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There are many ways to skin a parking lot! Measuring, estimating
and mapping impervious surfaces can be an important part of getting
a handle on better planning and design for your community. The
techniques range from getting out your trusty tape measure, to
using sophisticated computer programs to analyze satellite imagery—each
with its own cost and accuracy considerations. Below, new techniques
and some of the trusty old ones are summarized, and where available,
we've linked our summaries to papers that provide additional technical
information. There's a lot there. Good hunting!
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