An approach to urban areas growth through aerial photograph and GIS: the city of Terrassa as a case of study
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Vol. 39 (2006): 2. Technologies of the Geographic Information, Articles, pages 185-201
Submitted: Dec 13, 2013
Published: Dec 13, 2006
Abstract
This paper analyzes the physical growth of Terrassa between the second half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, through the management and interpretation of aerial photograph in a Geographical Information System. Along its pages we focus on the properties and justify the use of aerial photograph in the analysis of the urban landscape and morphology. Moreover, it is showed how GIS technology has geoprocess functions that are useful for analysing the geographic information contained in aerial photograph from a spatial- time perspective. GIS becomes a tool that can be applied at the analysis of a city’s morphology, an analysis that can provide new data for any project of urban planning.
Keywords:
Aerial photograph, Geographical Information Systems, spatial analysis, urban morphology, urban planning
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Nasarre Vázquez, M. E., & Badia Perpinyà, A. (2006). An approach to urban areas growth through aerial photograph and GIS: the city of Terrassa as a case of study. Cuadernos Geográficos, 39, 185–201. Retrieved from https://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/cuadgeo/article/view/1507