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Scientists count elephants from space with satellites and computer smarts – CNET
The world’s largest land animal is still hard to monitor in the wild, but satellites could make it easier.
The method for counting African elephants using satellite imagery opens up a new way to monitor vulnerable and endangered animals.
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People like to talk about landmarks that can be “seen from space,” from the pyramids to the Great Wall of China. But what about something much smaller, like elephants? They can be spotted, too, with the help of satellites and an algorithm trained to look for them.
A team led by researchers with the University of Oxford and the University…
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