PRC Reclamation and
Construction Activity Detected on
Woody Island
Analysis By Simularity In Collaboration
With AllSource
November 28, 2020
South China Sea Rapid Alert Service
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Reclamation and Construction on Woody Island by PRC
South China Sea Rapid Alert Service
Imagery credit: Sentinel 2 "European Space Agency – produced from ESA remote sensing data”
Simularity AIADS Anomaly “heat map”
overlaid on Sentinel 2 imagery of
Woody Island. Anomalies (significant
changes) are highlighted in red.
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South China Sea Rapid Alert Service
Imagery credit: Sentinel 2 "European Space Agency – produced from ESA remote sensing data”
Simularity AIADS Anomaly “heat
map” overlaid on Sentinel 2
imagery of Woody Island.
Anomalies (significant changes)
are highlighted in red.
Reclamation area detail.
Reclamation and Construction on Woody Island by PRC – Close Up
Imagery credit: Sentinel 2 "European Space Agency – produced from ESA remote sensing data”
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South China Sea Rapid Alert Service
December 10, 2017
August 17, 2020
Imagery credit: © CNES 2020, Distribution AIRBUS DS
February 5, 2020
Reclamation and Construction on Woody Island by PRC – Comparison
Yellow
outlines
changes from
February
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Case Study: Chinese Reinforce and Expand Woody Island
South China Sea Rapid Alert Service
February 2, 2020
August 17, 2020
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CNES 2020,
Distribution AIRBUS DS
Yellow outlines
changes from
February
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Extensive construction area
Land reclamation underway
Expanded concrete
batch equipment
Background Image date: 17 Aug 2020
Background Image ID: Airbus, PleiadesGeographic coordinates: 16.8398 112.3410
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Reclamation and Construction on Woody Island by PRC
South China Sea Rapid Alert Service
Imagery credit: © CNES
2020, Distribution AIRBUS DS
February 5, 2020Yellow outlines
changes from
February
August 17, 2020
Reclamation and Construction on Woody Island by PRC
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Concrete coastal
reinforcement
Land reclamation underway
Breakwaters
Background Image date: 17 Aug 2020
Background Image ID: Airbus, PleiadesGeographic coordinates: 16.8392 112.3311
Reclamation and Construction on Woody Island by PRC
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South China Sea Rapid Alert Service
Imagery credit: © CNES 2020, Distribution AIRBUS DS
Reclamation and Construction on Woody Island by PRC
February 5, 2020August 17, 2020
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South China Sea Rapid Alert Service
February 5, 2020 August 17, 2020
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Reclamation and Construction on Woody Island by PRC
Yellow outlines changes from
February
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Reclamation and Construction on Woody Island by PRC
South China Sea Rapid Alert Service
Imagery credit: Sentinel 2 "European Space Agency – produced from ESA remote sensing data”
August 17, 2020 February 2, 2020 August 17, 2020February 5, 2020
Yellow outlines changes from
February
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