-
Scientists count whales from space Thursday, November 1, 2018
Scientists count whales from space
Scientists count whales from space
Nov 1, 2018
Extracted Page: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46046264
Media playback is unsupported on your device
UK scientists have demonstrated the practicality of counting whales from space.
The researchers, from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), have been using the highest resolution satellite pictures available.
Even when taken from 620km up, this imagery is sharp enough to capture the distinctive shapes of different species.
The team will soon conduct an audit of fin whales in the Mediterranean.
The first-of-its-kind assessment will be partly automa
Additional text has been truncated due to copyright reasons. Things without URLs and private things don't get truncated.