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ScienceDaily: Information Technology News

ScienceDaily: Information Technology News


Machines teach astronomers about stars

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 11:56 AM PST

Astronomers are enlisting the help of machines to sort through thousands of stars in our galaxy and learn their sizes, compositions and other basic traits. The research is part of the growing field of machine learning, in which computers learn from large data sets, finding patterns that humans might not otherwise see.

Finding farmland: New maps offer a clearer view of global agriculture

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 05:55 AM PST

A new global cropland map combines multiple satellite data sources, reconciled using crowdsourced accuracy checks, to provide an improved record of total cropland extent as well as field size around the world.

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