WASHINGTON, July 21 (UPI) -- The first-ever complete world map detailing the height of the Earth's forests has been produced using satellite data, scientists say. The map will help scientists ...

There are many maps of the world’s forests generated from traditional ground-based surveying techniques as well as observations from space. But while these provide accurate estimates of woodland area ...

WASHINGTON — Scientists have produced a first-of-its kind map of the height of the world’s forests by combining data from three NASA satellites. The map will help scientists build an inventory ...

Using satellite data, scientists have produced a first-of-its kind map that details the height of the world's forests. Although there are other local- and regional-scale forest canopy maps ...

The resulting map, which will be published in Geophysical Research Letters, gives the tree height of all of the world’s forests. “As these maps improve, they are going to give us our first ...

NASA has created a global snapshot of the world’s forests using satellites and LIDAR, a laser technology that measures the height of forest canopy using pulses of light. This map took seven ...