LiDAR maps carbon emissions from Amazon deforestation
NASA, in partnership with Brazil’s INPE, is mapping tree mortality in the Amazon using LiDAR. Digital reconstruction of tree canopies makes it possible to analyse the biomass loss. Copyright: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio / Veronika Leitold
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