New portrait of Earth shows land cover as never before
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 13:50
in Earth & Climate
A new global portrait taken from space details Earth’s land cover with a resolution never before obtained. ESA, in partnership with the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, presented the preliminary version of the map to scientists last week at the 2nd GlobCover User Consultation workshop held in Rome, Italy.
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