Earth  ID: 1037

Urban Growth: Reston and Sterling, VA

Visualizations by Stuart A. Snodgrass Released on 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 Reston and Sterling, Virginia, indicating urban growth with red dots. Data sets for 1973, 1980, 1985, 1990, and 1996 are presented chronologically.
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Using Landsat data to study Urban Sprawl. In this image the red dots indicate areas of urban growth.
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Video slate image reads, "Washington, D.C.

Watching Urban Sprawl grow with the use of Landsat

(dates 1973 to 1996)

Zoom into Reston & Sterling VA

Dr. Jeffrey Masek, Landsat Science Team

University of Maryland College Park".

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Visualization Credits

Stuart A. Snodgrass (GST): Lead Animator
Jeffrey Masek (University of Maryland): Scientist
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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Mission:
Landsat

Data Used:
Landsat
1998/03/27
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AAAS

Keywords:
DLESE >> Human geography
SVS >> Sprawl
SVS >> Urban
SVS >> Washington DC
NASA Science >> Earth