MRV Technology

The Data Backbone of EcoHarvest

If we cannot measure project progress and outcomes, we cannot understand what is working and not working. This information is essential for our producers to make practice-based decisions and our buyers to ensure the outcomes they are paying for mean something.

ESMC’s MRV platform is the operational infrastructure behind every EcoHarvest outcome. It manages the full data lifecycle – from producer enrollment and field mapping through practice data collection, quality review, modeling, reporting, and environmental attribute delivery.

The platform connects field-level farm data to HabiTerre’s biogeochemical modeling and MillPont’s METI™ environmental trust infrastructure, producing carbon, water, and biodiversity outcomes that are traceable, auditable, and market-ready.

How It Works

1. Enroll & Sign: Producers join through a guided digital workflow. Agreements are executed with built-in e-signature designed for mobile, reducing manual PDF workflows and making agreement execution easier for producers and partners. Role-based access ensures all parties only see what they need.
2. Map Fields: Interactive mapping with USDA CLU (Common Land Unit) integration lets producers define field boundaries directly in the platform. Every outcome traces back to a specific, geospatially identified site.
3. Collect Practice Data: Event-based tracking captures tillage, planting, harvest, cover crops, irrigation, nutrient management, and organic amendments at the field level. Bulk upload via structured templates handles everything from individual farm operations to multi-producer project portfolios with thousands of field-level records, eliminating repetitive manual entry.
4. Validate & Review: Real-time validation flags unusual or incomplete entries without blocking progress – soft warnings protect data quality while respecting farmer expertise. Operational QA/QC processes review data before modeling submission. Status-based workflow (Draft → Submitted → Completed) ensures required review steps are completed before data moves forward.
5. Model Outcomes: Validated data is provided to HabiTerre. HabiTerre’s SYMFONI™ platform integrates CAR-validated biogeochemical modeling, remote sensing, field data, and model-data fusion to quantify greenhouse gas outcomes at the field level.
6. Trace & Deliver: Every EcoHarvest outcome is traceable to the field-level data, management practices, project records, and modeling workflows that produce it.

EcoHarvest outcomes can be connected to MillPont’s METI™ environmental trust infrastructure to support site-level source identification, geo-temporal exclusivity checks, chain of custody, provenance documentation, and safeguards against double counting. Depending on the program, buyer requirements, and applicable methodology, outcomes may also pass through additional verification, certification, or registry partners before transfer or issuance.

Platform Capabilities

Technology Partners

 

HabiTerre – Biogeochemical Modeling Partner. HabiTerre’s SYMFONI™ platform integrates CAR-validated modeling, field-level data, remote sensing, and model-data fusion to quantify greenhouse gas outcomes.

 

MillPont / METI™ – Environmental Trust Infrastructure. METI supports site-level source identification, geo-temporal exclusivity checks, provenance tracking, chain of custody, and safeguards against double counting for credible environmental attribute delivery.

Data Privacy & Trust

ESMC does not sell producer data.

EcoHarvest has earned Ag Data Transparent (ADT) certification, an independent certification focused on transparency and trust between farmers and ag technology providers.

Producer information is used to operate the EcoHarvest program, quantify environmental benefits, and support the modeling, verification, certification, and reporting needed to deliver marketable environmental outcomes to buyers. Where program delivery requires external partners, data is shared only as needed for program purposes and subject to confidentiality obligations.

Aggregated, anonymized information may also be used to improve models, strengthen program design, and advance understanding of ecosystem service markets.

Designed to Reduce Data Burden

• Bulk upload – import data from individual operations to multi-producer portfolios via structured templates
• Mobile-friendly signing – execute agreements through a digital workflow designed for mobile use
• Advisor support – trusted partners can help producers to complete enrollment and data entry
• Validation, not rejection – soft warnings guide corrections without blocking progress
• Reusable records – field and practice data entered once can support multiple program workflows over time

By reducing repetitive data entry and improving data consistency, the EcoHarvest MRV helps producers and partners spend less time managing paperwork and more time implementing practices that generate measurable environmental value.