Satellites monitor Atlanta regional development
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Abstract
Since the adoption of a Regional Development Plan in 1975, the Atlanta Regional Commission has investigated methods for monitoring regional development patterns in a periodic, efficient manner. A promising approach appears to be the use of Landsat satellite data. In cooperation with the Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS) Data Center, the commission used machine processing of digital temporal overlays of Landsat data collected in 1972, 1974 and 1976 to detect land use and land cover changes in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Results of the analysis revealed the conversion of forested and open space areas to residential, commercial and industrial land use in the urban-rural fringe zone from 1972 to 1974 and from 1974 to 1976. The study indicated that a land use and land cover change-detection program may be used to revise small-area forecasts of land use, population and employment made by planning models.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Satellites monitor Atlanta regional development |
| Series title | Practicing Planner |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1979 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Institute of Planners |
| Publisher location | Washington, D.C. |
| Contributing office(s) | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 6 |
| Last page | 10 |
| State | Georgia |
| City | Atlanta |
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