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Cairo city
Cairo city
Cairo
 
Cairo is a huge city with many problems. The most severe of these are rapid urbanisation and a totally overloaded traffic system. In many cases, satellite image interpretation is a relatively cheap and fast method of assessing these problems. The images give a complete overview of the structure of the city, allow surface classifications (e.g. urban, non-urban) and measurements (e.g. distances) and show changes in the city's development. They act as a basis for planning and as control elements.

All the following exercises are based on high resolution Landsat 7 ETM+ images. The datasets provide 8 channels, which are shown in greyscale and look quite similar. But a lot of differences can be seen when combining 2, 3 or more images. Explore the city's structures and provide information on historical, cultural and tourist sites.

 
 

This case study includes:

  • a background section
  • a worksheet introduction
  • exercises

    You can access them by clicking on the links on the right.

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    Cairo
    Background
    Exercises
    Worksheet introductionExercises using Landsat dataExercises using Ikonos dataCairo - Then and now
    Links
    References
    Eduspace - Software
    LEOWorks 3LEOWorks 3 TutorialArcExplorer
    Eduspace - Download
    cairo.zipcairo_ikonos.zipTechnical information about Landsat bands (PDF)
     
     
     
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