Analyzing Remotely Sensed Images

For this project, you are asked to write a paper on the use of remote sensing to perform change analysis of a city or town in Connecticut. To accomplish this, you will need to make use of two different sources of remotely sensed images, Google Earth Pro and the UConn Air Photo Archive. The paper must be written in pros format, do not turn in an outline or list.
The Connecticut city or town is up to you – it can be Storrs, your hometown, a city you have visited often, or simply a city that is interesting to you. Your paper may include why you picked your particular city, its geographic location, historical and urban significance, demographic changes, current socioeconomic characteristics and challenges (e.g. traffic, public education, crime, housing), and future development plan (if applicable). Be sure to cite sources here. This information is ancillary to the main project, so don’t spend to much time on it.
Once you have selected a city, the task will be to:
First, open Google Earth Pro. You may have to install Google Earth Pro on your device. This link should take you to the download page for Windows https://www(dot)google(dot)com/earth/versions/#download-pro. If you have further questions or need help downloading Google Earth Pro, contact me or the TA at least one week before the due date of the assignment. Once Google Earth Pro is open, familiarize yourself with the interface, paying particular attention to the toolbar at the top of the screen. If you do not see this toolbar, select the “View” dropdown menu and make sure that the “toolbar” is selected. It should look like the image below.

Once you have familiarized yourself with Google Earth Pro, navigate to your chosen city or town and click the “Show Historical Imagery” button on the toolbar. Answer the following questions:
How far back do the images go for your study area?
What are the differences in quality between the oldest images and the newest?
Between the oldest and newest image, what has changed? Why do you think these changes occurred?
Include screenshots of the photos you chose to compare.
Next, access the UConn Air Photo Archive via this link (https://arcg(dot)is/14Gmv1) Follow the instructions on the pop-up menu to familiarize yourself with the interface. Once that is accomplished, turn on the layer for the year 1934. Navigate to your study area (Hint: You can use the search bar in the upper right-hand corner). Click on a point in your study area and download the tiff by scrolling to the bottom and clicking “More Info” next to “Download_T”. Answer the following questions.
What has changed between the 1934 air photo and the satellite images you got from Google Earth Pro?
What are the differences in quality between the 1934 image and the satellite images from Google Earth Pro?
How are historical images like this useful to geographers? How are they beneficial to non-geographers?
Include the air photo in your writeup.

The total paper should be at least 1,000 words (excluding references), double spaced with 12-pt Times New Roman font. Points will be deducted if the paper is under 1,000 words. Please submit your paper as .pdf or .docx file. The term paper has a due date at 11:59PM on March 27th. Projects are accepted for partial credit after the deadline, but after a 24 hour grace period, there is a penalty of 10% per day late. Projects turned in 6 or more days past the due date will receive a maximum of 50%.

You must use and cite at least five sources (this can include the textbooks, peer-reviewed articles, monographs, etc.). Do not simply quote materials in the text and the source, but paraphrase using your own words. The text or the outside source must be cited using a standard citation style (e.g. APA, MLA). Wikipedia is not a reliable source, and you will lose points for citing Wikipedia.
For more information on how the project will be graded, refer to the grading rubric.

Project 1: Analyzing Remotely Sensed Images
For this project, you are asked to write a paper on the use of remote sensing to perform change analysis of a city or town in Connecticut. To accomplish this, you will need to make use of two different sources of remotely sensed images, Google Earth Pro and the UConn Air Photo Archive. The paper must be written in pros format, do not turn in an outline or list.
The Connecticut city or town is up to you - it can be Storrs, your hometown, a city you have visited often, or simply a city that is interesting to you. Your paper may include why you picked your particular city, its geographic location, historical and urban significance, demographic changes, current socioeconomic characteristics and challenges (e.g. traffic, public education, crime, housing), and future development plan (if applicable). Be sure to cite sources here. This information is ancillary to the main project, so don't spend to much time on it.
Once you have selected a city, the task will be to:
First, open Google Earth Pro. You may have to install Google Earth Pro on your device. This link should take you to the download page for Windows https://www.google.eom/earth/versions/#download-pro. If you have further questions or need help downloading Google Earth Pro, contact me or the TA at least one week before the due date of the assignment. Once Google Earth Pro is open, familiarize yourself with the interface, paying particular attention to the toolbar at the top of the screen. If you do not see this toolbar, select the “View” dropdown menu and make sure that the “toolbar” is selected. It should look like the image below.1 A + 1 IX. -j + Q + j w 1
Once you have familiarized yourself with Google Earth Pro, navigate to your chosen city or town and click the “Show Historical Imagery” button on the toolbar. Answer the following questions:
• How far back do the images go for your study area?
• What are the differences in quality between the oldest images and the newest?
• Between the oldest and newest image, what has changed? Why do you think these changes occurred?
Include screenshots of the photos you chose to compare.
Next, access the UConn Air Photo Archive via this link (https: arcg.is/14Gmv 1) Follow the instructions on the pop-up menu to familiarize yourself with the interface. Once that is accomplished, turn on the layer for the year 1934. Navigate to your study area (Hint: You can use the search bar in the upper right-hand corner). Click on a point in your study area and download the tiff by scrolling to the bottom and clicking “More Info” next to “Download T”. Answer the following questions.
• What has changed between the 1934 air photo and the satellite images you got from Google Earth Pro?
• What are the differences in quality between the 1934 image and the satellite images from Google Earth Pro?
• How are historical images like this useful to geographers? How are they beneficial to non-geographers?
Include the air photo in your writeup.The total paper should be at least 1,000 words (excluding references), double spaced with 12-pt Times New Roman font. Points will be deducted if the paper is under 1,000 words. Please submit your paper as .pdf or .docx file. The tenn paper has a due date at 11:59PM on March 27th. Projects are accepted for partial credit after the deadline, but after a 24 hour grace period, there is a penalty of 10% per day late. Projects turned in 6 or more days past the due date will receive a maximum of 50%.You must use and cite at least five sources (this can include the textbooks, peer-reviewed articles, monographs, etc.). Do not simply quote materials in the text and the source, but paraphrase using your own words. The text or the outside source must be cited using a standard citation style (e.g. APA, MLA). Wikipedia is not a reliable source, and you will lose points for citing Wikipedia.For more infonnation on how the project will be graded, refer to the grading rubric.

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For this project, you are asked to write a paper on the use of remote sensing to perform change analysis of a city or town in Connecticut. To accomplish this, you will need to make use of two different sources of remotely sensed images, Google Earth Pro and the UConn Air Photo Archive. The paper must be written in pros format, do not turn in an outline or list.
The Connecticut city or town is up to you - it can be Storrs, your hometown, a city you have visited often, or simply a city that is interesting to you. Your paper may include why you picked your particular city, its geographic location, historical and urban significance, demographic changes, current socioeconomic characteristics and challenges (e.g. traffic, public education, crime, housing), and future development plan (if applicable). Be sure to cite sources here. This information is ancillary to the main project, so don’t spend to much time on it.
Once you have selected a city, the task will be to:
First, open Google Earth Pro. You may have to install Google Earth Pro on your device. This link should take you to the download page for Windows https://www.google.eom/eartli/versions/#download-pro. If you have further questions or need help downloading Google Earth Pro, contact me or the TA at least one week before the due date of the assignment. Once Google Earth Pro is open, familiarize yourself with the interface, paying particular attention to the toolbar at the top of the screen. If you do not see this toolbar, select the “View” dropdown menu and make sure that the “toolbar” is selected. It should look like the image below.
\m,\Once you have familiarized yourself with Google Earth Pro, navigate to your chosen city or town and click the “Show Historical Imagery” button on the toolbar. Answer the following questions:
• How far back do the images go for your study area?
• What are the differences in quality between the oldest images and the newest?
• Between the oldest and newest image, what has changed? Why do you think these changes occurred?
Include screenshots of the photos you chose to compare.
Next, access the UConn Air Photo Archive via this link (https: /arcg.is/14Gmv 1) Follow the instructions on the pop-up menu to familiarize yourself with the interface. Once that is accomplished, turn on the layer for the year 1934. Navigate to your study area (Hint: You can use the search bar in the upper right-hand corner). Click on a point in your study area and download the tiff by scrolling to the bottom and clicking “More Info” next to “Download T”. Answer the following questions.
• What has changed between the 1934 air photo and the satellite images you got from Google Earth Pro?
• What are the differences in quality between the 1934 image and the satellite images from Google Earth Pro?
• How are historical images like this useful to geographers? How are they beneficial to non-geographers?
Include the air photo in your writeup.
The total paper should be at least 1,000 words (excluding references), double spaced with 12-pt Times New Roman font. Points will be deducted if the paper is under 1,000 words. Please submit your paper as .pdf or .docx file. The term paper has a due date at 11:59PM on March 27th. Projects are accepted for partial credit after the deadline, but after a 24 hour grace period, there is a penalty of 10% per day late. Projects turned in 6 or more days past the due date will receive a maximum of 50%.
You must use and cite at least five sources (this can include the textbooks, peer-reviewed articles, monographs, etc.). Do not simply quote materials in the text and the source, but paraphrase using your own words. The text or the outside source must be cited using a standard citation style (e.g. APA. MLA). Wikipedia is not a reliable source, and you will lose points for citing Wikipedia.
For more information on how the project will be graded, refer to the grading rubric.
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