climatology for seasonal drought risk forecasting.

6-hour SAR flood extent updates 90-day drought probability forecast
Wetland Carbon

Freshwater Wetland & Peatland Carbon MRV

Carbon project developers and environmental agencies use TROPOMI-derived methane flux, wetland inundation mapping, and hydrological modelling to baseline and annually verify freshwater carbon credits and nature-based solution projects.

CH₄ flux from Sentinel-5P TROPOMI Wetland extent & change detection
Mining & Industry

Tailings Dam & Industrial Effluent Compliance

Mining operators and environmental regulators monitor tailings storage facilities for surface deformation and leakage, detect acid mine drainage and effluent plumes in downstream watercourses, and track rehabilitation progress.

Monthly SAR deformation monitoring Effluent plume & turbidity alerts

What You Can Measure,
You Can Manage

Monitor & Measure

Comprehensive monitoring of water quality, depth, habitat, and carbon across entire catchments, at the scale and frequency your operations demand.

Track & Report

Track environmental performance over time, benchmark against industry standards, and generate compliant regulatory reports, automatically and consistently.

Certify & Act

Obtain independent certification for low-carbon operations and take data-driven action to reduce emissions, restore ecosystems, and meet climate commitments.

Who We Serve

Hydropower & Energy
Water Utilities
Coastal Management
Aquaculture & Food
Engineering & Survey
Environment & NGOs
Finance & Investment
Regulation & Gov

Supported by

Women TechEU Winner
Imagine H2O
Carbon13
Sustainable Ventures
UK Research and Innovation
Echo River Capital
Grow Global London
The Lab

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Whether you need GHG certification, water quality monitoring, coastal mapping, or full environmental analysis, we're ready to help you get there.