Large infrastructure investments in roads and airports around Istanbul, Turkey

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 09 October 2014 from 15:59:04 to 15:59:29 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 12 August 2015 at 09:00:06 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 24 January 2022 at 15:59:50 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 21 July 2022 at 08:55:59 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 01 October 2022 at 08:48:01 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Urban, coastal, infrastructure, transport, roads, airport, greenhouse gas, climate change, Turkey
Fig. 1 - S2 (21.07.2022) - A new international airport has been built in Istanbul in 2019, another was enlarged in 2022, a third is being demolished.
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Fig. 2 - S2 (23.08.2015 / 01.10.2022) - The new Istanbul Airport opened in 2019, leading to the transfer of all commercial flights from Atatürk Airport.
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Fig. 3 - S2 (12.08.2015 / 01.10.2022) - Atatürk Airport was closed to passengers in 2019, to freight in Feb. 2022, demolition works began in May 2022.
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Fig. 4 - S1 (09.10.2014->02.11.2014 / 12->24.01.2022) - Sabiha Gökçen Airport, a 2nd runway was built in 2022.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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