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Jeffrey Lewis @ArmsControlWonk
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This is really good. One minor clarification -- the platform was installed in May, not July. @planetlabs has half a dozen images of it under construction.
For reference, on April 30, there is nothing in that location. Bombay Reef is located at: 16.06° N, 112.48° E
On May 1, the first ship arrives. By May 3, there are several ships. The white object appears to be the platform under construction. (I bet some of the ships have their AIS on. If you have a @WindwardOceans account, you can probably identify some or all of them.)
By May 7, the platform is finished. And by May 13, it is all alone, waiting for its close-up on July 7, which will reveal the radome and the solar panels.
You need 30 cm resolution imagery for the fine details, but there is enormous analytic value in looking at moderate resolution images (~3 m) with a daily cadence like that provided by @planetlabs.
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