Image: A raw SPOT-5 image of the Oxford and Darfield areas separated by the Waimakariri River

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This image is a raw SPOT-5 image of the Oxford and Darfield areas separated by the Waimakariri River.  The image is depicted as colour infrared, however, the imagery can be depicted in natural colours.  The insert in the top left shows in more detail the information obtained from such imagery: visible are channels in the river, willows between the river and the road, circular pasture patterns (bright red) associated with centre-pivot irrigation systems, and different types of planted forest species (dark red and brown) in the left part of the insert. © CNES 2007