Bordeaux, France
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France. The municipality (commune) of Bordeaux proper has a population of 243,626 (2012). Together with its suburbs and satellite towns Bordeaux is the centre of the Bordeaux Métropole, which with 749,595 inhabitants (as of 2013) is the 5th largest in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department. Its inhabitants are called "Bordelais" (for men) or "Bordelaises" (women). The term "Bordelais" may also refer to the city and its surrounding region. The city's titles are "La perle d'Aquitaine" (The Pearl of Aquitaine), and "La Belle Endormie" (Sleeping Beauty) in reference to the old centre which had black walls due to pollution. Nowadays, this is not the case. In fact, a part of the city, Le Port de La Lune, was almost completely renovated. Bordeaux is the city which has the highest number of preserved historical buildings in France, except for Paris. Bordeaux is the world's major wine industry capital. It is home to the world's main wine fair, Vinexpo, while the wine economy in the metro area takes in 14.5 billion euros each year. Bordeaux wine has been produced in the region since the 8th century. The historic part of the city is on the UNESCO World Heritage List as "an outstanding urban and architectural ensemble" of the 18th century. More information is available on Wikipedia
Our tour today stops over the city of Bordeaux, located in south-west France, capital of Gironde Department, on the Garonne River. It is a major port, accessible to ocean-going ships via the Gironde estuary, which flows into the Bay of Biscay (an arm of the Atlantic Ocean). In addition, canals link the city to the Mediterranean Sea. Bordeaux is the base for a large fishing fleet, and it is the trade and shipping centre for the world-famous Bordeaux wines, produced nearby. Industries here produce ships, motor vehicles, refined petroleum, chemicals, and processed food. In these Landsat 5 and 8 satellite images acquired with a time window (before/after) of thirty-one years, we aim to show to the users the large urban development that the city has experienced from 1984 until today. In the comparison, we can see the urban development of the city, particularly in the central west part of the city, along the right bank of the Garonne River. Another aim of these images is to promote the opportunity to download Landsat data through the ESA portals, where images captured every day are made available in near real time to the users and the scientific community. Landsat full resolution data products are freely available for immediate download at:  View Landsat 5 TM high resolution image (JPG 1 MB) View Landsat 8 OLI high resolution image (JPG 1 MB)
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