Using Quickbird and Landsat imagery to analyze temporal changes in mountain resort development: Big Sky, Montana 1990–2005

Campos, Natalie; Lawrence, Rick; McGlynn, Brian; Gardner, Kristin

doi:doi:10.1117/1.3615998

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Using Quickbird and Landsat imagery to analyze temporal changes in mountain resort development: Big Sky, Montana 1990–2005

J. Appl. Remote Sens. 5, 053541 (Aug 04, 2011); http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3615998

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Natalie Campos, Rick Lawrence, Brian McGlynn, and Kristin Gardner

Montana State University, Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, P.O. Box 173120, Bozeman, Montana 59717-3120

Documenting patterns of land use and land-cover change in mountain resort development (MRD) is important for understanding the effects of these changes of fragile mountain environments. High-spatial-resolution imagery can be useful for mapping MRD, but lack of a long-term record of such imagery hampers our ability to analyze temporal patterns. We use the results from classification of high-spatial-resolution imagery (Quickbird and LiDAR) to calibrate concurrent moderate-resolution imagery (Landsat). We then use historical moderate-resolution imagery to analyze changes in spatial patterns of MRD over time. Analyses revealed that increases in MRD occurred disproportionately close to streams, which raises concerns for impacts on water quality.

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Received Mar 04, 2011
Accepted Jul 07, 2011
Revised Jun 28, 2011
Published online Aug 04, 2011

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3615998

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Natalie Campos, Rick Lawrence, Brian McGlynn and Kristin Gardner, "Using Quickbird and Landsat imagery to analyze temporal changes in mountain resort development: Big Sky, Montana 1990–2005", J. Appl. Remote Sens. 5, 053541 (Aug 04, 2011); http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3615998