New Detecting Deforestation Amongst Google Maps

The Global Forest Disturbance Alert System provides information on woods disturbance globally on a quarterly basis.

Using Google Maps the organization pinpoints areas that are beingness deforested on a quarterly basis. The organization compares MODIS global vegetation index images at the exact same fourth dimension menstruation each twelvemonth inward consecutive years. It registers alter when to a greater extent than than forty pct of a woods expanse has lost greenness over the previous 12 months.

The cherry-red markers on the map present the pump indicate of the detected areas. The cause(s) of whatsoever woods disturbance points detected convey non been confirmed past times other agency together with thence consequently the organization provides niggling information to a higher house the actual locations of possible deforestation.

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