The Use of Satellite Data for Urban Monitoring in the Sao Paulo Metropolitan Area,

Abstract

Researchers from INPE and USP have been working in monitoring urban Sao Paulo for some time. The main projects involve the monitoring the urban growth and the study of the urban heat island of metropolitan Sao Paulo. In this paper, we describe the two projects, the details of which are discussed in two other papers included in these proceedings. These papers are The Use of Landsat Data to Monitor the Urban Growth of Sao Paulo Metropolitan Area by Niero et al. and Use of Infrared Images in the Delimitation of Sao Paulo's Heat Island by Lombardo et al.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADP001996

Entities

People

  • A. E. C. Pereira
  • G. Camara
  • J. R. Tarifa
  • M. A. Lombardo

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Argentina
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Environment
  • Images
  • Infrared Images
  • Monitoring
  • Remote Sensing

Readers

  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Urban Planning and Geography.

Technology Areas

  • Space