Google Earth will be used by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation to combat issues of climate change , deforestation and food production . The Open Foris software , which is free for anyone , uses satellite images to track changes in land use , water resources and identify key locations for refugee camps . Earlier this month , the MapSwipe project , which uses satellites to map areas vulnerable to humanitarian disasters , was launched by medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres .
Google software will be used by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation to combat issues of climate change, deforestation and food production. The Open Foris software, which is free for anyone, uses satellite images to monitor changes in land use, water resources and identify key locations for refugee camps. Earlier this month, the MapSwipe app, which uses satellites to map areas vulnerable to humanitarian disasters, was launched by medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres.