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The stories included in this annual publication primarily focus on research and recent success stories of how NASA's Earth Observing System data are being used to benefit society. Each article features data that are processed, managed, archived and distributed through NASA's Distributed Active Archive Centers and cooperating data centers. It is written for the scientifically interested public.
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This
set
of
lithographs
from
the
ISS
EarthKAM
program
contains
an
educators'
guide,
student
information
and
worksheets,
and
several
Earth
photos
taken
from
the
Space
Shuttle.
Shuttle
astronauts
and
the
ISS
EarthKAM
program
provide
photos
of
our
planet
from
the
unique
perspective
of
Earth
orbit.
This
resource
can
enhance
students'
studies
of
Earth
and
space
science,
geography,
social
studies,
mathematics,
...
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In
this
activity
guide,
students
use
various
mathematical
skills
in
the
context
of
examining
an
ISS
EarthKAM
image
(ISS
004.ESC1.03221557)
of
farmland
in
Texas
and
New
Mexico.
They
randomly
select
a
sample
region
of
the
image,
count
the
number
of
fields
in
that
region,
and
estimate
how
many
fields
are
in
the
entire
image.
They
check
how
reasonable
their
estimate
is,
compare
estimates,
discuss
differences
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This four-page fact sheet provides a brief summary of the analysis of land use in urban environments. Topics include the rapid growth in urban populations, some of the methods used to analyze land use change (mapping, databases, time series documents), and some of the concerns and possible consequences created by the rapid shift of human populations to urban centers.
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This preliminary assessment of urban growth in the Central Valley of California is intended to illustrate the dramatic changes to the Central Valley landscape over the past 100 years. Data products include an urban growth timeline for the years 1900 to 1996, an animated version of the same timeline, and graphs showing the increase in population and built-up land for the same period.
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This
on-line
publication
illustrates
the
spatial
history
of
urban
growth
and
corresponding
land
use
change
in
sixteen
areas
around
the
United
States.
It
features
pairs
of
images
of
selected
urban
regions
from
across
the
nation
which
are
intended
to
show
the
transformation
that
these
areas
have
undergone
over
two
decades,
specifically
increases
in
the
extent
of
urban
land.
Each
pair
is
composed
of
...
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This
report,
part
of
a
series
that
analyzes
population
and
housing
data
collected
from
the
census
of
2000,
highlights
population
size
and
distribution
changes
between
1990
and
2000
in
regions,
states,
counties,
and
large
cities.
Data,
maps,
and
discussion
are
used
to
examine
the
size
of
the
population
increase,
which
states
and
regions
experienced
the
largest
growth,
where
the
largest
proportion
of
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Quality
of
life
.
.
.
livability
.
.
.
sense
of
place.
Communities
across
America
are
striving
to
define
these
terms
and
to
bring
them
to
life,
as
they
make
decisions
about
transportation
systems
and
other
aspects
of
planning
and
development.
Community
and
Quality
of
Life
discusses
important
concepts
that
undergird
community
life
and
offers
recommendations
for
collaborative
planning
across
space
...
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Research Opportunities in Geography at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides perspective and guidance to the geography discipline about its future research and strategic directions. The report makes specific recommendations about scientific research priorities and partnerships within and outside the agency, and outlines a long-term core research agenda for the USGS.
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The
World
Population
Prospects
allows
users
to
change
variables
to
learn
about
population
prospects
in
the
world.
Users
can
change
variables
such
as
population,
population
density,
location,
date
and
variant
in
the
basic
panel
to
obtain
basic
output
while
a
second
panel
allows
users
to
obtain
more
detailed
information
such
as
median
age,
total
fertility
rate
and
population
by
age.
There
are
also
full
...
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