China Building Strange Thing In Desert  - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Sionyn
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 14, 2011, 07:57:27 pm
content: fractal antenna array ? seems to a bit unordered perhaps Ionospheric communication research ?http://gizmodo.com/5859081/why-is-china-building-these-gigantic-structures-in-the-middle-of-the-desert

author: Mint.
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 16, 2011, 09:39:19 am
content: China has always seemed to be such a strange place to me...

author: SoftwareSamurai
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 17, 2011, 11:14:25 pm
content: These are spy satellite camera "calibration" targets. Just about every country that has a spy satellite with a camera on it has at least one ground target for "calibration". The fact that these in China are so large hint that the cameras on their spy satellite(s) are pretty low res.I think it would be hilarious to sneak out there one night and erase one line when no one's looking.

author: Keith
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: November 18, 2011, 12:17:59 am
content: yes, but the next post from you if possible would be for funds or a contact at your embassy

author: rf-loop
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 18, 2011, 09:08:51 am
content: Quote from: SoftwareSamurai on November 17, 2011, 11:14:25 pmThese white lines are around 20meter wide.Normal resolution for chinese spy satellites is 0.6m. It is enough for looking armed forces vechile and other targets what need.In years ago American spy satellites did not see tens of school bus sized movement in highly watched area where thousends of peoples was mowed away in one night. Just blind, (or they did not want see)Also some of other type of "strange" images are taken from normal army exercise target areas where also are high-end measurements and testing systems on the ground. Testing small missiles etc weapons. You have seen Chinese war exercises or some weapon systems testings.Also there was just one nice antenna. Widespread (wide BW) yagi array what can use many kinds og scientific purposes. Example for the earth weather, space "weather ", upper altitudes atmospheric research.Also China just are building they space base station where is now base module and one sidemodule. After some time also peoples are working there. (first members there is one chinese woman). Also later they will do lot of civilian but also military researches.btw, these white arrays, some are somehow painted and only for quite short time use. After use they leave these without washing there.It is nice if they can send city map to missile and then also on the flying time they may send data that where on the street map is target if it have moved... example if there are moving vechile without any target pointing.Also there need test many kind of UAV/UAS/RPA planes/wechiles. Some wechiles may have "artifical intelligent" visual system.Also not only military. China make today lot of heavy scientific studies. Also these may need many special things.Of course these are "mysterious" becouse China have not Hollywood for marketing they forces and western propaganda and censorship is filtering and also lying lot of things what is China.And also USA have these many strange things.. maybe more. But do you know what are filtered out from satellite pictures what are in public share. Google just show what they give Google show. Google is also part of propaganda machine - or better tell... monster.

author: metalphreak
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 18, 2011, 03:26:49 pm
content: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=40.452107,90.85693359375&ll=40.445379,90.814362&spn=0.357427,0.705185&t=h&z=11&vpsrc=6This one was pretty interesting. Giant man made pools. Some of them have little (well maybe not so little when you look at the scale!) vehicles attached by some kind of tubing to the edges. Reminded me of the kreepy krauly cleaner in the pool outside

author: Mechatrommer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 18, 2011, 04:09:40 pm
content: No country is able break the China's World Record yet, for longest man made structure on Earth. with modern tech, China can do anything.

author: Lawsen
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 18, 2011, 08:07:07 pm
content: It is a solar power plant to heat water to steam and generate electricity. That is my guess. There are nice dinosaur bones and eggs in the desert, too. Most of the rare earth metals are in that desert, too for the electronics industry. It looks like an asymmetrical solar water heating and needs a cooling ponds and cooling tower for excessive heat. The Great Wall of China could be used for space satellite object to view. Why go to the expense of building a viewing object for a satellite? There would not be a need for a cooling pond. The water has to be piped in from somewhere. China is still a very closed society.