Urbanization as a Component of Global Change, Boston University

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30 m Landsat ETM+ image of Boston, where urban areas appear white, vegetation green, and water blue.

This image of Boston, Massachusetts, was captured by the Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper satellite on October 13, 2000 (path 12, row 31). The visible red, green, and blue wavelengths are set to red, green and blue, so urban areas appear white, vegetation appears green, and water appears blue. If you would like to download this imagery, please see the University of Maryland Global Land Cover Facility.



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Urban Areas Research
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