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Taranaki satellite image

Taranaki satellite image

The data for this satellite image of Taranaki was recorded by Landsat 1 as it passed over New Zealand on 30 January 1974. The data consisted of wavelengths from four spectral bands – one green, one red, and two infrared. The native bush of Egmont National Park shows up clearly against the lighter pink of the cleared land in Taranaki.

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Landcare Research – Manaaki Whenua

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Melanie Lovell-Smith, Modern mapping and surveying – Later developments, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/18917/taranaki-satellite-image (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Melanie Lovell-Smith, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009, updated 1 August 2018.

Comments

Jenny Watson
28 February 2013
Satellite images are really difficult to understand for common people. This picture looks wonderful and it consists of wavelengths of four spectral bands that is rare to find. And this satellite image is also so old as it was taken when the satellite passed on 1974. Thanks for posting such rare image.