Hi-Res Sat Pic Of North Korean Train Accident

[platform389]

Paging all photo interpreters :D
http://www.digitalglobe.com/images/qb/yongchonRR_may13_2003_psh_dg.jpg
From the DigitalGlobe site.
www.digitalglobe.com

[Herrmannek]

Not much cars there :)

[Uninen]

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-04/23/content_1436330.htm

"A satellite photo of the North Korean city of Ryongchon, also known as Yongchon, taken May 13, 2003 shows the train line running from the top left of the image to the bottom centre.(China Daily/*******)"

Its not the "accident photo".......

[Grim]

But wow, impressing quality.

[king_nothing100]

Look at all those fields but yet their people are still dying of starvation.

[MSG Dman]

If its not the accident photo then why does it show a huge burnt area, and several burnt train cars exactly in the location that the news media said that it happened? It looks like an explosion happened in the photo, and a clean up has begun to remove the wreckage.

I may be wrong, but it looks post accident to me.

Any other opinions?

[Herrmannek]

Strange that houses near seems untouched, maybe that black **** is coal leftovers from loading/unloading trains?

[Uninen]

Strange that houses near seems untouched, maybe that black **** is coal leftovers from loading/unloading trains?

Like i said, the picture is from May 13, 2003...... ;)

This is a picture of the location, but from time way before the accident........

[Herrmannek]

Strange that houses near seems untouched, maybe that black **** is coal leftovers from loading/unloading trains?

Like i said, the picture is from May 13, 2003...... ;)

This is a picture of the location, but from time way before the accident........

Don't spoile ze fun :)...as punishment you must find some controversial satelite photo we can disccus :)

[Genesis]

I have to agree with the age of the photo, just look at the name of the graphic:

www.digitalglobe.com/images/qb/yongchonRR_may13_2003_psh_dg.jpg

[Genesis]

Here's another satellite image from the same site, this one is Fallujah Iraq in 2002:


http://www.digitalglobe.com/images/qb/al_fallujah_sep15_2002_dg.jpg

[Pille1234]

Look at all those fields but yet their people are still dying of starvation.
That's because they sell their grain for foreign currencies. Building nukes is expensive, these days.
Ah, and not all fields are for grain, many are reserved for poppies.

[Herrmannek]

From height cities looks so ascetic....

[M_S]

the city is really beautiful!

[M_S]

is there a site were you can look at any place by satelite?

[hood]

here's one:

http://terraserver.com