Using Remote Sensing to Monitor Vegetation Change
A look at what is causing vegetation loss around the world and how we measure it.
Manila, Philippines
1975, 1990, 2010
Source- An unfortunately excellent example urban growth being captured over time. The researches used Landsat MSS in 1975, Landsat TM (thematic mapper) in 1990.
Source- Brussels, Belgium is an example of outward expansion from a central point. As stated before, the encroached area is typically vegetation or green landscapes of some kind.
Source- Northeast Massachusetts. One of many maps that show development increases over a specific time period. I highly suggest following the source link to read and look at the work from Maps from 'Causes of sprawl: A portrait from space'by Marcy Burchfield, Henry G. Overman, Diego Puga, and Matthew A. Turner.
this will be a picture of vegetation landcover based on mass gis land use data
