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Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change

Entry ID: USGS_Earthshots

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Summary

Abstract: Earthshots introduces remote sensing by showing examples of how environmental changes look from space. First-time readers, please start at Garden City, Kansas. Many images from the Earthshots website and cards can now be downloaded in high-resolution. Still more images are available in the EROS Image Gallery, and at UNEP's Atlas of Our Changing Environment.

[Summary provided by the U.S. Geological Survey.]

Service Citation

Originators: U.S. Geological Survey
Title: Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change
Provider: U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://earthshots.usgs.gov/tableofcontents

Service Keywords

EDUCATION/OUTREACH >CURRICULUM SUPPORT >BACKGROUND INFORMATION

EDUCATION/OUTREACH >CURRICULUM SUPPORT >CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

Science Keywords

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT >LAND MANAGEMENT >LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION

LAND SURFACE >LAND USE/LAND COVER

ISO Topic Category

ENVIRONMENT

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

PLANNING CADASTRE

Access Constraints None

Ancillary Keywords

Management

Landscape Management

Resource Management

Ecological Processes

Service Provider

USDA/FS/IMI > Inventory and Monitoring Institute, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Service Organization URL: http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/units/sodn/conceptualmodels/vs_veg...

Service Provider Personnel
Name: INVENTORY AND MONITORING INSTITUTE Contact Address: Natural Resources Research Center 2150 Centre Ave Building A City: Fort Collins Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80526 Country: USA