Google launched an environmental monitoring tool

Google Internet giant has just unveiled its latest product, the Google Earth Engine tool, at the International Climate Change Conference (COP 16) in Cancun, Mexico.

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The technology company hopes the new product will help researchers and scientists to better monitor and analyze environmental changes.

Google Earth Engine attaches a large number of historical and present images and data to the earth's surface, allowing to monitor and analyze the Earth's environmental changes for a long time.

Scientists can analyze data on the Google Earth Engine platform from the Google Cloud (Google Cloud). While information is available in advance, scientists can collect current data in photographs taken from space during the study period to conduct analysis and synthesis.

Another potential application of this new system is also summarized on the Google company's blog page. The giant sought to declare: ' We are particularly interested in first using Google Earth Engine to support the development of monitoring, reporting and inspection (MRV) mechanisms of efforts. Global deforestation prevention. '

In early 2010, the European Union (EU) raised funds for the pollution mapping INTAMAP research project that allows users to monitor real-time pollution levels or access to real-time worldwide. .