Illinois and Landsat
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Abstract
Illinois is home to more than 12 million residents, including those living in Chicago, the third-largest city in the United States. Yet farmland claims about 75 percent of the largely flat terrain in Illinois. Tallgrass prairie once covered “The Prairie State,” and some remnants remain, but corn and soybeans are a far more common sight now. Adding variety to the landscape, beaches line the State’s Lake Michigan shoreline in the northeast, and more than 80,000 miles of rivers and streams flow along and through the State, including the central cities of Springfield and Peoria. Forests fill several million acres, mostly in the west and the rolling hills of the south.
Urban, agricultural, and forested areas each have environmental characteristics that are noticeable to those who live within them and to those who study the Earth’s surface from space. Landsat satellite data can reveal not only the current condition of these areas, but also when and where they have changed. A better knowledge of Illinois’ past helps its residents better prepare for the future.
Here are just a few examples of how Landsat benefits Illinois.
Suggested Citation
U.S. Geological Survey, 2022, Illinois and Landsat (ver. 1.1, January 2023): U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2022–3006, 2 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20223006.
ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)
ISSN: 2327-6916 (print)
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Table of Contents
- Keeping an Eye on Cropland
- Keeping an Eye on Urban Areas
- Informing About Disasters
- Landsat—Critical Information Infrastructure for the Nation
- References Cited
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Illinois and Landsat |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2022-3006 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20223006 |
| Edition | Version 1.0: February 24, 2022; Version 1.1: January 13, 2023 |
| Year Published | 2022 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |