Google DeepMind Releases ForTy Global Forest Type Map
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On October 22, 2026, Google DeepMind and Google Research, together with the World Resources Institute (WRI) and IIASA, released the Forest Typology (ForTy) 2020 global map. The map classifies every 10×10 meter patch of the Earth's land into six FAO-defined forest and land types, and is accompanied by an annual change time series from 2017 to 2025. The data is freely available under an open license on the Google Earth Engine platform. This is the first report of the event; no further developments yet.
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- Google DeepMindBeyond tree cover: mapping the world’s forest types
Google DeepMind and Google Research, together with the World Resources Institute (WRI) and IIASA, have released the Forest Typology (ForTy) 2020 global map, classifying every 10×10 meter patch of land on Earth into six FAO-defined forest and land types, along with a yearly change time series from 2017 to 2025, freely available under an open license on Google Earth Engine.
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