Sebastián Gatica
Experience in social innovation, sustainability, entrepreneurship, impact business models and partnership development. Professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and director of CoLab Innovación Social UC.
About
Local intelligence. Global perspective.
Cardinal was born from the conviction that environmental and territorial challenges require connecting disciplines, technologies and stakeholders that have traditionally worked apart.
Principles
We aim to translate complex information into opportunities and decisions that create value for people, places and nature.
Our approach brings together experience in sustainability, innovation, territorial management, project development and partnership building.
- Nature is a strategic asset, not only a resource to protect.
- The best territorial decisions require reliable information and local knowledge.
- Technology must translate into concrete decisions and results.
- Sustainability must create economic incentives to endure.
- Collaboration between public, private and community actors is essential.
- Impacts must be measured before they are promised.
- We connect what already exists rather than replacing it. And data belong to whoever generates them.
Team
The people behind Cardinal.
Cristóbal Valdés
Partner in Cardinal's development, involved in strategy, opportunity structuring and the development of territorial and environmental projects.
Technology & partnerships
Technology-enabled. Territory-grounded.
Technology lets us observe landscapes at different scales, detect change and turn complex information into useful decision tools. Cardinal works by integrating capabilities in:
- Earth observation
- Satellite data
- Geographic information systems
- Territorial analytics
- Applied artificial intelligence
- Environmental monitoring
- MRV
- Data visualisation
- Alert systems
Arkadiah Technology partner
Strategic technology partner with geospatial capabilities and natural-capital monitoring tools, including its NatureOS platform. Cardinal complements these capabilities with territorial knowledge, solution development, commercial management and adaptation to the needs of governments, companies and local projects.
NatureOS is Arkadiah technology. Each organisation retains ownership of its intellectual property.
Shared foundation
One integrated intelligence. Multiple territorial applications.
Geospatial Intelligence
Earth observation and territorial analysis at every scale.
Monitoring & MRV
Baselines, change detection and verifiable reporting.
Nature-Based Solutions
Conservation, restoration and green infrastructure.
Local Expertise
Regulatory, productive and territorial knowledge of Chile.
Strategic Partnerships
Governments, companies, landowners and technology partners.
