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Researchers develop low-cost AI tool to help cities map urban tree canopy

As a heat dome drives dangerous temperatures across much of the United States and renews concerns about extreme heat, USC researchers have developed a new, freely available AI tool that could help cities better understand one of their best defenses against rising temperatures: trees.

Researchers develop low-cost AI tool to help cities map urban tree canopy
Image: Phys.org
As a heat dome drives dangerous temperatures across much of the United States and renews concerns about extreme heat, USC researchers have developed a new, freely available AI tool that could help cities better understand one of their best defenses against rising temperatures: trees.

Originally published at Phys.org

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