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Landsat-7 20-Year Urbanization of Shenzhen, China
The long operational history of the Landsat satellite allows a detailed study of urban growth around the world, as illustrated by this animation of urbanization around Shenzen, China.

This animation zooms down to Shenzhen, China and dissolves between images of city from 1973 to 2001.    This animation zooms down to Shenzhen, China and dissolves between images of city from 1973 to 2001.
Duration: 31.0 seconds
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Animation Number:2763
Animators:Lori Perkins (SVS) (Lead)
 Marte Newcombe (SVS)
Completed:2003-05-29
Scientists:Darrel Williams (NASA/GSFC)
 Karen Seto (Stanford University)
Instruments:Landsat-1/MSS
 Landsat-2/MSS
 Landsat-3/MSS
 Landsat-4/TM
 Landsat-5/TM
 Landsat-7/ETM+
Data set:Blue Marble 8K Context Texture
Data Collected:1973,1975,1977,1978, 1979, 1980, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001
Series:Landsat 7
Keywords:
DLESE >> Human geography
SVS >> Reclamation
SVS >> Shenzhen
SVS >> Sprawl
SVS >> Urbanization
GCMD >> Location >> China
GCMD >> Location >> Hong Kong
This work has been visible on
'10,000 Shovels: Rapid Urban Growth in China' a documentary film

also part of a 87 page teaching module through the Standford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education available at (http://spice.standford.edu/catalog/list )

Science paper:http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/link.asp?id=ruk29vgger44xvve
 
 
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