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Google Earth Engine, through [[cloud computing]], crunches [[forest]] images from U.S. and French satellites at shared data centers to help projects designed to protect the world's tropical forests.<ref name="Timothy Gardner" /> Google plans to sell access to advanced aspects of the tool in the future to [[carbon trade]]rs, policy makers, and forestry researchers.<ref name="Timothy Gardner"> {{cite news
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| last= Gardner
| first= Timothy
| url= http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6B13RK20101202
| title= Google unveils satellite platform to aid forest efforts
| publisher= [[reuters]]
| date= Dec 2, 2010
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Google Earth Engine, through cloud computing, crunches forest images from U.S. and French satellites at shared data centers to help projects designed to protect the world's tropical forests.[1] Google plans to sell access to advanced aspects of the tool in the future to carbon traders, policy makers, and forestry researchers.[1]

  1. ^ a b Gardner, Timothy (Dec 2, 2010). "Google unveils satellite platform to aid forest efforts". reuters.