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Science for a Hungry World: Land Cover Land Use Change

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.For complete transcript, click here.    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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Duration: 4.3 minutes
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Animation Number:10496
Completed:2009-10-06
Animators:Ivy Flores (IRC/UMBC) (Lead)
 Megan Willy (IRC/UMBC)
Video Editor:Michelle Williams (UMBC)
Interviewee:Chris Justice (University of Maryland)
Narrator:Michelle Williams (UMBC)
Producer:Michelle Williams (UMBC)
Scientist:Chris Justice (University of Maryland)
Videographer:Jennifer A. Shoemaker (UMBC)
Writer:Michelle Williams (UMBC)
Series:Narrated Movies
 NASA and Agriculture - Edited Features
Goddard TV Tapes:G2009-001 -- HST Career Profiles
 G2009-084 -- Science for a Hungry World Part 3 Land Cover Land Use Change
Keywords:
DLESE >> Agricultural science
SVS >> Earth 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
 
 
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