Friday, November 15, 2013

First Detailed Map of Global Forest Change

Results from time-series analysis of 654,178 Landsat images in characterizing forest extent and change, 2000–2012. (Credit: Image courtesy of University of Maryland and Google) Click to enlarge.
Scientist have created the first high-resolution global map of forest extent, loss and gain, a resource that greatly improves our ability to understand human and naturally-induced forest changes and the local to global implications of these changes on environmental, economic and other natural and societal systems, members of the team say.

First Detailed Map of Global Forest Change
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