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Location of Hervey Bay, Queensland
© Geoscience Australia

The city of Hervey Bay is located in southeast Queensland near Fraser Island. These images were acquired from the Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper sensor. True and false colour images for both a recent (2010), and an older (1987) 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

• Hervey Bay false colour before and after
• 1987 Hervey Bay true colour
• 2010 Hervey Bay true colour
• 1987 Hervey Bay false colour
• 2010 Hervey Bay false colour

In this false colour swipe comparison, urban areas appear as shades of cyan and white. Vegetation appears as a mix of greens, browns and red. Grasslands appears as olive green, agricultural farming and soils are displayed as shades of red, and forests and overstorey vegetation as various shades of brown. Water bodies appear blue to black. Hervey Bay has expanded rapidly over the past 23 years from small beachside suburbs into a sizable coastal city. New waterfront areas include Craignish, Dundowran Beach, much of Point Vernon, as well as Booral and River Heads. Residential housing has likewise extended inwards to Kawungan, Wondunna and to the rural residential Sunshine Acres. New business and commercial infrastructure is concentrated around Urraween.

	1987 Hervey Bay 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 16 July 1987 25m Resolution Download high resolution image [JPEG 677KB] © Geoscience Australia
	2010 Hervey Bay 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 16 August 2010 25m Resolution Download high resolution image [JPEG 627KB] © Geoscience Australia
	1987 Hervey Bay false colour Landsat 5 TM satellite image Red, green, and blue hues are representing TM band’s 7 (mid-infrared), 2 (visible green) and 1 (visible blue) respectively Image taken on 16 July 1987 25m Resolution In these false colour images, urban areas appear as shades of cyan and white. Vegetation appears as a mix of greens, browns and red. Grasslands appears as olive green, agricultural farming and soils are displayed as shades of red, and forests and overstorey vegetation as various shades of brown. Water bodies appear blue to black. Download high resolution image [JPEG 688KB] © Geoscience Australia
	2010 Hervey Bay false colour Landsat 5 TM satellite image Red, green, and blue hues are representing TM band’s 7 (mid-infrared), 2 (visible green) and 1 (visible blue) respectively Image taken on 16 August 2010 25m Resolution Download high resolution image [JPEG 643KB] © Geoscience Australia

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