Urban Growth: Bowie, MD

  • Released Monday, February 21, 2000
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Starting with a view of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, the D.C. border and the Beltway fade in. The view then shifts to Bowie, Maryland, indicating urban growth with red dots. Data sets for 1973, 1980, 1985, 1990, and 1996 are presented chronologically.

Video slate image reads, "Washington, D.C.Watching Urban Sprawl grow with the use of Landsat(dates 1973 to 1996)Zoom into Bowie, MDDr. Jeffrey Masek, Landsat Science Team University of Maryland College Park".

Video slate image reads, "Washington, D.C.

Watching Urban Sprawl grow with the use of Landsat

(dates 1973 to 1996)

Zoom into Bowie, MD

Dr. Jeffrey Masek, Landsat Science Team University of Maryland College Park".

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This page was originally published on Monday, February 21, 2000.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:58 PM EDT.

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