Factoid/2019/01/18
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The world's floodplains available to you in minutes
- "Researchers develop new zoning tool that provides global topographic datasets in minutes...'Progress made in remote sensing has truly revolutionized our capacity to monitor the Earth,' said Vivoni, who also holds a joint appointment at ASU’s School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment. 'Since floodplains are so important to population centers, economic activities and transportation, it is indeed critical to be able to identify their extents. With this new view of Earth's floodplains, we can now characterize the human footprint on these globally significant environments.'" - Excerpt from Arizona State University.
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