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Credit: ESA-CNES-ARIANESPACE/Optique vidéo du CSG–T. Leduc
25 April 2025

Sheffield-conceived satellite to map Earth’s forest in 3D for the first time to help combat climate change

A satellite conceived at the University of Sheffield and developed by British academics and engineers is set to become the first in the world to measure the condition of the Earth's forests from space.

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