How 200 cities around the world grew, mapped from satellite data
The Atlas of Urban Expansion, from NYU's Marron Institute, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and UN-Habitat, maps how a global sample of cities expanded over recent decades, with measures of density, roads and land use.
Atlas of Urban Expansion is especially useful for urban planners and researchers & analysts.
Yes. Atlas of Urban Expansion is free to use.
No. You can open the map and use it without signing up.
It is an archive: the content is historical and does not change often.
Satellite imagery analysis.
It opens on phones, but it works best on a computer with a larger screen.
Similar maps include ZoLa (NYC Zoning & Land Use), City Roads, Mapping Inequality and PLATEAU VIEW. See the full list of Atlas of Urban Expansion alternatives on ColorfulMaps.
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