Urban and developed areas indicated by classification of Landsat 2018 multispectral imagery
Dates
Publication Date
2022-08-19
Time Period
2018-06-13
Citation
De Witt, J.D., 2022, Urban and developed areas indicated by classification of Landsat 2018 multispectral imagery: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9WKTUBI.
Summary
Polygons indicate the extent of urban (gridcode 5) and developed (gridcode 6) land cover in the greater Kabul area. Polygons were created from classification of Landsat 8 Operational Land Imagery (OLI) 30m resolution multispectral satellite imagery acquired on June 13, 2018.
Summary
Polygons indicate the extent of urban (gridcode 5) and developed (gridcode 6) land cover in the greater Kabul area. Polygons were created from classification of Landsat 8 Operational Land Imagery (OLI) 30m resolution multispectral satellite imagery acquired on June 13, 2018.
DeWitt, J.D., Boston, K.M., Alessi, M.A., and Chirico, P.G., 2022, Quantifying and visualizing 32 years of agricultural land use change in Kabul, Afghanistan: Journal of Maps, p. 1–10, https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2022.2063079.
This dataset was created as part of the USGS Afghanistan Project investigating artisanal and small-scale mining activity. Distribution of urban and developed land cover is an essential part of understanding the distribution of ASM, particularly in an urban setting. Such small-scale mining of basic mineral commodities, such as clay for brickmaking and sand and gravel for construction purposes is spurred by Kabul's substantial population growth. Development of housing, commercial, and industrial areas has occurred around, and eventually overrun, areas of agriculture, seasonal drainage, and bare land. In spite of, or possibly because of, these changes, it is difficult to find accurate data that indicates the areas of development for city-scale analysis.
