Earth  ID: 2640

Haitian Deforestation

Visualizations by Alex Kekesi Released on October 25, 2002
The border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic (D.R.) is more than just a political boundary. It also reflects the large amount of deforestation that has occurred on the Haitian side of the border. One can easily see from satellite imagery the lush forests still thriving on the D.R. side of the border, which is in sharp contrast to the Haitian side of the border.
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Animation highlighting the vegetation difference between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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The border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Haiti is to the left and the Dominican Republic is the greener area to the right.
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Slate image from video tape states, 'Haitian Deforestation: The border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic clearly reflects the amount of deforestation that has occurred on the Haitian side of the border.'

Visualization Credits

Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
Darrel Williams (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
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Missions:
Landsat
Terra

Data Used:
Landsat-5/TM
05/13/1998
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Terra/MODIS
04/24/2001-07/28/2001
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Landsat-5/TMI/Band Combination 5, 4, 2
05/13/1998
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Keywords:
GCMD >> Location >> Dominican Republic
GCMD >> Location >> Haiti
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0