Earth  ID: 1048

Urban Growth: The Oregon City Area of Portland, Oregon

Visualizations by Stuart A. Snodgrass Released on February 21, 2000
Using the Landsat satellite, scientists are able to study the urban sprawl of major cities. Red dots in these images indicate areas of growth between 1986 and 1996.
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Starting with a view of the Portland, Oregon, vicinity, we push in to the southern section, viewing a town called Oregon City. Red dots appear showing the areas where growth has occurred between 1986 and 1996.
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Video slate image reads, "Portland, Oregon

Showing how the Portland boundary contained Urban Growth from 1986 to 1996.

Zoom into Oregon City, OR

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-7/ETM+
1986, 1996
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AAAS

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