{"id":243156,"date":"2016-10-07T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?guid=cc866e2820663396f8a2cdc51aead045"},"modified":"2016-10-07T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T08:00:00","slug":"shanghai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=243156","title":{"rendered":"Shanghai"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe Chinese city of Shanghai is pictured in this Sentinel-2A image from 16 December 2015.\n<\/p>\n

\nAs well as the country\u2019s most populous city \u2013 with over 24 million people \u2013 this global financial centre is also the site of the world\u2019s busiest container ports owing to its strategic location on the Yangtze River Delta.\n<\/p>\n

\nIf we take a closer look at the Yangtze along the top of the image, we can see multiple ships in its waters, as well as in the smaller tributary \u2013 the Huangpu River \u2013 flowing through the city centre.\n<\/p>\n

\nShanghai\u2019s famous skyline is located on a peninsula on the east side of the river near the centre of the image. What was mainly farmland and countryside until about two decades ago is now home to Shanghai\u2019s skyscrapers, including the Oriental Pearl Tower, casting long dark shadows.\n<\/p>\n

\nAnother noticeable feature in this area are the brightly coloured rooftops of housing projects in red and blue.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe city\u2019s historic centre sits on the opposite side of the Huangpu River, appearing darker in colour owing to its dense population. In fact, half of Shanghai\u2019s residents live in this district.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe Sentinel-2 mission for Europe\u2019s Copernicus programme is tasked with monitoring our changing lands, and that includes cities. With its high-resolution imager, it can track urban expansion and assist urban planners to ensure the sustainable management of densely populated areas.\n<\/p>\n

\nThis image is featured on the Earth from Space video programme<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\nThe Chinese city of Shanghai is pictured in this Sentinel-2A image from 16 December 2015.\n<\/p>\n

\nAs well as the country’s most populous city – with over 24 million people – this global financial centre is also the site of the world’s busiest container ports owing to its strategic location on the Yangtze River Delta.\n<\/p>\n

\nIf we take a closer look at the Yangtze along the top of the image, we can see multiple ships in its waters, as well as in the smaller tributary – the Huangpu River – flowing through the city centre.\n<\/p>\n

\nShanghai’s famous skyline is located on a peninsula on the east side of the river near the centre of the image. What was mainly farmland and countryside until about two decades ago is now home to Shanghai’s skyscrapers, including the Oriental Pearl Tower, casting long dark shadows.\n<\/p>\n

\nAnother noticeable feature in this area are the brightly coloured rooftops of housing projects in red and blue.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe city’s historic centre sits on the opposite side of the Huangpu River, appearing darker in colour owing to its dense population. In fact, half of Shanghai’s residents live in this district.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe Sentinel-2 mission for Europe’s Copernicus programme is tasked with monitoring our changing lands, and that includes cities. With its high-resolution imager, it can track urban expansion and assist urban planners to ensure the sustainable management of densely populated areas.\n<\/p>\n

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