A Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Imagery Approach to Historical Urban Growth Trends Around Military Installations

Abstract

Recent advances in computer analysis techniques based on remotely sensed satellite images can be used with other geographic information systems (GIS) data to establish a scientifically derived baseline of growth near military installations. Developing such a trend analysis is one step in support of a military initiative to identify and mitigate pressure on its military mission activities due to the development or placement of land uses near installation boundaries. The new land uses, often described as "encroachment," may in some way conflict with the ongoing activities at an installation. This study documents a unique procedure called "CellPicker" to generate land cover changes using satellite images and contextual GIS data for the each decade beginning in the 1970s.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA421209

Entities

People

  • C. R. Ehlschlaeger
  • Jennifer Cox
  • Robert C. Lozar

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Protocols
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Data Sets
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Forecasting
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Protection
  • Forests
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Geography
  • Information Systems
  • Java Programming Language
  • New York
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Remote Sensing
  • United States

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  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.

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  • Space