Congo River Basin - Worksheet introduction


Landsat satellite image of the Congo River Basin
 
Landsat satellite image of the Congo River Basin
 
 
In the following exercises we will use satellite images to show the landscape's resources.

Download the file congo_riverbasin.zip.
Now save the images to your hard disk in a folder named 'Congo'.

The following exercises require the use of the LEOWorks software. We will use LEOWorks to analyse and interpret the satellite images of the Congo Basin.
 
 
  
Last update: 16 April 2013


Congo River Basin

 •  Introduction (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEMUE0WX3RF_0.html)
 •  Background (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEMYF0WX3RF_0.html)

Exercises

 •  Exercises using Landsat ETM data (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEMZK0WX3RF_0.html)

Links

 •  Landsat satellite program (NASA) (http://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov)

Eduspace - Software

 •  LEOWorks 3 (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/multimedia/LEOWorks3.exe)

Eduspace - Download

 •  congo_riverbasin.zip (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/multimedia/eduspace/congo_riverbasin.zip)
 •  Technical information about Landsat bands (PDF) (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/eduspace/Technical_data_LANDSAT_bands.pdf)