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Google DeepMind and WRI Release AI-Powered Global Forest Map

Google Deepmind and the World Resources Institute have released ForTy, a global map that sorts forests and other land into six categories. The tool could support deforestation tracking under EU rules, but it misses a large share of plantations and tree-crop areas.

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Google Deepmind and the World Resources Institute have released ForTy, a global map that sorts forests and other land into six categories. The tool could support deforestation tracking under EU rules, but it misses a large share of plantations and tree-crop areas.