Phnom Penh urban sprawl timeline (2003-2013)

Published by: Open Development Cambodia

Landsat satellite images are presented in this dataset of Phnom Penh detailing land use change in the year 2003 and 2013. Dataset were provided to Open Development Cambodia (ODC) in JPEG format by Save Cambodia's Wildlife's Atlas Working Group.

Data Resources (2)

Phnom Penh urban sprawl timeline (2003)

Phnom Penh urban sprawl timeline (2013)

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Additional Info

Field	Value
Dataset topic category	Land Land classifications Urban development trends
Language	English
Dataset reference date	June 19, 2014
Temporal extent's start date	December 6, 2015
Temporal extent's end date	December 6, 2015
GeoNames	Cambodia
Positional Accuracy	There are no known issues with accuracy.
Logical Consistency	There are no known issues with logical consistency.
Completeness	The data is complete.
Process Step	Images from satellite Landsat 7 (2003) and Landsat 8 (2013) are presented using false colour composite channels 7 in red (shortwave infrared), 5 in green (near infrared), 3 in blue (green). The combination of image bands and colour allow easy distinction between water, vegetation and urban areas. Images were provided to Open Development Cambodia directly by Save Cambodia's Wildlife's 2013 Atlas Working Group in JPEG format.
Lineage	Landsat NASA 2003/13 http://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Responsible party	Save Cambodia's Wildlife (SCW), info@cambodiaswildlife.org, +855 23 88 20 35, http://cambodiaswildlife.org, 6Eo St. 570, Sangkat Boeung Kak 2, Khan Tuol Kork, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Metadata creator information	Metadata last updated on 2015-12-06. For inquiries contact: Open Development Cambodia, contact@opendevcam.net, +855 23 221 164, http://www.opendevelopmentcambodia.net, 43 St. 208, Sangkat Boeung Riang, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
License	CC-BY-4.0
Copyright	No
Version	1.0
Date uploaded	December 6, 2015, 23:41 (UTC)
Date modified	June 12, 2018, 07:36 (UTC)