Google Deepmind releases ForTy, a global forest map using satellite data and AI
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Google Deepmind and the World Resources Institute have released ForTy, a global map that uses satellite data and AI to classify forests and other land into six categories.
Google Deepmind and the World Resources Institute have released ForTy, a global map that classifies forests and other land into six categories, including primary forest, plantations, and tree crops. The map could help track deforestation under EU rules.
However, it identifies only about half of planted forests and tree-crop areas, and 60% of plantations.
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