Bahía Ballena, Osa
The land remembers what it was.
80th percentile for like land · Keystone tier · 100 conservation priority
11 of 15 sources answered, each named and dated ↓ · higher is better on every pillar; pressure reads calm · silent: sentinel2_ndvi, sentinel1_rtc, worldbank_wgi…
The land at a glance
Three things to know
- Strength
A watercourse runs through the parcel.
A mapped river or stream crosses the parcel (Quebrada Poza Azul).
clear sky
- Risk
Rainfall has been declining over the past two decades.
Annual rainfall is down about 7% over 20 years (linear trend, 2004–2024).
light haze
Measure it on the land → - Unknown
Most of the parcel reads as tree cover.
84% of the parcel reads as tree cover (satellite land-cover mapping).
in fog
Settle it on the ground →
First move · first dry season
Build a water budget sized to the projected dry spell, not the annual average.
Measure the springs, wells, and watercourses at the end of the dry season, when supply is at its lowest — that is the number to plan against.
then: Design to the 2050 climate projections rather than today's conditions.
Every view, at a glance
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What next
Check this reading on the land itself.
The canopy, the soil and the water are read from orbit. TERRA Ground measures them on the land and keeps the reading current.
The record of this land
Read once, 1 Aug 2026. Each new reading of this land is kept here, so it shows how the land moves.
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