The 30-sq-km of each major European urban area

edubejar · March 6th, 2011, 10:09 PM

CORRECTION: The 900-sq-kilometers of each major European urban area:

The aerial maps I have created for this thread have been created with a mapping/GIS software, not Google Maps or Bing Maps websites, and not Google Earth. Scale is thus assured with better control and each map is projected with the UTM zone that best represents the urban area in question. With these maps, you can be sure you are comparing apples to apples in terms of scale.

To compare the extents of any given urban area, open two web browsers of this thread and compare the same quad (e.g. EAST) of any two urban areas by toggling back and forth, or viewing in dual monitors.

This thread will be most fun for those who have visited several European cities and who have a general understanding of the layout of a given city and its urban area. Construction density can also be determined in the majority of these maps.

I will be slowly adding urban areas, mainly in alphabetical order. So return to find the major European urban area you want to see.

Note:
1. most capital cities will be added. Urban areas of non-capital cities will be added if >= 1 million inhabitants and if imagery coverage is available; I may add < 1 million urban areas later
2. the Centre quad will always contain the city-centre of the urban area's main city, although said city-centre may not always be mapped in the exact center of the quad.
3. the mapping of the urban area in the 9 quads is done in such a way to include the entire main body of the urban area, however, urban development corresponding to arm-like extremities/corridors and even the periphery of the main body may be excluded if they do not allow the city-centre to be mapped within the Centre quad, or if the urban area in question is very extensive, as is the case most notably with London's. As very few urban areas in Europe will occupy more than 30 sq km, this will usually only be a problem for the aforementioned arm-like extremities/corridors but not for peripheral development of the main body itself.

Credits
Bing Maps Aerial Imagery service
(c) 2010 Microsoft Corporation and its data suppliers

World Imagery service
Source: ESRI, i-cubed, USDA FSA, USGS, AEX, GeoEye, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGP

edubejar · March 6th, 2011, 10:23 PM

Amsterdam

Amsterdam - NW

Amsterdam - NORTH

Amsterdam - NE

Amsterdam - E

Amsterdam - CENTRE

Amsterdam - WEST

Amsterdam - SW

Amsterdam - SOUTH

Amsterdam - SE

edubejar · March 6th, 2011, 10:36 PM

Athens, Αθήνα, Athína

Athens - NW

Athens - NORTH

Athens - NE

Athens - EAST

Athens - CENTRE

Athens - WEST

Athens - SW

Athens - SOUTH

Athens - SE

***christos-greece*** · March 18th, 2011, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by edubejar

Athens, Αθήνα, Athína

***

I wonder how those aerial photos of Athens may look; i will wait to see them when those photobucket photos are visible again...

ayanamikun · March 22nd, 2011, 06:07 PM

Example

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Originally Posted by edubejar

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Originally Posted by edubejar

edubejar · March 6th, 2011, 10:51 PM

Barcelona

Barcelona - NW

Barcelona - NORTH

Barcelona - NE

Barcelona - EAST

Barcelona - CENTRE

Barcelona - WEST

Barcelona - SW

Barcelona - SOUTH

Barcelona - SE

edubejar · March 7th, 2011, 12:22 AM

Belgrade, Београд, Beograd

Belgrade - NW

Belgrade - NORTH

Belgrade - NE

Belgrade - EAST

Belgrade - CENTRE

Belgrade - WEST

Belgrade - SW

Belgrade - SOUTH

Belgrade - SE

Larmey · March 7th, 2011, 12:39 AM

Awesome concept for a thread!

edubejar · March 7th, 2011, 01:12 AM

*** Introducing the two most-extensive urban areas thusfar posted, alphabetically: Berlin (Germany) and Birmingham (England), which will follow next.

Berlin

Berlin - NW

Berlin - NORTH

Berlin - NE

Berlin - EAST

Berlin - CENTRE

Berlin - WEST

Berlin - SW

Berlin - SOUTH

Berlin - SE

edubejar · March 7th, 2011, 01:24 AM

Birmingham (England)

Birmingham - NW

Birmingham - NORTH

Birmingham - NE

Birmingham - EAST

Birmingham - CENTRE

Birmingham - WEST

Birmingham - SW

Birmingham - SOUTH

Birmingham - SE

joshsam · March 7th, 2011, 11:01 AM

This is great! I really really love this thread! I study geography so I'm a great fan of this! Keep up the good work. Can't wait to see more!

edubejar · March 7th, 2011, 03:19 PM

Thank you Larmey and joshsam. I think Brussels and the two "Bu-" capitals of Eastern Europe are next.

edubejar · March 7th, 2011, 03:28 PM

I was surprised to see how sprawly Birmingham in England is. It's urban area extends so much for a non-capital city. It's also interesing to see the development styles and patterns between for example Birmingham's UA, which is largely rowhouses (which on the ground level one can see is not purely residential, however), in comparison to Athens, which is very dense in most of its UA and less sprawly. Amsterdam looks very orderly and planned, like nothing was done by coincidence or chance.

wc eend · March 8th, 2011, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edubejar

I was surprised to see how sprawly Birmingham in England is. It's urban area extends so much for a non-capital city. It's also interesing to see the development styles and patterns between for example Birmingham's UA, which is largely rowhouses (which on the ground level one can see is not purely residential, however), in comparison to Athens, which is very dense in most of its UA and less sprawly. Amsterdam looks very orderly and planned, like nothing was done by coincidence or chance.

which is basically true. Concerning Brigmingham, it's in fact quite difficult to see the difference between the centre and the rest of the city.

wc eend · March 7th, 2011, 06:03 PM

Keep up the good work! Looking forward to the next episode!

Struckar · March 7th, 2011, 11:44 PM

You've got a small error. It's not 10 sq.km but 100sq.km a tile. 10kmx 10km= 100km2, so it's 900km2 altogether.

edubejar · March 8th, 2011, 04:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Struckar

You've got a small error. It's not 10 sq.km but 100sq.km a tile. 10kmx 10km= 100km2, so it's 900km2 altogether.

I'm so glad you caught that. I have made the corrections. Unfortunately I can't change the title of the thread

I will see what I can do with Ljubljana. I may have to show smaller capitals with one quad, if their UA's extent is mostly contained in a single quad.

Struckar · March 8th, 2011, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edubejar

I will see what I can do with Ljubljana. I may have to show smaller capitals with one quad, if their UA's extent is mostly contained in a single quad.

Well the cities that have most of it's population working in Ljubljana (data shows 275.000 living in Ljubljana municipality and 150.000 daily migrations in to the city municipality) extend in this area of 30x30km, so it's no biggie. =) Just imagine that it's a huge metropolis with reaaaaaly low density. =) I do.

Struckar · March 7th, 2011, 11:46 PM

Oh! And I sure do hope Ljubljana can make it in this forum. It's far smaller than anything seen thus far, but it is an important capital city of a EU member, so it would be nice for a comparison.

Fallout · March 7th, 2011, 11:58 PM

Question is: are you crazy enough to finish this?

March 6th, 2011, 10:09 PM	#1
edubejar Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,471 Likes (Received): 6	The 30-sq-km of each major European urban area CORRECTION: The 900-sq-kilometers of each major European urban area: The aerial maps I have created for this thread have been created with a mapping/GIS software, not Google Maps or Bing Maps websites, and not Google Earth. Scale is thus assured with better control and each map is projected with the UTM zone that best represents the urban area in question. With these maps, you can be sure you are comparing apples to apples in terms of scale. To compare the extents of any given urban area, open two web browsers of this thread and compare the same quad (e.g. EAST) of any two urban areas by toggling back and forth, or viewing in dual monitors. This thread will be most fun for those who have visited several European cities and who have a general understanding of the layout of a given city and its urban area. Construction density can also be determined in the majority of these maps. I will be slowly adding urban areas, mainly in alphabetical order. So return to find the major European urban area you want to see. Note: 1. most capital cities will be added. Urban areas of non-capital cities will be added if >= 1 million inhabitants and if imagery coverage is available; I may add < 1 million urban areas later 2. the Centre quad will always contain the city-centre of the urban area's main city, although said city-centre may not always be mapped in the exact center of the quad. 3. the mapping of the urban area in the 9 quads is done in such a way to include the entire main body of the urban area, however, urban development corresponding to arm-like extremities/corridors and even the periphery of the main body may be excluded if they do not allow the city-centre to be mapped within the Centre quad, or if the urban area in question is very extensive, as is the case most notably with London's. As very few urban areas in Europe will occupy more than 30 sq km, this will usually only be a problem for the aforementioned arm-like extremities/corridors but not for peripheral development of the main body itself. Credits Bing Maps Aerial Imagery service (c) 2010 Microsoft Corporation and its data suppliers World Imagery service Source: ESRI, i-cubed, USDA FSA, USGS, AEX, GeoEye, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGP Last edited by edubejar; March 8th, 2011 at 04:07 AM. Reason: correction

March 6th, 2011, 10:23 PM	#2
edubejar Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,471 Likes (Received): 6	Amsterdam Amsterdam - NW Amsterdam - NORTH Amsterdam - NE Amsterdam - E Amsterdam - CENTRE Amsterdam - WEST Amsterdam - SW Amsterdam - SOUTH Amsterdam - SE Last edited by edubejar; March 9th, 2011 at 05:55 AM.

March 6th, 2011, 10:36 PM	#3
edubejar Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,471 Likes (Received): 6	Athens, Αθήνα, Athína Athens - NW Athens - NORTH Athens - NE Athens - EAST Athens - CENTRE Athens - WEST Athens - SW Athens - SOUTH Athens - SE Last edited by edubejar; March 9th, 2011 at 05:56 AM.

March 6th, 2011, 10:51 PM	#6
edubejar Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,471 Likes (Received): 6	Barcelona Barcelona - NW Barcelona - NORTH Barcelona - NE Barcelona - EAST Barcelona - CENTRE Barcelona - WEST Barcelona - SW Barcelona - SOUTH Barcelona - SE Last edited by edubejar; March 9th, 2011 at 05:57 AM.

March 7th, 2011, 12:22 AM	#7
edubejar Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,471 Likes (Received): 6	Belgrade, Београд, Beograd Belgrade - NW Belgrade - NORTH Belgrade - NE Belgrade - EAST Belgrade - CENTRE Belgrade - WEST Belgrade - SW Belgrade - SOUTH Belgrade - SE Last edited by edubejar; March 9th, 2011 at 05:58 AM.

March 7th, 2011, 12:39 AM	#8
Larmey Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 692 Likes (Received): 0	Awesome concept for a thread!

March 7th, 2011, 01:12 AM	#9
edubejar Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,471 Likes (Received): 6	* Introducing the two most-extensive urban areas thusfar posted, alphabetically: Berlin (Germany) and Birmingham (England), which will follow next. Berlin Berlin - NW Berlin - NORTH Berlin - NE Berlin - EAST Berlin - CENTRE Berlin - WEST Berlin - SW Berlin - SOUTH Berlin - SE** Last edited by edubejar; March 9th, 2011 at 05:59 AM.

March 7th, 2011, 01:24 AM	#10
edubejar Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,471 Likes (Received): 6	Birmingham (England) Birmingham - NW Birmingham - NORTH Birmingham - NE Birmingham - EAST Birmingham - CENTRE Birmingham - WEST Birmingham - SW Birmingham - SOUTH Birmingham - SE Last edited by edubejar; March 9th, 2011 at 06:00 AM.

March 7th, 2011, 11:01 AM	#11
joshsam Bokparty Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sint-Truiden Posts: 4,210 Likes (Received): 150	This is great! I really really love this thread! I study geography so I'm a great fan of this! Keep up the good work. Can't wait to see more! __________________ *Be. Forum Meeting - Brussels* Morocco: Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz region- A small trip report Belgium's capital of fruit: Sint-Truiden

March 7th, 2011, 03:19 PM	#12
edubejar Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,471 Likes (Received): 6	Thank you Larmey and joshsam. I think Brussels and the two "Bu-" capitals of Eastern Europe are next.

March 7th, 2011, 03:28 PM	#13
edubejar Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,471 Likes (Received): 6	I was surprised to see how sprawly Birmingham in England is. It's urban area extends so much for a non-capital city. It's also interesing to see the development styles and patterns between for example Birmingham's UA, which is largely rowhouses (which on the ground level one can see is not purely residential, however), in comparison to Athens, which is very dense in most of its UA and less sprawly. Amsterdam looks very orderly and planned, like nothing was done by coincidence or chance.

March 7th, 2011, 06:03 PM	#15
wc eend Fremdkörper Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: 1060 Posts: 1,142 Likes (Received): 3	Keep up the good work! Looking forward to the next episode!

March 7th, 2011, 11:44 PM	#16
Struckar Unregistered user Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: LUR Posts: 5,050 Likes (Received): 16	You've got a small error. It's not 10 sq.km but 100sq.km a tile. 10kmx 10km= 100km2, so it's 900km2 altogether.

March 7th, 2011, 11:46 PM	#19
Struckar Unregistered user Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: LUR Posts: 5,050 Likes (Received): 16	Oh! And I sure do hope Ljubljana can make it in this forum. It's far smaller than anything seen thus far, but it is an important capital city of a EU member, so it would be nice for a comparison.

March 7th, 2011, 11:58 PM	#20
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