In today’s rapidly changing world, biodiversity loss is a mounting concern that demands immediate and informed responses. As decisions around land use and development become more urgent, the tools used to assess biodiversity must evolve.
Gentian True Sight emerges as a powerful response to this challenge. Built with cutting-edge artificial intelligence, it offers an entirely new approach to understanding and managing nature. By making biodiversity net gain (BNG) assessments faster, more accessible, and more accurate, Gentian True Sight enables planners, developers, and ecologists to make confident, nature-positive decisions in record time.
Gentian True Sight is an advanced, AI-driven software solution designed to classify habitats remotely. It delivers instant AI-powered habitat classifications that are compatible with the BNG metric, streamlining the mapping process.
With results delivered in minutes and based on data captured through recent high-resolution satellite and aerial imagery, the platform ensures rapid site assessments without sacrificing accuracy. The software is fully automated, exportable, and developed using on-the-ground ecological survey data.
Its unrivalled accuracy makes True Sight the most dependable instant habitat mapping solution available on the market today. It is fully remote, delivers results in minutes, and provides complete exportability with no hidden fees.
Gentian True Sight is designed to solve the common delays and challenges in BNG site scoping. Traditional surveys often take weeks, slowing down project planning and increasing costs. By contrast, it generates tailored habitat maps within minutes, allowing stakeholders to make informed decisions early in the planning process. On one site, where a field survey reported 5.80 biodiversity units, True Sight returned a near-identical value of 5.81, demonstrating its exceptional accuracy.
Manual habitat mapping is time-consuming and expensive. This solution offers a fully remote and cost-effective alternative by eliminating the need for on-site personnel, while maintaining a high level of ecological integrity. Its automated approach is especially useful for managing large portfolios of sites, enabling clients to monitor numerous locations with consistent precision. Unlike conventional methods that are constrained by seasonal conditions, the platform delivers dependable outputs year-round using an archive of high quality imagery.
One UK-based facilities management company adopted Gentian True Sight to accelerate its biodiversity assessments across several locations. The result showcased in this case-study was a significant reduction in scoping time, streamlined cost structures, and improved project proposals—ultimately giving them a competitive edge in the market.
By incorporating habitat connectivity into its assessments, Gentian True Sight enabled the client to understand not just the condition of habitats, but how well they were linked across the landscape. This insight was crucial for identifying ecological corridors and planning enhancements that support species movement and ecosystem resilience.
Additionally, the automated analysis of designated sites within a 5km buffer provided a comprehensive view of biodiversity context—strengthening the client’s proposals with evidence-backed ecological value.
Daniel White, CEO: "At Gentian, we believe there are enormous gaps in nature knowledge that can only be filled with AI analyses at scale and speed. By harnessing advanced satellite technology and pioneering AI, together with our partners, we're turning ecological complexity into clarity, ensuring a resilient future for both nature and enterprise."
Gaps in habitat data can stall development. Gentian True Sight integrates directly into planning and environmental workflows to help projects move forward efficiently.
Simply upload your sites through our user-friendly platform or API. Within minutes, you’ll receive a high-resolution habitat map and a biodiversity unit calculation table tailored to the site. Developers can then visualise habitats, assess enhancement potential, and understand BNG feasibility.
The software uses up-to-date imagery—captured within the last three years and with resolution as fine as 12.5 centimetres—to produce clear, accurate habitat boundaries and classifications.
With the ability to identify over 35 habitat types, including both common and priority habitats, True Sight also detects essential linear features such as hedgerows and watercourses. This comprehensive classification offers users a complete ecological overview of any site.
To further support biodiversity net gain planning and compliance, Gentian True Sight automatically calculates biodiversity unit values. The platform also supports seamless integration with existing systems through its API, providing real-time access to habitat and biodiversity data. This flexibility is ideal for environmental consultants, local planning authorities, and developers looking to embed ecological insight into their workflows.
From individual gardens to large-scale landscapes, Gentian True Sight helps illuminate what’s often invisible—enabling smarter, greener decisions. Its ability to map habitats in private and otherwise inaccessible areas gives local authorities and landowners a powerful new lens on biodiversity.
Gentian True Sight helps close the data gap that often delays planning applications and project approvals. By providing instant access to habitat maps and biodiversity unit tables, the platform enables users to visualise ecological conditions, assess the potential for on-site enhancements, and evaluate the feasibility of meeting BNG requirements. This capability supports better planning outcomes and broader environmental insights.
Gentian True Sight represents a significant leap forward in habitat mapping. By combining expert ecological knowledge with the speed and scalability of AI, it empowers users to act swiftly and confidently in support of biodiversity. Whether you're planning, developing, or monitoring—Gentian True Sight helps ensure nature is never an afterthought.
Order a survey and get instant access to high-resolution and BNG metric-aligned habitat mapping data with Gentian True Sight. Visit our online platform to explore your site, calculate biodiversity units, and make data-driven decisions with confidence. And if you’re interested in working with Gentian or learning more about our tools, feel free to get in touch via the form below.