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Mapping Urban Permeability with ERDAS IMAGINE
Among city planners and urban designers, there is a growing awareness of the environmental importance of surface permeability. Within urban and suburban (built-up) areas, management of the water cycle requires a certain balance between permeable surfaces such as vegetation or soil, and impermeable surfaces such as buildings and pavement. At a very high level, this issue is being addressed throughout Europe as a component of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) program. Read More