Characterizing multi-decadal vegetative greenness and land use dynamics across Canadian urban areas using satellite remote sensing
For my MSc thesis I utilized 33 years of annual Landsat satellite imagery composites that span over 40,000 sq-km to characterize multi-decadal vegetative greenness and land use across 18 major Canadian urban areas. Through this work I developed various geospatial information products, including a novel urban greenness score metric that contextualizes current vegetative greenness with its long-term change, as well as a dynamic land use classification scheme.
My thesis can be accessed from cIRcle*
Summary of Content
- Urban greenness score
- Dynamic land use classification
- CRSS-SCT 2020 conference presentation
- Vancouver-based urban greenness score analysis