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Populated places
Places or areas with clustered or scattered buildings and a permanent human population. [USGS Feature Class Definitions <http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/feature_class.htm>]
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Cities (6 items)

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PDF Analyzing land use change in urban environments [New Window]
Describes the USGS Urban Dynamics Research Program that studies landscape changes resulting from the growth of metropolitan regions over time.
Assessing the impact of urban sprawl on soil resources in the United States using nighttime "city lights" satellite images and digital soils maps [New Window]
Paper from Land Use History of North America giving results of a study to estimate the extent of developed land in the United States and the impact of development on soil resources.
Earthshots, satellite images of environmental change [New Window]
Satellite images of geographic areas of interest, cities, deserts, glaciers, geologic features, disaster areas, water bodies, and wildlife linked with articles, maps, and other images such as AVHRR, photographs, and special project images.
Historical interrelationships between population settlement and farmland in the conterminous United States, 1790 to 1992 [New Window]
Chapter from Land Use History of the North America on the results of a study to understand the interactions of population growth, urbanization, and agricultural activity over time.
Hurricane Katrina aftermath satellite photography [New Window]
Satellite photographs of New Orleans, Louisiana, and Biloxi, Mississippi taken before and after the impact of Hurricane Katrina showing coastal change and flooding. Full-size images (~20 megabytes) available for download.
Maps of the distribution and occurrence of ground water quality constituents and early 1970's land use in New Jersey [New Window]
Links to maps of New Jersey showing nitrate levels, pesticides, Total Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), and radium in wells and land use of the 1970s.
National Water Quality Assessment urban studies portal [New Window]
Multiple studies addressing urban water-quality issues, to describe biological, chemical, and physical characteristics of urban water resources over time, and relate those characteristics to natural processes and human activities
The Baltimore-Washington Regional Collaboratory Land-Use History Research Program [New Window]
A description of research activities of the Baltimore-Washington Regional Collaboratory urban growth in the Chesapeake region.


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