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BLOGASSAULT on Sunday, December 20, 2009 11:08:41 AM
The technology uses the help satellite imagery to track deforestation over a period of time and measure the level of loss. While it is possible to view levels of deforestation at different times, Google.org’s engineering managers, Rebecca Moore and Dr. Amy Luers, said there hasn’t been a way to calculate how quickly the world’s forests are disappearing. “With this technology, it’s now possible for scientists to analyze raw satellite imagery data and extract meaningful information about the world’s forests, such as locations and measurements of deforestation or even regeneration of a forest,” they wrote on the company’s blog.
Is this kind of thing why Google stock trades at $600 a share? Over valued if you ask me. Eventually it will come crashing down.