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Using Remote Sensing to Monitor Vegetation Change

A look at what is causing vegetation loss around the world and how we measure it.

1990 Cape Cod, Massachusetts, False-Color Infrared

Image: GLCF, Thematic Mapper bands 432

2005 Cape Cod, Massachusetts, False-Color Infrared

Image: GLCF, Thematic Mapper bands 432

1990 Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Processed using ERDAS Imagine, 10 classifications unsupervised

Green: Vegetation, Red: Urban

2005 Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Processed using ERDAS Imagine, 10 classifications unsupervised

Green: Vegetation, Red: Urban

Note: coastal areas and urban areas were classified the same colors. The emphasis is focused inland.

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