Stefan Reuther
February 10, 2026
This new space scanner will map the world’s remote tropical forests in 3D
This video is part of: Centre for Frontier Technologies and Innovation
The world’s forests are a vital carbon sink but deforestation and degradation are eroding their storage capacity. The 1.25-tonne Biomass probe was built by Airbus and will orbit 666 km above the planet for several years, measuring and tracking changes in forests across Asia, Africa and South America.
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