Earth ID: 2678

Iquitos, Peru Deforestation (Draft)

Visualizations by Alex Kekesi Released on January 21, 2003

Urban growth in the region of Iquitos, Peru has caused deforestation in the surrounding area. Deforestation is depicted as light green in this animation. This animation is a draft version that was intended for an upcoming special called 'Journey to Planet Earth (Season 2)'. However, it was later cut from the show and only exists in this draft form.

5-31-2001 Landsat-7 data of Iquitos. Notice the light green strips of deforested land in the upper left region of this satellite image.

Video slate image reads "Iquitos, Peru Deforestation Draft

Shows deforestation in Iquitos, Peru from 1987 to 2001. The areas of light green are where forests have been stripped.".

Visualization Credits

Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
Darrel Williams (NASA/GSFC): Scientist

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Mission:
Landsat

Data Used:

Landsat-5/TM/Band Combination 5, 4, 2

1987/11/01

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Landsat-7/ETM+/Band Combination 5, 4, 2

2001/05/31

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Journey to Planet Earth

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