Frustrated by a proposal to log in her neighborhood, a Google engineer and her team used emerging mapping technology to design a powerful processing platform, which now aids conservation efforts and strengthens the preservation of indigenous lands around the world.
Integrating Earth Observations to Support Malaria Risk Monitoring in the Amazon
An enhanced EO-derived information system can be applied to operational risk monitoring and early warning in the Amazon. B.F. Zaitchik1, B.J. Feingold2, D. Valle3, W.K. Pan2 1 Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University 2Nicholas School of the Environment and the Duke Global Health Initiative, Duke University 3University Program in Ecology, Duke University Malaria is a vector-borne disease that is … Read More
Purring monkey and vegetarian piranha among 400 new Amazon species
Originally Published by The Guardian – Four years of scientific expeditions have found previously unknown animals and plants in world’s largest tropical rainforest.