Aug 1, 2022
A breakthrough technology shoots laser beams at trees from ISS
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: climatology, space, sustainability
‘May the forest be with you.’The GEDI system aboard the ISS shoots laser beams down at Earth to fight deforestation.
The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is building new digital tools to help fight deforestation and climate change. One of these is the FAO’s Framework for Ecosystem Monitoring (FERM) website, which uses satellite images to highlight the negative impact on forests worldwide.
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