Earth ID: 10496

Science for a Hungry World: Land Cover Land Use Change

Released on October 7, 2009

NASA remote sensing data is used to measure how much land is used for agriculture and where farms are in relation to population density. This episode explore the transition between native vegetation, farms, and cities. Satellites show where land use changes have been most significant.

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Credits

Ivy Flores (IRC/UMBC): Lead Animator
Megan Willy (IRC/UMBC): Animator
Michelle Williams (UMBC): Video Editor
Chris Justice (University of Maryland): Interviewee
Michelle Williams (UMBC): Narrator
Michelle Williams (UMBC): Producer
Chris Justice (University of Maryland): Scientist
Jennifer A. Shoemaker (UMBC): Videographer
Michelle Williams (UMBC): Writer

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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This item is part of these series:
Narrated Movies
NASA and Agriculture - Edited Features
Goddard Shorts

Goddard TV Tapes:
G2009-001 -- HST Career Profiles
G2009-084 -- NASA & Agriculture Episode 3 Land Cover Land Use Change

Keywords:
DLESE >> Agricultural science
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Remote Sensing
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Agriculture
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Agriculture >> Food Science
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Agriculture >> Agricultural Plant Science >> Crop/Plant Yields
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> Edited Feature
DLESE >> Narrated
SVS >> Voice Over Talent
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0