In this map of the Puget Sound area, county boundaries are drawn in purple. Coloring the water light blue to makes it easier to see the islands and twisting waterways in the Puget Sound.
Lighter colors mean that more light is reflected.
Compare the image to the map above and, using the shapes of the islands and harbors of Puget Sound, locate Olympia and Everett in the Landsat Image. Trace a course in the Sound you could take from Everett to Olympia by sailboat. Land Use Scientists using Landsat data can combine the various wavelengths to make a false color image of land use. At this scale, evidence of human activities is easy to see. The larger image is 112kb.