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 Denmark to the west - seen from a NOAA satellite on May 26th 1992. | Earth Observation satellite imagery can be used to monitor urban development or other important changes in the pattern of land use.
In these NOAA images the resolution is 1.1 km, so the images provide an overview of the area. In the image, Denmark can be seen to the far left.
The LANDSAT images, used in this case study, have a resolution of 30 m. Their better resolution enables far more details to be detected in the LANDSAT images than in the NOAA images. |
 LANDSAT 4 5th June 1990 | In this image the colours are artificially selected to enhance the variations in land use. Notice how densely built-up areas appear differently to other land use. |
 Copenhagen, LANDSAT 5 26th May 1992 | The LANDSAT 5 images have 7 channels, a resolution of 30m and are displayed here enhanced by image processing, which enable the viewer to explore Copenhagen. The variation in colour indicates different land use patterns. The land use patterns of towns reflect their historical development, but through analysis of satellite images it is possible to detect special town plans and classify functional areas into roads, parks, suburban areas, densely built-up areas, lakes or rivers etc. Animation of LANDSAT 5 recording in 7 channels. |
| Animation of LANDSAT 5 recording in 7 channels. |
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