Current Land Use Map of Germantown, Maryland

 This map displays the land use classification area for Germantown, Maryland. Over the past 30 years, Maryland’s population has increased by 30% while land consumption has increased by 100% . The City of Germantown wants to follow the Governor’s advice and work toward Maryland’s “Smart, Green and Growing Initiative.” Using the combination of the bands Red: 4, Green: 5, Blue: 6 created the image for the map.

 The class names and color are located under the class names section with the area of each class to the left in acres. The distance image represents the Spectral Euclidean Distance, the brighter a pixel, the greater the difference. Urban/Residential areas are located in pink with an area of 1,999 acres. Agriculture areas are located in cyan with an area of 11,538 acres. Water areas are located in blue with an area of 639 acres. The rest of the classes are located under the class name legend.