Google Earth community finds oddities in Chinese desert

Posted by The Technocrat | Filed under Web

China FlagA post by the Register led me to a thread over at the Google Earth community detailing strange constructions in the Chinese desert. Among the weird facilities? A 700×900 meter (!) scale model of disputed territory between China and India, a runway complex that looks like a tiddlywinks game, and what appears to be a “munitions effectiveness” firing range.

If you’ve got Google Earth, these are a must-see:

The scale model

The scale model overlayed on the actual landscape

‘Probability of Kill’ blast site

This is very cool, and a great example of low-level generation of information and discovery.

Comments (2) | July 21st, 2006

2 Responses to “Google Earth community finds oddities in Chinese desert”

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    September 2, 2010 at 7:49 pm

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  2. pres Says:
    December 2, 2010 at 8:20 pm

    Thank you for another great article. Where else could anyone get that kind of information in such a perfect way of writing? I have a presentation next week, and I am on the look for such information.

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