Earth ID: 2637

Impervious Data of the Baltimore Area

Visualizations by Stuart A. Snodgrass Released on August 20, 2002

Here we see an image of the Baltimore Maryland area taken with the Landsat satellite. Dates ranging from 1986, 1990, 1996, 2000. For over 26 years, Landsat images have been used to help urban planners understand where growth is taking place and help geographers evaluate how different urban planning programs effect population growth and land use.

The animation is using Landsat data (from 1986, 1990, 1996, and 2000) of the Baltimore area, however a special algorithm has been applied to it to illuminate the changes in low-density residential land use which exemplify sprawl.

This Landsat data from 1986 of the Baltimore area, however a special algorithm has been applied to it to illuminate the changes in low-density residential land use which exemplify sprawl.

This Landsat data from 1990 of the Baltimore area, however a special algorithm has been applied to it to illuminate the changes in low-density residential land use which exemplify sprawl.

This Landsat data from 1996 of the Baltimore area, however a special algorithm has been applied to it to illuminate the changes in low-density residential land use which exemplify sprawl.

This Landsat data from 2002 of the Baltimore area, however a special algorithm has been applied to it to illuminate the changes in low-density residential land use which exemplify sprawl.

Visualization Credits

Stuart A. Snodgrass (GST): Lead Animator
Darrel Williams (NASA/GSFC): Scientist

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Mission:
Landsat

Data Used:

Landsat-7/ETM+/Impervious Surface Cover

1986, 1990, 1996, 2000

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NASM2002

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Keywords:
DLESE >> Human geography
SVS >> Impervious
SVS >> Land use
DLESE >> Physical geography
SVS >> Population growth
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Human Dimensions >> Environmental Impacts >> Urbanization
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