What is dMRV (digital MRV)?
dMRV — digital MRV — is the shift from paper, spreadsheets and periodic site visits to digital data capture, remote sensing and a connected, auditable record of every claim.
From MRV to dMRV
Traditional MRV relies heavily on manual data collection, spreadsheets and periodic site visits. dMRV digitises that pipeline: field data is captured on mobile devices, remote sensing fills the gaps between visits, and the data flows into a connected record rather than a folder of files.
The point is not technology for its own sake. It is to shorten the distance — and the trust gap — between something happening on the ground and a buyer being able to rely on the resulting claim.
What makes dMRV credible
Digitising MRV only helps if the digital data is itself trustworthy. That means each data point should carry its provenance — source, location, time and author — and be tamper-evident, so a verifier can audit the chain rather than re-collect it. dMRV done well produces a continuous, auditable record; done badly it just moves the same fragmentation into more apps.
Where remote sensing and community data fit
Satellite and aerial analysis give scale and frequency — change detection across a whole project area between site visits. Community monitoring gives ground truth and context that no satellite can capture, including consent and local outcomes. dMRV is strongest when these are combined into one record rather than treated as separate datasets.
dMRV and the system of record
A system of record is the layer that makes dMRV coherent: it consolidates field data, maps, satellite analysis, monitoring and the registry package into a single verifiable record, captured once, so every claim answers to the ground it came from. That is the role Straatos plays.