Gaborone, boom-town capital city of Botswana

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 16 March 2019 at 07:56:51 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 20 March 2019 at 16:54:52 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 21 March 2019 at 16:47:26 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 26 March 2019 at 16:55:14 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Urban planning, infrastructure, capital city, Botswana
Fig. 1 - S2 (16.03.2019) - Gaborone is located in south-eastern Botswana, near the Notwani River, only 15 km from the South African border.
2D view
Fig. 2 - S2 (16.03.2019) - Planned to be the capital when Botswana became an independent nation, Gaborone's building started in 1963.
3D view
The city originally planned on 20 000 citizens. By 2011, it counted over 230 000 inhabitants.
Fig. 3 - S1 (20,21,26.03.2019) - Its very fast, unplanned growth has created problems with housing & illegal settlements.
2D view
Fig. 4 - S2 (16.03.2019) - Original city planners have sometimes been pointed as the cause of Gaborone's development problems.
2D view
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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