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Urban Growth: Portland, Oregon
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Using the Landsat satellite, scientists are able to study the urban sprawl of major cities. Red dots in these images indicate areas of growth between 1986 and 1996.
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Starting with a view of Portland, Oregon, and its vicinity, with the boundary visible, we push in to the southern area and pan around the city moving clockwise, eventually pulling out to view the entire city again.
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| Animation Number: | 1043 |
| Animator: | Stuart A. Snodgrass (Lead) |
| Studio: | NASA |
| Completed: | 2000-02-21 |
| Scientist: | Jeffrey Masek (University of Maryland) |
| Instruments: | Landsat
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| | Landsat-7/ETM+ |
| Data Collected: | 1986, 1996 |
| Series: | AAAS |
| Video: | SVS2000-0002 * |
Keywords:
DLESE
>> Human geography
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>> Sprawl
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>> Urban
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio |
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