Image Name: The Optimist
Image Date: August 2000
Image Source: Landsat 7
Scale: 1"= 1.4 miles(2.2km)

Description: On the edge of the Kalahari Desert in Namibia, sand dunes are encroaching onto once-fertile lands in the north. Healthy vegetation appears red in this image; in the center, notice the lone red dot. It is the result of a center-pivot irrigation system, evidence that at least one optimistic farmer continues to work the fields despite the approaching sand.

Ordering ID: THEOPTIMIST