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Tour Canada from space Fredericton, New Brunswick
 Fredericton, the capital city of New Brunswick, can be seen in the upper right corner of this Landsat TM image, situated along the banks of the St. John River. This scene is dominated by forested land and associated harvesting activities, which is not surprising given that New Brunswick's land base is 85% productive forest. A number of other features are also visible, including: agricultural fields, steep sided stream valleys, gravel pits and power transmission corridors. An interesting geologic structure is also visible near the centre of this image.
Question: What evidence can you see in the image regarding the influence of the St. John River on land use patterns? [ Answer ]
About this Image
| Location: |
Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| NTS map(s): |
21 G/15 (1:50,000) |
 Location Map: |
See a detailed map (1:1M) of the region |
| Image Date: |
October 20, 1993 |
| Satellites/Sensors: |
Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) bands 5,4,3 displayed as R,G,B) |
| Resolution: |
30 m pixels |
| Image Area: |
21km by 21km |
| Image Features: |
Urban features (roads, bridges), agricultural fields, forest activities (harvesting, regrowth), geologic structures |
| Related Tour Images: |
Altona, Manitoba; Niagara Falls, Ontario; Essex County, Southern Ontario; Melfort, Saskatchewan |
| Related Glossary Terms: |
These terms from the CCRS Glossary may help you to understand this image and its interpretation:
false colour, false colour composite, plant reflectance, red edge, vegetation index, leaf area index, normalized difference vegetation index, image texture, tone, brightness |
| Related Tutorial Sections: |
These sections of the "Fundamentals of Remote Sensing" tutorial by CCRS will help you to better understand this image and its interpretation:
2.12 5.2 5.3 5.4
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| Image Credits: |
Received by the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing;
Processed by and provided courtesy of RADARSAT International Inc. |
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Additional
Information: | The image presented here was created using data from Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) bands 5, 4 and 3. Band 5 (mid-infrared) is displayed in red, band 4 (near-infrared) in green and band 3 (visible red) in blue. This creates an image where forests appear green (except for deciduous stands, which have lost their foliage at this time of year); clearcuts and other sparsely vegetated areas appear pink; urban areas, roads and other non-vegetated areas appear purple or blue; agricultural fields and grassy areas range from white to yellow to yellowish-green (except for bare fields, which are pink or violet); and water is dark blue or black. |
| Question: |
What evidence can you see in the image regarding the influence of the St. John River on land use patterns? |
| Answer: |
The city of Fredericton (bluish colour) is built along the banks of the St. John River, at the junction of the Nashwaak River. Agricultural fields (yellow and violet blocks) are found along the river valley, while the more rolling upland areas are forested (green) or have been logged (pink blocks). The straight linear feature (whitish-pink) crossing the image at the lower left is a power transmission corridor, leading to the Mactaquac dam just west of this image. The thin narrow strips radiating out from the river are similar to patterns seen in Quebec. They reflect the ownership grants given when the land was first subdivided. Typically, land nearest the river was farmed, while the upland areas were used as woodlots. This provided settlers with access to the water, which was the primary means of transportation before roads were built. |
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