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Published online 11 March 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2008.663
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Satellite can spot razed villages in Darfur
Free imaging data could rapidly pinpoint some human-rights violations.
Human-rights organizations may soon be able to use free satellite technology to spot evidence of abuses in Darfur and elsewhere.
Villages that have been destroyed during conflicts or ethnic cleansing can be spotted from space by satellites, says Erik Prins, a Danish remote-sensing consultant.
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