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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Forest height in Indonesia and surrounding countries. NASA researchers have released a Google Earth version of a map showing the height of the world’s forests. The map was first published in ...

The map below shows 101 nations colour coded according to the average height of its male residents (no reliable data is available for those countries that appear in grey). It will surprise no-one ...