Track Carbon.
Grow Confidence.
The Forest Analytics for Carbon Tracking (FACT) platform is a powerful suite of free tools designed to enable users to easily access and understand the carbon footprint of forest-based resources – at every stage of the carbon journey.
The First Comprehensive Carbon Tracking System
Transparent, standardized, and accessible carbon data all in one place, designed to meet the needs of those who grow, produce and use products made from American forests.
The Carbon Journey
Forest carbon data doesn't have to be a black box. Rooted in transparency, Forestry Analytics for Carbon Tracking puts all the data in one place to help users calculate and understand every stage of the carbon journey, from sequestration to storage.
How this platform can be used
Designed to meet the specialized needs of each user. For more information about how the platform data can be used, please see these case studies.
Landowners
Forest Product Manufacturers
Forest Product Consumers (End-use)
Academics / Researchers
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Forest Stand Carbon
Convert tree species and stand-level data to estimates of carbon stocks and create customizable search tables for smaller area estimates based on United States Forest Service (USFS) Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Program data.
Landscape Carbon
Estimate the carbon-stock change across a region or wood basket, along with the amount of harvest in the same region, using United States Forest Service (USFS) Forestry Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Program data.
Stored Carbon
Quantify the carbon stored in wood products over a 100-year timeframe, using the query tables in the USDA Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Entity Guidelines.
Emitted Carbon
Estimate the emissions of manufactured forest products through verified Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs).
Avoided Carbon
Estimate the impact of substituting manufactured forest products for products with non-wood materials.