#1011: trees, christmas, forests, solar
, last check: Mon, 20 Apr 2026. Post history
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trees
Descartes Labs built a machine learning model to identify tree canopy using a combination of lidar, aerial imagery, and satellite imagery
https://medium.com/@tim.wallace_98924/descartes-labs-urban-trees-tree-canopy-mapping-3b6c85c5c9cc -
christmas
This is a dot density map showing where classic Christmas dinner items are grown in England, using an open dataset from
https://locationinsights.co.uk/b/c3 -
forests
The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation, or GEDI aboard the ISS, using advanced laser technology will reveal the three-dimensional structure of forest ecosystems around the globe
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/gedi-to-measure-earths-forests | archive.org -
solar
"We built a nearly complete solar installation database for the contiguous US utilizing a novel deep learning model applied to satellite imagery"
https://www.cell.com/joule/fulltext/S2542-4351(18)30570-1
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