dMRV software built for how your programme actually runs
Spreadsheets don't scale and custom builds don't ship. TrueCarbon is purpose-built dMRV software — no-code field configuration, an offline mobile app, structured approvals and registry-ready exports — that runs one pilot or fifty programmes on the same platform.
- No-code configuration
- Offline-first
- Multi-tenant
Most carbon programmes reach a point where the tooling becomes the bottleneck. Spreadsheets break down past a few hundred participants or more than one field team; commissioning custom software is slow and expensive to maintain. Purpose-built dMRV software is the middle path: the flexibility to model any methodology through configuration, with the field capture, approvals, audit trail and reporting already built. This guide covers what that software needs to do, how the pieces fit together, and how TrueCarbon adapts to your specific project type.
Configure once, then run it end to end
The platform models your programme through configuration — no custom development — then carries it from field to registry.
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Configure
Define methodology, field forms, GPS validation, thresholds, approval rules and project requirements with no-code configuration.
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Collect & Manage
Manage field teams and role-based access, then capture offline geo-tagged evidence and boundaries that sync automatically.
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Verify & Analyze
Run configurable approvals with reviewer tracking, evidence validation and audit trails, alongside live project analytics.
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Export & Report
Generate registry-ready CSV, GeoJSON and PDF reports plus traceable evidence packages for submission and audits.
Spreadsheets, custom builds, or purpose-built dMRV software
The two default options each fail a growing programme in a different way. Purpose-built software is the path between them.
Spreadsheets & custom builds
The two dead ends
- Spreadsheets break down past a few hundred participants or a second field team
- No offline capture, no approval workflow, no audit trail out of the box
- Custom software is slow to build and expensive to maintain as methodologies change
- Every new methodology or registry means another round of development
- Data silos between teams, partners and programmes
Purpose-built dMRV software
Configuration, not code
- Model any methodology through the no-code field-schema editor
- Offline mobile capture, L1 / L2 approvals and immutable audit trail built in
- Adapt forms and rules in minutes without a release
- Multi-tenant and role-based from the start — one platform, many programmes
- Registry-mapped exports without bespoke engineering
Everything a carbon programme needs, already built
You configure the methodology; the platform provides the capture, control and reporting machinery around it.
No-code field schema
Model any methodology's forms, fields and validation rules without writing code.
Offline mobile app
Capture registrations, boundaries and evidence on-site; sync automatically when signal returns.
L1 / L2 approvals
Configurable multi-level review with reviewer tracking and documented reasons.
Rules & automation
Validation thresholds and workflow rules enforce quality consistently, not case by case.
Analytics dashboards
Live breakdowns by programme, district and team to guide field effort.
Multi-tenant & roles
Run many programmes and partners on one platform without their data crossing.
Exports & reporting
CSV, GeoJSON and PDF outputs plus registry-mapped submission packages.
Immutable audit trail
Append-only history of every submit, approval and rejection with actor and timestamp.
Different projects. Different evidence. Purpose-built workflows
A forestry project doesn't collect, verify or report evidence the same way as biochar, rice, soil carbon or renewable energy. Explore how TrueCarbon configures each project workspace around the data and workflow it actually needs.
AWD Rice Cultivation
Digitise Alternate Wetting & Drying programmes end-to-end — farmer onboarding, plot boundaries, pipe installation and water-level events — with GPS-verified evidence at every step.
- Farmer registration with duplicate detection
- GPS plot boundaries with overlap protection
- Pipe installation with spacing rules
- Water-level events with photo proof
48%
less methane vs continuous flooding (IRRI)
30%
typical irrigation water savings
10M
pipe spacing enforced automatically
What changes for this project
Methodology
AMS-III.AU · Gold Standard · IRRI protocols
Evidence
Plot · GPS-locked water-level photos
Monitoring
Wetting & drying cycles
Reporting
AMS-III.AU credit package
01/10
Live TrueCarbon product — the AWD Rice programme dashboard and offline field
See the workflow built for your project type
Tell us your project type and methodology — we'll show you the exact dMRV workflow TrueCarbon would configure for it.
dMRV software for your project type
The platform adapts to the methodology through configuration. Pick your project type to see the specifics.
What purpose-built software gives you
The value shows up as time saved, errors avoided and room to grow.
Less manual work
Field capture, validation and reporting are automated instead of transcribed and reconciled by hand.
Fewer errors
Validation at capture and structured approvals stop bad data before it reaches your reports.
Faster to adapt
Change a form or rule in minutes through configuration — no development cycle, no release.
Scales past the pilot
Multi-tenant and role-based from day one, so growth doesn't mean re-platforming.
One system of record
No more silos between teams and partners — everyone works from the same data.
Audit-ready by default
The immutable trail and registry-mapped exports mean you're always ready for verification.
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers to the questions programme managers ask most.
Why not just use spreadsheets or Google Forms?
They work for a small internal pilot, but break down past a few hundred participants or a second field team — no offline capture, no approval workflow, no audit trail, and reporting reconciled by hand across files. The evidence gaps they create tend to surface exactly during an audit, when they're most expensive.
How is this different from commissioning custom software?
Custom builds are slow to ship and costly to maintain as methodologies and registries change. TrueCarbon gives you the flexibility to model any methodology through no-code configuration, with field capture, approvals, audit trail and reporting already built — so you adapt in a week instead of a quarter.
What does "no-code field schema" actually mean?
Your methodology's forms, fields, GPS-validation thresholds and approval rules are defined as configuration, not code. Changing a form or a rule takes minutes and doesn't require an engineering release.
Does the mobile app work offline?
Yes — it's offline-first. Field teams register participants, map boundaries and capture geo-tagged evidence with no signal, and everything syncs automatically once they're back in range.
Can we run multiple programmes or partners on one instance?
Yes. The platform is multi-tenant and role-based from the start, so multiple programmes and partners run on the same instance without their data ever crossing, and each user sees only what their role allows.
Ready to start
Ready to digitise your carbon programme?
Tell us where you are — scoping, mid-registration or already issuing — and we'll show you exactly what would move onto TrueCarbon.