Growth of Washington D.C. Metro Area: Roadways Labeled

  • Released Friday, April 9, 1999
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An animation showing regions of significant urban growth in the metropolitan area around Washington, DC

Video slate image reads, "Urban Growth in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan AreaGrowth shown in grey in three episodes: 1973-1985, 1985-1990, and 1990-1996. Major roads are labeled.Landsat TM data collected in 1985 and 1996".

Video slate image reads, "Urban Growth in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area
Growth shown in grey in three episodes: 1973-1985, 1985-1990, and 1990-1996. Major roads are labeled.
Landsat TM data collected in 1985 and 1996".

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See http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/stories/Landsat/dc_growth.html

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio

This page was originally published on Friday, April 9, 1999.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:59 PM EDT.

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