Google Earth at COP16

Google used COP16 to launch Earth Engine, a new product using the Google Earth platform, focused on helping scientists and conservations document changes to ecosystems.

http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/02/google-earth-engine-launch/

See this video for one early application that sparked the idea for a dedicated product

Very cool, and sure to be extremely useful in understanding the massive changes to our planet that are already underway.