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Scientists count whales from space
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26075274
Scientists have demonstrated a new method for counting whales from space.
It uses very high-resolution satellite pictures and image-processing software to automatically detect the great mammals at or near the ocean surface.
A test count, reported in the journal Plos One, was conducted on southern right whales in the Golfo Nuevo on the coast of Argentina.
The automated system found about 90% of creatures pinpointed in a manual search of the imagery.
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