What Interpine Innovation does

Interpine Innovation is a privately held New Zealand forest consulting and data management company, headquartered in Rotorua and operating since the early 1990s under a quality assurance code first established in 1993. It combines CAA Part 102-certified drone operations (including Beyond Visual Line of Sight capability) with proprietary AI-powered forestry software to deliver forest inventory, LiDAR analysis, carbon forestry, harvesting performance, and biosecurity services to commercial forestry operators, government agencies, and environmental organizations across New Zealand and Australia.

Its core product platform is the TreeTools suite — Virtual Plot (AI-powered drone-based plot-level inventory and analysis, including Radiata Pine age models, post-thinning detection, eThinning AI, and regeneration assessment) and SilvaCloud (LiDAR-derived stand-level stocking assessments) — supported by complementary products including GeoMaster cloud desktop, DataPlus mobile data capture, PlotSafe field procedures, STICKS wood-flow management, the ETS carbon dashboard, YTGEN yield tables, Woody Debris AI, and Planet satellite imagery. Underlying technology combines DJI Enterprise hardware (including the Zenmuse L3 LiDAR sensor) with proprietary computer vision, multimodal sensor fusion, and forestry-specific AI models trained on large-scale LiDAR datasets such as the 1.35 million hectare Victoria acquisition.

Interpine generates revenue across five streams: professional drone and LiDAR survey services, subscription software (TreeTools and cloud services), DJI hardware resale as an authorized New Zealand reseller, professional forest consulting, and pay-as-you-go satellite imagery ($0.06–$0.12 USD per hectare). Go-to-market is hybrid: enterprise field sales for drone services and consulting, a self-serve/PLG channel for TreeTools software, and a DJI channel for hardware. Customer segments are commercial forestry companies and managers (primary), government and biosecurity organizations (primary, including OSPRI and the NZ Government), with secondary use-case segments in carbon forestry and harvesting operations.

Name

Interpine Innovation

Legal name

Interpine Group Ltd

Website

https://interpine.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Interpine Innovation is a New Zealand forestry technology company that combines CAA-certified drone operations with proprietary AI software (TreeTools) to deliver LiDAR-based forest inventory, carbon, and biosecurity services to forestry operators and government agencies in New Zealand and Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forestry Technology Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Forestry (800), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Drone/UAS Application Services (Spraying, Spreading, Seeding) (AFACAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

UAS Integration, Certification & Compliance Systems (Remote ID, Detect-and-Avoid) (IMABAIAO)

Keywords

• Forest inventory services
• Drone LiDAR surveying
• Forestry data management
• Carbon forestry services
• Forest management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotorua

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Drone Services: Professional drone survey services including LiDAR, photogrammetry, thermal imaging, and BVLOS operations for forestry and environmental applications.
2. Software Licenses: TreeTools VirtualPlot Professional and SilvaCloud software products for forest inventory analysis, available for purchase and download.
3. Hardware Sales: Resale of DJI Enterprise drone hardware including DJI Zenmuse L3 LiDAR sensors, Matrice aircraft, and complete Fieldworker Drone Ready-to-Fly kits.
4. Cloud Services: GeoMaster cloud desktop and DataPlus services for forest information management and GIS systems.
5. Forest Consulting: Expert forest consulting services including carbon forestry, forest inventory, valuation, and harvesting performance analysis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Interpine Innovation is a forest consulting and data management company that delivers drone-based LiDAR and photogrammetry survey services, proprietary AI-powered forestry software (TreeTools VirtualPlot and SilvaCloud), and cloud-based forest information management platforms to forestry companies, government agencies, and biosecurity organizations across New Zealand. It also acts as the authorized DJI Enterprise drone reseller in New Zealand and provides carbon forestry, harvest performance and value recovery consulting.

Product overview

Interpine Innovation offers a unified portfolio of forestry technology solutions combining drone platforms, AI-powered software, and cloud services for the forest industry supply chain. The core products include TreeTools Virtual Plot (AI-powered drone inventory) and TreeTools SilvaCloud (LiDAR analysis platform), complemented by cloud-based GeoMaster, DataPlus mobile, PlotSafe field procedures, STICKS wood-flow management, and the ETS Dashboard for carbon trading. Satellite imagery services and drone hardware kits extend field capabilities, while specialized AI features for woody debris detection, regeneration assessment, and chemical thinning enhance the software platforms. Drone survey services including LiDAR, thermal imaging, and BVLOS operations provide data capture, all integrated through the cloud infrastructure for comprehensive forest management from inventory to harvest.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TreeTools Virtual Plot: AI-powered drone-based forest plot level inventory and analysis software for quick forest stocking inventories
• TreeTools SilvaCloud
• PlotSafe
• DataPlus
• GeoMaster in the Cloud
• STICKS
• YTGEN

Products and services

• TreeTools Virtual Plot AI-powered drone-based forest inventory software providing tree-level plot inventory and analysis for quick forest stocking assessments using proprietary artificial intelligence models, usable infield and offline by foresters.
• TreeTools SilvaCloud Cloud-based LiDAR analysis platform providing rapid and accurate stocking assessments at the stand level by leveraging LiDAR point cloud data for forestry-specific analysis and decision support.
• Drone Survey Services Professional drone/UAV survey operations including LiDAR, photogrammetry, thermal imaging and BVLOS capabilities under CAA 102 certification for forestry, environmental and infrastructure applications.
• Remote Sensing and LiDAR Services Specialized LiDAR-derived forest metrics generation for forest yield analysis, including quality assurance audits, digital terrain modeling, canopy height analysis and sub-canopy data processing.
• Carbon Forestry Services Carbon inventory and assessment services for forests representing long-term physical removal and storage of atmospheric carbon dioxide, supporting carbon credit generation and ETS compliance.
• GeoMaster in the Cloud Cloud desktop solution enabling forest managers to manage forest information and GIS systems from anywhere while easily sharing across teams, supporting Land Information and Mapping GIS capabilities.
• DataPlus Mobile data collection and management platform for forestry operations supporting field data capture, processing and integration with other forest management systems.
• PlotSafe Forest inventory procedures and field data collection system providing standardized templates and manual for conducting forest inventory plots in the field.
• STICKS Wood-flow and customer demand management system utilizing StanForD data for managing harvesting operations and tracking timber flow through the supply chain.
• ETS Dashboard Client portal for Emissions Trading Scheme management, providing access to carbon forestry data and compliance tracking for forest owners participating in emissions trading.
• Satellite Imagery Continuous, affordable satellite imagery service providing medium (3-5m) and high (0.5m) resolution imagery for forest monitoring, remapping and post-storm assessment via Planet partnership, priced at $0.06-$0.12 per hectare.
• Drone Fieldworker Kit Ready-to-fly drone kit for fieldworkers including DJI drone hardware, training, certification support and ongoing maintenance, sold through Interpine's DJI Authorised Reseller status in New Zealand.
• Woody Debris / Slash AI AI-powered drone technology solution for detecting and measuring cutover residue and harvest slash using AI algorithms, supporting post-storm debris assessment and harvest waste analysis.
• YTGEN Forest yield table generator providing inventory templates and tools for modeling forest growth and yield predictions based on inventory data.
• AI Biosecurity Detection for TB Eradication Drone-based AI detection service using thermal imaging and night vision for pest (possum) detection in support of bovine tuberculosis eradication programmes.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OSPRIcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Interpine provided drone operations and AI expertise for OSPRI's groundbreaking bovine TB control trial in Central Otago. The partnership integrated thermal imaging, night vision and intelligent detection algorithms to detect possum populations for targeted ground operations, transforming New Zealand's approach to bovine tuberculosis eradication.
• DJI EnterprisecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized DJI reseller in New Zealand offering DJI Zenmuse L3 LiDAR sensors, Matrice 300/400 aircraft, and complete drone packages with hands-on training, operational guidance, and practical support to ensure organizations are survey-ready from day one.
• Forest Industry Safety Council (FISC)minorOthersSafeTree certification program run by FISC in consultation with WorkSafe and industry, designed to improve safety, health and wellbeing of forestry staff and contractors.
• Forests Growers Research (FGR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive consultant member and research provider for Forests Growers Research, conducting research and development in forestry technology and forest management practices.
• Rotorua Chamber of CommerceminorOthersMaintains close links with the local community through membership with the Rotorua Chamber of Commerce.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Planet Labs: Satellite imagery provider whose data Interpine resells and combines with its drone-LiDAR offering. Comparable as a remote-sensing data source for forestry and environmental monitoring, and a competitor for large-area monitoring use cases that today go to satellite instead of drones.
• Pix4D: Industry-standard photogrammetry and drone-mapping software for surveyors and geospatial professionals, directly comparable to Interpine's TreeTools VirtualPlot and SilvaCloud. Both offer software that processes drone and LiDAR data into georeferenced outputs for inventory, measurement, and analytics.
• Overstory: Satellite-based vegetation intelligence platform that monitors forests and distribution grid vegetation for utilities and forestry operators. Comparable to Interpine's AI-driven forest monitoring capability, though Overstory operates primarily from satellite rather than drone/LiDAR inputs.
• Nearmap: Aerial imagery and AI-derived geospatial analytics provider with high-resolution coverage competing for the same forest monitoring and asset inspection budgets as drone-based surveys. Directly comparable as an aerial imagery alternative to Interpine's drone service offering.
• EagleView: Aerial imagery capture and AI analytics provider serving assessors, insurers, and increasingly forestry/utilities. Comparable as a vertically integrated aerial capture plus analytics vendor offering an alternative to drone-based forestry workflows.

Broad incumbents

• Trimble: Global precision technology company with a dedicated Forestry division offering software for forest inventory, harvest planning, and transportation. Highly comparable as a precision forestry technology vendor, but serves a much broader geospatial / construction / agriculture portfolio beyond Interpine's narrower forestry focus.
• Esri: Dominant GIS software provider whose ArcGIS platform underpins forestry and natural resource mapping worldwide. Comparable as the GIS layer that forest managers use daily, and adjacent to Interpine's GeoMaster in the Cloud offering.
• Hexagon's Geospatial division: Provider of LiDAR processing, point cloud analytics, and geospatial software (ERDAS, M.App) used heavily in forestry, defense, and infrastructure. Comparable as a LiDAR analytics competitor for large forestry surveys Interpine targets with SilvaCloud.

Emerging players

• Descartes Labs: Geospatial analytics firm applying machine learning to satellite and remote-sensing data for agriculture, forestry, and natural resources. Comparable as a software-led analytics layer that complements raw drone/satellite imagery for forestry decision-making.

Others

• DJI Enterprise: Drone hardware vendor whose Matrice and Zenmuse L3 products Interpine sells as an authorized NZ reseller and depends on for service delivery. Not a direct competitor in software or services, but a key enabling partner and ecosystem anchor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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