Mato Grosso state has pioneered the use of satellite-mapping to enforce a law that obliges Amazonia's landowners to leave 80% of forestedland untouched.
In China, the software is being used to help the government as it spends billions of dollars to improve hydropower production, increase forestedland to help store and meet out water, and make sure there is enough water for irrigation needs, among other goals.
The federal government owns 70% of the land (which cannot be taxed by local governments) in the mostly forested county, where the last mill recently closed.