Restor
Restor, a spin-off from ETH Zurich’s Crowther Lab built in collaboration with Google, is an open platform that lets anyone view, monitor and learn about restoration sites with hundreds of ecological data layers.
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Restor draws on over 400 layers of terrestrial geospatial data (climate, soil, biodiversity, topography, carbon and water) selected from the Crowther Lab composite and built on Google Earth Engine.
Described as a Google Maps for restoration, it provides imagery down to 50cm resolution so change over time can be monitored remotely in almost any terrestrial location.
It is the world’s largest platform for nature sites, connecting hundreds of thousands of sites and thousands of organisations and users.
An open ecological-context and site-network layer that enriches project boundaries with peer-reviewed environmental data.
Recent developments
- 2025Continued to grow as the largest nature-site platform, serving 400+ ecological layers over hundreds of thousands of restoration sites.
Using Restor in a project
The provider’s own site holds its current capabilities, access terms and documentation. Read them before selecting the tool or planning an integration.