#GALLERY: UAE from space

[Adam2707]

Another thing I came across is this...



"To expand the possibilities for beachfront tourist development, Dubai, part of the United Arab Emirates, undertook a massive engineering project to create hundreds of artificial islands along its Persian Gulf coastline. Built from sand dredged from the sea floor and protected from erosion by rock breakwaters, the islands were shaped into recognizable forms, including two large palm trees. The first Palm Island constructed was Palm Jumeirah, and the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra satellite observed its progress from 2000 to 2009.

In these false-color images, bare ground appears brown, vegetation appears red, water appears dark blue, and buildings and paved surfaces appear light blue or gray. The first image, acquired in November of 2000, shows the area prior to the island’s construction. The image from February 2002, shows the barest beginnings of the artificial archipelago. By October 2002, substantial progress had been made on Palm Jumeirah, with many sandy “palm fronds” inside a circular breakwater.

By November 2003, the palm tree has been constructed, and buildings and vegetation populate Palm Jumeirah in the images from November 2004, October 2005, September 2006, March 2007, and November 2008. The final image, acquired in February 2009, shows vegetation on most of the palm fronds, and numerous buildings on the tree trunk.

Inland, changes are just as dramatic between November 2000 and February 2009. In the earliest image, empty desert fills the lower right quadrant of the image, as cityscape primarily hugs the coast. As the years pass, urbanization spreads, and the final image shows the area almost entirely filled by roads, buildings, and irrigated land."

All the images shown in the video can be downloaded in high-resolution here.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Fea...ange/dubai.php

[Adam2707]

Dubai 21st June



High Res
http://browse.digitalglobe.com/image...geWidth=natres

[Adam2707]

Another one. 12th June 2009



High Res
http://browse.digitalglobe.com/image...geWidth=natres

[Shezan]

those pics are stunning!

[Adam2707]

Abu Dhabi - 29 June


High-Resolution

[GregfromAustria]

thank you! where do you get those recent pictures? do you pay for them?

[Adam2707]

Originally Posted by The-King

they are all from Digital Globe, you need to go to the homepage www.digitalglobe.com then click on "find imagery" (to the right of Welcome)
then click Search Image Finder, enter your desired area and let it search.
When found, you click on the Search button to the right of the pic and select the imagery you want.

hope that helps

No you don't have to pay for them unless you want ultra-high resolution images.
The images that are posted on here are just 'previews'

[Dubai_Boy]

can anyone try and find me the latest possible update of Al reef villas project in Abu Dhabi

24°27'24"N 54°40'25"E

thats the coordinates if its any help

[Adam2707]

I had a look for you ,but the latest from that area is from March.
Still, this is it if it helps.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...&postcount=228

[garcia.calavera]

is it just me or in the latest google earth update there are some new images around the marina , palm jumeirah area , there are 2009 for sure by the looks of the almost completed metro stations

[garcia.calavera]

this is marina station , you can also see the toped out almas tower , completed yacht club , toped marina mall and hotel.
Anyone know what are they building on the round peninsula further north of the burj al arab?

[Tavik]

Yes.
There is a small area of Dubai - from 1st February 2009

[Dubai_Boy]

Originally Posted by Adam2707

I had a look for you ,but the latest from that area is from March.
Still, this is it if it helps.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...&postcount=228

thanks adam , yes i can see there is a huge difference in progress with al reef villas in your version from march .... too bad i can zoom in on it a little more ;D

[The-King]

Originally Posted by garcia.calavera

this is marina station , you can also see the toped out almas tower , completed yacht club , toped marina mall and hotel.
Anyone know what are they building on the round peninsula further north of the burj al arab?

This is the Porto Dubai project.

[Dark Matter]

Dubai, 29/7/09

[Dark Matter]

Abu Dhabi, 29/7/09

What the heck is the HAMAD thing at the bottom?

[Axel_F]

From the Supertall thread and from flickr:
image hosted on flickr

[Axel_F]

Originally Posted by Dark Matter

Abu Dhabi, 29/7/09

What the heck is the HAMAD thing at the bottom?

I have found something in en.wikipedia.org:
Sheikh Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan (also affectionately known as The Rainbow Sheikh) is a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

He HAS carved his own name in his own 30,000 hectare Fatasi Island outside the city of Abu Dhabi (the Letters are 500 metres high and are filled with sea water)

[The-King]

Originally Posted by Dark Matter

Abu Dhabi, 29/7/09

What the heck is the HAMAD thing at the bottom?

that's on Al Futaisi island.

noticed it some time ago, I hate it!

[gerald.d]

That's just fantastic.

The sheer audacity is mind-boggling.

Slartibartfast eat your heart out