New portal utilizes Google Maps to locate the deforestation
The Global Forest Watch is a portal that gathers information about the forest cover of the planet and allows users to view, almost in real time, the areas that have lost or gained forest, through data collected by satellite, crowdsourcing and open data.The interactive map was organized by the World Resources Institute (WRI), who collaborated with Google Maps and more than 40 organizations for the development of the project. Through the Global Forest Watch any user can gain access to the database on the loss and gain of forest cover between 2000 and 2013. The data are updated with a monthly periodicity, the sustainable planet.The application allows the user to analyze data from all locations on the planet and calculate the estimate of reforestation or deforestation of certain area. The portal also allows the download of data so that they can be used for other initiatives or scientific purposes. In the future, the WRI intends that the system permits the insertion of another type of information which may be created new maps.The map is especially harmful for the Portuguese and Spanish forest â€" the literal North Portuguese and Northern Spain have been severely affected by the loss of forests, as you can see here.
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