Revolutionary Google-backed system unlocks power of ‘big data’ to save forests
February 20, 2014, news.mongabay.com | “World Resources Institute (WRI) today announced the release of a tool that promises to revolutionize forest monitoring. The platform, called Global Forest Watch and developed over several years with more than 40 partners, draws from a rich array of ‘big data’ related to the word’s forests and translates it into interactive maps and charts that reveal trends in deforestation, forest recovery, and industrial forestry expansion.”
Revolutionary system unlocks power of ‘big data’ to save forests by seeing where logging is worstnews.mongabay.comWorld Resources Institute (WRI) today announced the release of a tool that promises to revolutionize forest monitoring. The platform, called…
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