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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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