Basodata: A Public Digital Infrastructure for Forestry Governance
At Geo for Good 2025 in New York, Woza and HAZI presented Basodata, the Forestry Digital Twin of the Basque Country, selected for presentation at Google’s global Geo for Good forum.
Basodata is not a research project or a pilot initiative. It is a public digital infrastructure designed to support long-term forestry governance under increasing environmental and climate pressure.
From data systems to decision infrastructure
Forestry governance today operates in a context defined by uncertainty. Climate volatility, ecological stress, land-use competition, and regulatory responsibility intersect across the same territory. Traditional information systems — fragmented, static, and retrospective — are no longer sufficient to support this complexity.
Basodata was designed to address this gap.
By combining HAZI’s institutional forestry expertise with Woza’s engineering of large-scale intelligence systems, Basodata provides a shared, computable representation of forested territory at country scale. The system integrates ecological knowledge, geospatial information, climate signals, and management data into a single operational framework.
This allows public institutions to move from data collection to informed, anticipatory decision-making.
What Basodata enables
Basodata supports forestry governance by enabling:
- A consistent, up-to-date view of forest conditions across the entire territory
- Early identification of environmental and climate-related risk
- Evaluation of management strategies before implementation
- Alignment between technical teams, policymakers, and territorial actors
The system is designed to support transparency, continuity, and institutional memory — key requirements for public decision-making.
Designed for scale, continuity, and accountability
Basodata has been developed at country level to ensure coherence across administrative boundaries and policy cycles. Its architecture prioritizes reliability, extensibility, and long-term operation rather than short-term experimentation.
This makes Basodata suitable not only for day-to-day management, but also for:
- Strategic planning
- Climate adaptation policies
- Reporting and accountability frameworks
- Cross-institutional coordination
Presented at Geo for Good 2025
During Geo for Good 2025, Woza’s CEO, Sebastian Priolo, presented “From Forest to Future: A Country-Level Digital Twin”, outlining how Basodata functions as an enabling layer for sustainable forestry governance.
Its selection for this forum reflects an international recognition that public institutions increasingly require integrated digital infrastructures, not isolated tools, to address environmental challenges.
A reference for other territories
While Basodata is specific to the Basque Country, its approach is transferable. Many regions face similar pressures and institutional constraints. Basodata demonstrates how digital twin systems can be designed as public assets, supporting evidence-based policy and resilient territorial management.
A collaborative effort
Basodata is the result of close collaboration with HAZI. The expertise and commitment of their technical and institutional teams were essential to ensuring the system meets real governance needs.
This collaboration positions the Basque Country as a reference in the application of digital twin technology to forestry governance and climate resilience.
Looking ahead
Basodata establishes a foundation for continuous improvement. As environmental conditions evolve, the system is designed to evolve with them, supporting informed decisions over time.
This is not about innovation for its own sake.
It is about equipping public institutions with the tools required to govern complex territories responsibly in a changing climate.
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