Small Opium Fields Destroyed

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Small Opium Fields Destroyed
by CityNews



CityNews – The 7th Infantry Division inspected, by air, areas between Mae Hong Son and Chiang Mai to find and then destroy opium fields.

There were a few smaller fields found hidden between other plants and while the fields were destroyed, no one was arrested as they did not find any persons in the area.

Full story: http://www.chiangmaicitylife.com/news/small-opium-fields-destroyed/


-- Chiang City News 2015-11-24

[khwaibah]

"The 7th Infantry Division inspected, by air" By air or by Google Earth.

[MESmith]

"The 7th Infantry Division inspected, by air" By air or by Google Earth.

I'm not sure if google earth is very up to date in those areas. On a recent trip to MHS province, I saw lots of corn fields in small valleys, & it crossed my mind how easy it would be to hide something like poppy fields, surrounded by 2 m high corn. Only visible from the air.

[khwaibah]

"The 7th Infantry Division inspected, by air" By air or by Google Earth.

I'm not sure if google earth is very up to date in those areas. On a recent trip to MHS province, I saw lots of corn fields in small valleys, & it crossed my mind how easy it would be to hide something like poppy fields, surrounded by 2 m high corn. Only visible from the air.

Is Is 03'03/2015 good enough for you on updates by Google Earth.

[MESmith]

"The 7th Infantry Division inspected, by air" By air or by Google Earth.

I'm not sure if google earth is very up to date in those areas. On a recent trip to MHS province, I saw lots of corn fields in small valleys, & it crossed my mind how easy it would be to hide something like poppy fields, surrounded by 2 m high corn. Only visible from the air.

Is Is 03'03/2015 good enough for you on updates by Google Earth.

Not if they plant in a different area each season. The area I was exploring was only from 2014. I doubt the resolution is good enough on GE.

[khwaibah]

"The 7th Infantry Division inspected, by air" By air or by Google Earth.

I'm not sure if google earth is very up to date in those areas. On a recent trip to MHS province, I saw lots of corn fields in small valleys, & it crossed my mind how easy it would be to hide something like poppy fields, surrounded by 2 m high corn. Only visible from the air.

Is Is 03'03/2015 good enough for you on updates by Google Earth.

Not if they plant in a different area each season. The area I was exploring was only from 2014. I doubt the resolution is good enough on GE.

Go to GPS 40° 0′ 0″ N, 123° 30′ 0″ W Northern California its called the Emerald Triangle/ Number 1 doobi growing area in North America. Zoom in on it and you will see the green house's. Imagery date is 5/31/2014. I'll stick to GE.

[MESmith]

quote "Go to GPS 40° 0′ 0″ N, 123° 30′ 0″ W Northern California its called the Emerald Triangle/ Number 1 doobi growing area in North America. Zoom in on it and you will see the green house's. Imagery date is 5/31/2014. I'll stick to GE." unquote

No thanks. The subject is poppy fields in northern Thailand, where GE imagery might be up to 2 or 3 years old.

Edited November 24, 2015 by MESmith

[Colabamumbai]

They ignored the bigger fields as they receive too much money from the growers.

[Roota]

The subject is poppy fields in northern Thailand, where GE imagery might be up to 2 or 3 years old.

It can be, or it can be as recent as 2-3 months. At work I use their Thai imagery a couple times a week and I'm often pleasantly surprised at how up to date it is. But then of course it really isn't their own - it's from multiple sources including Landsat and National Geospatial.

[lee b]

That picture looks like a shot of Dukinfield Manchester in the UK, and trust e we aint got any of that ---- !