Norfolk and environs: A land use perspective

Robert H. Alexander; Peter J. Buzzanell; Katherine A. Fitzpatrick; Harry F. Lins; Herbert K. McGinty III

doi:10.3133/70039597

Norfolk and environs: A land use perspective

Final Report Volume 2, Part A

Sponsored jointly by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the U.S. Geological Survey

By: Robert H. Alexander, Peter J. Buzzanell, Katherine A. Fitzpatrick, Harry F. Lins, and Herbert K. McGinty III

https://doi.org/10.3133/70039597

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Abstract

The Norfolk-Portsmouth Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) in southeastern Virginia was the site of intensive testing of a number of land resources assessment methods, built around the availability of remotely sensed data from the Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS-I), later renamed LANDSAT I. The Norfolk tests were part of a larger experiment known as the Central Atlantic Regional Ecological Test Site (CARETS), designed to test the extent to which LANDSAT and associated high-altitude aircraft data could be used as cost-effective inputs to a regional land use information system. The Norfolk SMSA contains a variety of land uses typical of the urbanized eastern seaboard, along with typical associated problems: rapid urbanization; heavy recreational, commercial, and residential demands on fragile beaches and coastal marsh environments; industrial, transportation, and governmental land and water uses impacting on residential and agricultural areas; drainage and land stability difficulties affecting construction and other uses; and increasing difficulties in maintaining satisfactory air and water quality.

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Alexander, R.H., Buzzanell, P.J., Fitzpatrick, K.A., Lins, H.F., McGinty, H.K., 1975, Norfolk and environs: A land use perspective: Final Report Volume 2, Part A, viii, 348 p.; 11 Plates: 85 x 104 cm. or smaller, https://doi.org/10.3133/70039597.

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Publication type	Report
Publication Subtype	USGS Unnumbered Series
Title	Norfolk and environs: A land use perspective
Series title	Final Report
Series number	Volume 2, Part A
DOI	10.3133/70039597
Year Published	1975
Language	English
Publisher	U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location	Reston, VA
Contributing office(s)	Geography Program
Description	viii, 348 p.; 11 Plates: 85 x 104 cm. or smaller
Country	United States
State	Delaware;Maryl;New Jersey;North Carolina;Pennsylvania;Virginia
City	Norfolk;Portsmouth;Washinton;D.C.