1. A 2010 Mapping of the Constructed Surface Area Density for China Preliminary Results

2. Outline

3. Why Map Impervious Surface Area?

4. A loaded question…?

5. Methods: Data Acquisition

6. The City of Yueyang, China Population ~5.4 million

7. Image Classification with the Light Picker

8. One pixel is a bit of work…

9. Regression Model Development

12. Parameter Estimation

13. Polynomial Fit Using Lights to Predict % ISA

14. 30 Points Chosen for China

15. Estimated Constructed Area in areas around Shanghai & Beijing

16. Table of Results

17. Conclusion