SPACE.com -- 'Landsat on Steroids': Urban Art and Science From Space

Washington, D.C. was imaged by ASTER on June 1, 2000 in this 14by 13.7 km sub-scene. The combination of visible and near infrared bandsdisplays vegetation in red, and water in dark grays. The 15 m spatialresolution allows us to see individual buildings, including the WhiteHouse, the Jefferson Memorial, and the Washington Monument.

These images of Tokyo were acquired by Aster on March 22, 2000; theimage covers 13.5 by 19 km. The image displays three bands of thereflected visible and infrared wavelength light regions, with a spatialresolution of 15 m. The image shows part of the Tokyo metropolitan areaextending south to Yokohama.

This June 16, 2000 ASTER image of Istanbul, Turkey shows a 21 by 24 km sub-scene in the visible and infrared light channels. Vegetation appears red, and urban areas blue-green. Bustling Istanbul, with its magnificent historical heritage, has spanned the divide between Europe and Asia for more than 2,500 years.


	'Landsat on Steroids': Urban Art and Science From Space By SPACE.com Staff posted: 07:00 am ET 30 May 2001

Cities to be monitored via ASTER over the next six years for growth and changes in density:

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Albuquerque, New Mexico USA

Alexandria, Egypt

Algiers, Algeria

Anchorage, Alaska USA

Amman, Jordan

Athens, Greece

Atlanta, Georgia USA

Baghdad, Iraq

Baltimore, Maryland USA

Bangkok, Thailand

Bamako, Mali

Barcelona, Spain

Beijing, China

Berlin, Germany

Bogota, Colombia

Bombay, India

Brasilia, Brazil

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Cairo, Egypt

Calcutta, India

Cape Town, South Africa

Caracas, Venezuela

Casablanca, Morocco

Chicago, Illinois USA

Chongqing, China

Dakar, Senegal

Dallas, Texas USA

Damascus, Syria

Delhi, India

Denver, Colorado USA

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Detroit, Michigan USA

Edinburgh, Scotland

El Paso, Texas USA

Guadalajara, Mexico

Guangzhou (Canton), China

Guatemala City, Guatemala

Havana, Cuba

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam

Houston, Texas USA

Istanbul, Turkey

Jakarta, Indonesia

Johannesburg, South Africa

Kabul, Afghanistan

Karachi, Pakistan

Khartoum, Sudan

Kinshasa, Zaire

Kuwait City, Kuwait

La Paz, Bolivia

Lahore, Pakistan

Las Vegas, Nevada USA

Lima, Peru

Lisbon, Portugal

London, England

Los Angeles, California USA

Madras, India

Madrid, Spain

Manila, Philippines

Melbourne, Australia

Mexico City, Mexico

Miami, Florida USA

Monterrey, Mexico

Moscow, Russia

Nairobi, Kenya

New York City, New York USA

Novosibirsk, Russia

Osaka, Japan

Paris, France

Perth, Australia

Phoenix, Arizona USA

Puebla, Mexico

Rangoon, Myanmar

Recife, Brazil

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Rome, Italy

Salt Lake City, Utah USA

Santiago, Chile

San Francisco, California USA

San Diego, California USA

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Seattle, Washington USA

Seoul, South Korea

Shanghai, China

Singapore, Malaysia

St. Louis, Missouri USA

St. Petersburg, Russia

Sydney, Australia

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Tehran, Iran

Tel Aviv, Israel

Tianjin, China

Tokyo, Japan

Tucson, Arizona USA

Tunis, Tunisia

Urumqui, China

Vancouver, Canada

Washington, D.C. USA

Xianggang (Hong Kong), China

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