Examples of Remotely Sensed Data

Manaus, Brazil - TM true color images

New Space Shuttle Endeavour images from:

JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 91109. TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011

These two images were created using data from the Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SIR-C/X-SAR). On the left is a false-color image of Manaus, Brazil acquired April 12, 1994, onboard space shuttle Endeavour.

  • Red flooded forest
  • Green unflooded tropical rain forest
  • Blue open water, Amazon river
  • Yellow unflooded fields, some floating grasses
  • Gray flooded shrubs
  • Black floating and flooded grasses

    Data like these help scientists evaluate flood damage on a global scale.