Forest change mapped by Google Earth

[longknife]

Global map of forest change

The map shows forest change from 2000-12. Green areas are forested; red suffered forest loss; blue showed forest gain; pink experienced both loss and gain.
By James Morgan Science reporter, BBC News

A new high-resolution global map of forest loss and gain has been created with the help of Google Earth.

The interactive online tool is publicly available and zooms in to a remarkably high level of local detail - a resolution of 30m.

Get the map and read the article @ http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/news/special/2013/newsspec_6310/img/forests.jpg

Wow! There's sure a lot of red in California.

 

[Moonglow]

I see a little in California.

 

[flacaltenn]

You posted the link to the JPEG image, but not the article.
Don't see that red in Cali.. Reminds me how barren that state is compared to Tenn. But I THINK I see trees growing in the Bermuda Triangle. :gasp:

The more accurate way to do this is with multi-spectral satellite data -- which MAYBE Google has access to.. But I don't think so. That way you separate brush from trees and other vegetation. Even guess at species and age.

 

[longknife]

Here's the link to the article - BBC News - Forest change mapped by Google Earth