Urban Growth Seen from Space
This site, prepared by NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center`s Scientific Visualization Studio, shows several excellent examples of the application of remote sensing to land use planning and growth issues. [2599]
Center for Land use Education And Research (CLEAR)
The UConn Center for Land use Education And Research (CLEAR) has made use of cutting-edge remote sensing techniques to provide data about how our landscape has changed since 1985, with a special emphasis on the growth of developed land. [2596]
Fundamentals of Remote Sensing: Land Cover and Land Use
This excellent tutorial on remote sensing was produced by the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Natural Resources Canada. [2598]
Satellite Remote Sensing of Land Use Change
This article describes how remote sensing was applied to the analysis of growth and land use changes in Madison County, Alabama. [2597]
The Remote Sensing Tutorial
Urban and Land Use Application of Remote Sensing - from Los Angeles to Beijing. Section 4 of the comprehensive NASA Remote Sensing tutorial. [2851]
Urban Forestry and Remote Sensing
A Powerpoint Presentation on Urban Forestry and Remote Sensing by Ryan R. Jensen, Indiana State University
Department of Geography, Geology, and Anthropology. (pdf file) [2852]
Urban Sprawl: the Big Picture
Earth-orbiting satellites are collecting valuable data that reveal the environmental impact of fast-growing cities. This NASA site details a number of different approaches currently being applied. [2595]
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