DeepMind maps the world's forests with satellite AI, but spots only half of plantations
The Decoder · rss · 2026-10-31
Google DeepMind and the World Resources Institute released ForTy, a global map using satellite data and AI to classify forests and land into six categories including primary forest, plantations and tree crops. It could help track deforestation under EU rules, but identifies only about half of planted forests and tree-crop areas, and 60% of plantations.
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