Urban Growth: Portland, Oregon

  • Released Monday, February 21, 2000
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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.

Starting with a view of Portland, Oregon, and its vicinity, with the boundary visible, we push in to the southern area and pan around the city moving clockwise, eventually pulling out to view the entire city again.

Video slate image reads, "Portland, OregonShowing how the Portland boundary contained Urban Growth from 1986 to 1996.Fly Over BoundaryDr. Jeffrey Masek, Landsat Scientce Team University of Maryland College Park".

Video slate image reads, "Portland, Oregon
Showing how the Portland boundary contained Urban Growth from 1986 to 1996.
Fly Over Boundary
Dr. Jeffrey Masek, Landsat Scientce 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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