RealFeedApp Global Forest Typology 2020 map uses 10-meter resolution
Google DeepMind and partners released ForTy 2020, classifying every 10-by-10-meter land patch into six distinct forest and land-use types.
- Field
- climate and environment
- What they did
- Researchers created a global map with 10-meter resolution that distinguishes between natural forests, plantations, and agricultural land, as they look identical from space but hold different amounts of carbon and biodiversity.
- Why it matters
- This allows for precise identification of where conservation efforts are working and where natural forests are being converted into plantations or farms.
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