Urban Sprawl and Other Major Land Use Conversions in Ontario's Greenbelt From 1993 to 2007: A Change Analysis Project Using Satellite Imagery Downloads Product Title Format Size REPORT Urban Sprawl and Other Major Land Use Conversions in Ontario's Greenbelt From 1993 to 2007 (LOW RESOLUTION) PDF 3.3 MB Urban Sprawl and Other Major Land Use Conversions in Ontario's Greenbelt From 1993 to 2007 (HIGH RESOLUTION) PDF 36.7 MB MAPS/FIGURES Figure 1. The three green-shaded areas represent the three areas of the Ontario Greenbelt PNG 1.1 MB Figure 2. Generalized land uses in the Ontario Greenbelt PNG 2.4 MB Figure 3. Different Ontario Greenbelt land uses west of Brampton, as displayed by Google Maps PNG 2.5 MB Figure 4. Detailed agricultural land uses in the Ontario Greenbelt based on SOLRIS data PNG 2.2 MB Figure 5. Forests and wetlands in the Ontario Greenbelt PNG 1.4 MB Figure 6. The Greenbelt's night lights PNG 3.3 MB Figure 7. The four Landsat image pairs used for the Greenbelt landcover change analysis PNG 0.8 MB Figure 8. Comparison of medium resolution Landsat with high resolution Google Maps imagery PNG 1.9 MB Figure 9. Sample of Google Maps imagery in the southern portion of the Ontario Greenbelt near Caledonia where complete aerial photography is unavailable PNG 2.7 MB Figure 10. Comparison of the spectral reflectance of land uses from satellite imagery with the appearance on the ground PNG 7.8 MB Figure 11. Locations of ground-truthed sites PNG 14.8 MB Figure 12. Locations and sizes of land use conversions in the Ontario Greenbelt PNG 1.2 MB Figure 13. Examples of land uses in the Greenbelt PNG 5.4 MB Figure 14. The Canada Land Inventory (CLI) soil classes and location of areas undergoing change in the Ontario Greenbelt between 1993 and 2007 PNG 2.5 MB Figure 15. The location and area of urban development in the Greenbelt portion of the Regional Municipality of York PNG 11.8 MB Figure 16. Examples of the effect of the Greenbelt boundary on urban sprawl PNG 2.9 MB PHOTOS All photos were taken by GFWC in the Ontario Greenbelt in January 2008. (Please credit Global Forest Watch Canada when you use our photos!) A private golf course on the northern edge of the Oak Ridges Moraine JPG 0.3 MB Patches of forests in the Protected Countryside provide important watershed protection and corridors for species JPG 0.6 MB New residential development in the central part of the Oak Ridges Moraine JPG 0.2 MB A race track in the western side of the Protected Countryside JPG 0.3 MB New residential development in Orangeville, in the western part of the Protected Countryside JPG 0.3 MB The Ontario Greenbelt supports important extraction industries, such as this quarry in the western part of the Protected Countryside JPG 0.3 MB Residential development in the Oak Ridges Moraine. The Greenbelt Plan defines settlement lands in the Oak Ridges Moraine where this type of development may occur. JPG 0.3 MB Rivers provide important connections between Greenbelt Areas and to Lake Ontario JPG 0.2 MB Racetracks in the Ontario Greenbelt help support economic activity in rural communities JPG 0.3 MB