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Georgia and Landsat

Fact Sheet 2022-3039
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https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20223039

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Abstract

Georgia’s nickname is “The Peach State” for its fruitful production, but it also could be called “The State of Abundance.” Georgia ranks in the top 10 States for population, at more than 10 million residents, and 6 million residents are in the greater Atlanta area. Georgia also ranks in the top 10 States for forest areas with 24 million acres, or about two-thirds of the State. Its trees vary from deciduous hardwoods and pines to cypress and magnolias.

Georgia has diverse ecosystems, from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the northeast to the hilly, populous Piedmont region in the middle to the vast Coastal Plains that cover the southern half of the State with farms, forests, and wetlands. The State’s 14 major river basins, including the Chattahoochee and the Savannah, ultimately drain to the Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf of America. Millions of acres of wetlands include floodplain wetlands, freshwater swamps such as the Okefenokee Swamp, and coastal marshes. More than a dozen barrier islands lie off Georgia’s coastline. Wildlife in these myriad habitats include black bears, alligators, armadillos, manatees, sea turtles, and more than 40 species of snakes.

The Landsat satellite imagery scale and its 50-year record of Earth observations make Landsat ideal for monitoring changes in these diverse environments and supporting decision-making by government officials and land managers. Here are several ways Landsat has benefited Georgia.

Suggested Citation

U.S. Geological Survey, 2022, Georgia and Landsat (ver. 1.1, March 2025): U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2022–3039, 2 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20223039.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

ISSN: 2327-6916 (print)

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Table of Contents

  • Revealing Land Cover Changes
  • Finding Patterns of Forest Change
  • Identifying Urban Hotspots
  • Landsat—Critical Information Infrastructure for the Nation
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Georgia and Landsat
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 2022-3039
DOI 10.3133/fs20223039
Edition Version 1.0: June 2, 2022; Version 1.1: March 19, 2025
Publication Date June 02, 2022
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 Georgia
Online Only (Y/N) N
Additional Online Files (Y/N) Y
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