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Location of Bowen, Queensland
© Geoscience Australia

The city of Bowen is located on the northeast coast of Australia, approximately halfway between Mackay and Townsville. These images were acquired from the Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper sensor. True and false colour images for both a recent (2009), and an older (1988) scene are available below in high resolution JPEG format.

For acquisition of full resolution files see the Earth Observation Catalogue, or contact earth.observation@ga.gov.au

• Bowen true colour before and after
• 1988 Bowen true colour
• 2009 Bowen true colour
• 1988 Bowen false colour
• 2009 Bowen false colour

In this true colour swipe comparison, colours appear as close as they would naturally to the human eye. Urban areas appear grey to white, trees and grasslands as shades of green and yellow, and water bodies as dark blue to black. Within the main business area infrastructure can be observed to become denser over the years. Outward expansion has occurred mainly to the north towards Queens Beach and Horseshoe Bay. Also notice the quite recent beach suburb development on the southern side of the bay opposite the town centre. Agriculture and farming practices within the region likewise become more established.

	1988 Bowen true colour Landsat 5 TM satellite image Red, green, and blue hues are representing TM band’s 3 (visible red), 2 (visible green) and 1 (visible blue) respectively Image taken on 23 July 1988 25m Resolution Download high resolution image [JPEG 258KB] © Geoscience Australia
	2009 Bowen true colour Landsat 5 TM satellite image Red, green, and blue hues are representing TM band’s 3 (visible red), 2 (visible green) and 1 (visible blue) respectively Image taken on 1 July 2009 25m Resolution Download high resolution image [JPEG 252KB] © Geoscience Australia
	1988 Bowen false colour Landsat 5 TM satellite image Red, green, and blue hues are representing TM band’s 7 (mid-infrared), 5 (mid-infrared) and 3 (visible red) respectively Image taken on 23 July 1988 25m Resolution In these false colour images, urban areas appear as shades of purple and white. Vegetation appears as light green to yellow, with drier areas appearing lighter. Water is displayed as dark blue to black. Download high resolution image [JPEG 235KB] © Geoscience Australia
	2009 Bowen false colour Landsat 5 TM satellite image Red, green, and blue hues are representing TM band’s 7 (mid-infrared), 5 (mid-infrared) and 3 (visible red) respectively Image taken on 1 July 2009 25m Resolution Download high resolution image [JPEG 245KB] © Geoscience Australia

Topic contact: earth.observation@ga.gov.au Last updated: October 27, 2011