Ordos Kangbashi, the biggest ghost town in China slowly awakes

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 30 March 2016 at 03:25:52 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 23 July 2019 at 03:25:41 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Land, urban planning, urban growth, infrastructure, Inner Mongolia, China
Fig. 1 - S2 (30.03.2016) - 4,3,2 natural colour - Inner Mongolia is rapidly expanding due to the exploitation of its many natural resources.
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Fig. 2 - 23.07.2019 - In 2003, officials launched the creation of a new 1 million person city district.
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Fig. 3 - 30.03.2016 - Subsequent reports have supported the claims that Kangbashi housed around 20 000 to 30 000 people as of 2010.
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Fig. 4 - 23.07.2019 - As more facilities are being built, the inner city is now around 200 000 inhabitants while its suburb is still quite empty.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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