Maps and Atlases #3

This beautiful data visualization tool gives the first comprehensive, high-resolution look at deforestation around the world. It is based on 654,178 Landsat satellite images from the U.S. Geological Survey that were analyzed by a team of academic, government and Google researchers.
The map is published in the journal Science today, along with analysis of global land-use changes down to 30-meter resolution. 

Gefunden bei: Wired.com