UpdatedSep 3, 2025
PublishedMay 5, 2021
Packagecom.forestwatcher
MD55a04cfc00ad3a6f980557d9d077afb36
SHA1 (signer)63:10:E9:43:6C:89:BA:0F:D3:6B:30:BF:79:19:22:4C:6D:9F:63:3C
Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
Architecturesx86, x86-64, armeabi-v7a, arm64-v8a
Malware scanTRUSTED
Contact[email protected]
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What's new
We’re always making changes and improvements to the Forest Watcher app. In this release, we have done some general maintenance and bug fixes
Description
Forest Watcher is a mobile application designed to bring the dynamic online forest monitoring and alert systems of Global Forest Watch (GFW) offline and into the field. Forest Watcher allows users to easily access GFW’s forest change data on any mobile device, navigate to areas of detected change, and collect information about what they find, regardless of connectivity.
This app provides an affordable and easy-to-use solution to quickly identify areas for patrols or field investigations, collect evidence about forest changes from the field, use the data that’s collected to make evidence-based management and conservation decisions, and investigate remote sensing products in the field.
Features:
* Designate areas of interest to monitor, up to 20,000 sq km
* Store various satellite-based forest change data, such as near-real-time deforestation alerts on your mobile device
* Overlay contextual layers, such as Protected Areas and Timber Concessions, or upload other custom datasets
* Investigate alerts in the field and collect information (including GPS points and photos) through built-in and customizable forms
* Review, analyze, and download data collected with the app
* Route tracking to investigate a deforestation alert
* Share alerts, areas, routes, reports, contextual layers and basemap tiles or all app content at once.
* Manage a team and more through the supplementary desktop application at forestwatcher.globalforestwatch.org
If you have any issues downloading or using the app, please reference our “how-to” materials. If the issues persist, please contact us at [email protected].
Any other questions or feedback, please contact us at [email protected].
Full terms and conditions can be found at http://www.globalforestwatch.org/terms.
This app provides an affordable and easy-to-use solution to quickly identify areas for patrols or field investigations, collect evidence about forest changes from the field, use the data that’s collected to make evidence-based management and conservation decisions, and investigate remote sensing products in the field.
Features:
* Designate areas of interest to monitor, up to 20,000 sq km
* Store various satellite-based forest change data, such as near-real-time deforestation alerts on your mobile device
* Overlay contextual layers, such as Protected Areas and Timber Concessions, or upload other custom datasets
* Investigate alerts in the field and collect information (including GPS points and photos) through built-in and customizable forms
* Review, analyze, and download data collected with the app
* Route tracking to investigate a deforestation alert
* Share alerts, areas, routes, reports, contextual layers and basemap tiles or all app content at once.
* Manage a team and more through the supplementary desktop application at forestwatcher.globalforestwatch.org
If you have any issues downloading or using the app, please reference our “how-to” materials. If the issues persist, please contact us at [email protected].
Any other questions or feedback, please contact us at [email protected].
Full terms and conditions can be found at http://www.globalforestwatch.org/terms.
Required features
- Faketouch android.hardware.faketouch
- Location android.hardware.location
- Microphone android.hardware.microphone
- Screen Portrait android.hardware.screen.portrait
Permissions (28)
Forest Watcher requests the following Android permissions:
- Location android.hardware.location
- Access Adservices Ad Id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access Adservices Attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Access Background Location android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION
- Access Coarse Location android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Access Fine Location android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Access Location Extra Commands android.permission.ACCESS_LOCATION_EXTRA_COMMANDS
- Access Network State android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Access Wifi State android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- Authenticate Accounts android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS
- Download Without Notification android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION
- Foreground Service android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Foreground Service Location android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION
- Internet android.permission.INTERNET
- Post Notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- Read External Storage android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read Sync Settings android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
- Receive Boot Completed android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Record Audio android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- Wake Lock android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Write External Storage android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Write Sync Settings android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS
- Com Android Vending Check License com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
- Com Forestwatcher Dynamic Receiver Not Exported Permission com.forestwatcher.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- C2dm Permission Receive com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Finsky Permission Bind Get Install Referrer Service com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Gms Permission Activity Recognition com.google.android.gms.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION
- Gms Permission Ad Id com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
