Illegal sand mining for Makassar land reclamation, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Landsat-5 TM acquired on 20 September 1999 at 02:03:18 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 20 December 2015 at 21:43:42 UTC
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Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 22 June 2022 at 21:44:24 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 28 June 2022 at 02:23:29 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Coastal, infrastructure, beach, coral reef, fishing, port, biodiversity, Indonesia
Fig. 1 - L5 (20.09.1999) / S2 (28.06.2022) / S1 (05.06.2016 & 22.06.2022) - Makassar coastal area is being increased by land reclamation.
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Allegations of corruption and monopoly targeted former governor of South Sulawesi regarding the projects of Makassar New Port project and Center Point of Indonesia.
Fig. 2 - S2 (20.05.2017) / S2 (28.06.2022) - Illegal sand dredging raised anger in nearby Kodingareng Island, who bear the brunt of the impact.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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