Dubrovnik, Croatia
Dubrovnik (also known with the historical Latin and Dalmatian name of Ragusa), is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea, in the region of Dalmatia. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean Sea, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva County. Its total population is 42,615 (census 2011). In 1979, the city of Dubrovnik joined the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. The prosperity of the city was historically based on maritime trade; as the capital of the maritime Republic of Ragusa, it achieved a high level of development, particularly during the 15th and 16th centuries, as it became notable for its wealth and skilled diplomacy. The beginning of modern tourism is associated with the construction of the Hotel Imperial in Dubrovnik in 1897. According to CNNGo, Dubrovnik is among the 10 best preserved medieval walled cities in the world. Although it was demilitarised in the 1970s to protect it from war, in 1991, after the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was besieged by the Serb and Montenegrin soldiers gathered in the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) for seven months and suffered significant damage from shelling. More information is available on Wikipedia
Our tour today stops over the city of Dubrovnik (Italian, Ragusa). Dubrovnik lies in the south-east coastal area of Croatia. Once a historic and picturesque town on the Dalmatian coast, Dubrovnik was also a major tourist resort on the Adriatic Sea until much of the town was destroyed during the 1991 war between the republics of Croatia and Serbia. Most of the city has now been reconstructed with the help of numerous international organisations, and tourism has been revived. Elegant, refined and incredibly charming, Dubrovnik is one of the most beautiful towns in Croatia, protected by old massive walls, surrounded by a beautiful blue sea and rich in ancient Baroque buildings that enhance its retro charm. Surviving wars, invasions, foreign occupations, and earthquakes, Dubrovnik is as a geographically isolated city that has been able to cultivate art and culture. With the comparison of these Landsat 5 and 8 satellite images acquired with a time window (before/after) of thirty-one years, we aim to show the urban changes that the city has experienced from 1984 (Landsat 5) until 2015 (Landsat 8). In this comparison two notable changes are the construction of the bridge that connects the two coasts and the airport extension. 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 508 KB) View Landsat 8 OLI high resolution image (JPG 572 KB)
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