Global mining footprint mapped from high-resolution satellite imagery

Abstract Mining is of major economic, environmental and societal consequence, yet knowledge and understanding of its global footprint is still limited. Here, we produce a global mining land use dataset via remote sensing analysis of high-resolution, publicly available satellite imagery. The dataset...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Liang Tang, Tim T. Werner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-04-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00805-6