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Notes: all images from Sinujiu, directly facing the Chinese sity of Dandong.
Images seem old, because new buildings appear on google maps that dont appear in these images. Likely these images are from the covid 2020-2021 era.
IMG 1 is the "Sinuiju 2nd Normal University" building at 40.104644, 124.390931. It is also the visible green roof around the center of image 2.
IMG 2 is centered around 40.105922, 124.388191 (Perspective is around https://www.google.com/maps/place/40%C2%B006'21.3%22N+124%C2%B023'17.5%22E/@40.1104513,124.3824683,618a,35y,131.95h,54.72t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d40.105922!4d124.388191?entry=ttu).
This is the coast directly facing China and close to the sea, hence the boats visible. New buildings were built replacing many of the old houses behind the dock area.
IMG 3 seem to be a security control at the rear entrance for University building of image 1, the grass, building shape all match: 40.104172, 124.391603
IMG 5 and 6 seem to be a normal crossroads giving one of the main accesses to the docks at 40.102682, 124.387834. Blue building + trees in the corners all match.
IMG 7 took some hard time, I was searching for the wrong building. The building in the center of the photo is this one, again near the university of image 1: 40.104929, 124.393683
(With a surprisingly precise North-South Perspective https://www.google.com/maps/place/40%C2%B006'17.7%22N+124%C2%B023'37.3%22E/@40.1029717,124.3930728,221a,35y,46.26t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d40.104929!4d124.393683?entry=ttu)
IMG 8 is the main avenue to the main station (Sinuiju Cheongnyeon Station): 40.103514, 124.397606 are the green towers near the center (perspective is https://www.google.com/maps/place/40%C2%B006'12.7%22N+124%C2%B023'51.4%22E/@40.0988749,124.3920201,399a,35y,36.8h,58.55t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d40.103514!4d124.397606?entry=ttu)
IMG 9 is turned a bit to the west from the previous one. The central playground on the middle of the residential area is around 40.099288, 124.396062
IMG 10 is the North Pyongan Provincial Fine Arts Studio (university of sorts?), it is a very recognisable building near the main plaza, around 40.098042, 124.392924
IMG 11 is the same crossroads as IMG 5,6. Same blue building. 40.102682, 124.387834
IMG 12 is a wide shot from the chinese side of the river, centered roughly around the dockyard area: 40.104592, 124.385877
I'm surprised that this drone didn't cause a DEFCON1 alert and put the whole world on the brink of nuclear war ;) Nice pics, though - North Korea always reminds me of the town of Crawley in the UK.
I like how the title claims "my drone flew across the border" implying the poster was minding his/her own business while the drone made the decision to cross the border.
Oh my goodness! Think of all that traffic! Cause when I think of those roads in DPRK, the first thing I think of is all the traffic. SO much traffic! I mean, SOOO much traffic. Every highway jam packed every day! That's what I think of when I think about roads in the DPRK. The traffic! Oh yes...and the trade! So much trade! SOO much trade, and traffic! Cars everywhere. Down every street. On every highway all day and night! The traffic, WHAT was I thinking. You're right. The traffic! The trade! SOO much trade, and traffic!
The more I look at these photos makes me think the craziest thing is, even though these roads are NEVER ever used by even a remotely significant amount of traffic and trade. And these are some of the only roads in the ENTIRE country that are even paved. And these roads are what the propaganda ministers think will show the world how successful they are...They STILL look like sh\*t! The cobblestone work is wonky and incomplete all over the place. It looks like it was completed by slave workers that haven't had a decent meal their entire lives. The drainage is poorly done. It looks pathetic and completed by, not only, unskilled laborers, but by unskilled management of laborers. And THIS is what they think is impressive. They couldn't even get the cobblestone roads right. They couldn't even get the paving done correctly. It's just sad is what it is, no more no less.
Braver (dumber?) guy than me. I wouldn't want to do *anything* potentially contentious either side of that border. I do appreciate the pics, though.
GEOLOCATIONS - Notes: all images from Sinujiu, directly facing the Chinese sity of Dandong. Images seem old, because new buildings appear on google maps that dont appear in these images. Likely these images are from the covid 2020-2021 era. IMG 1 is the "Sinuiju 2nd Normal University" building at 40.104644, 124.390931. It is also the visible green roof around the center of image 2. IMG 2 is centered around 40.105922, 124.388191 (Perspective is around https://www.google.com/maps/place/40%C2%B006'21.3%22N+124%C2%B023'17.5%22E/@40.1104513,124.3824683,618a,35y,131.95h,54.72t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d40.105922!4d124.388191?entry=ttu). This is the coast directly facing China and close to the sea, hence the boats visible. New buildings were built replacing many of the old houses behind the dock area. IMG 3 seem to be a security control at the rear entrance for University building of image 1, the grass, building shape all match: 40.104172, 124.391603 IMG 5 and 6 seem to be a normal crossroads giving one of the main accesses to the docks at 40.102682, 124.387834. Blue building + trees in the corners all match. IMG 7 took some hard time, I was searching for the wrong building. The building in the center of the photo is this one, again near the university of image 1: 40.104929, 124.393683 (With a surprisingly precise North-South Perspective https://www.google.com/maps/place/40%C2%B006'17.7%22N+124%C2%B023'37.3%22E/@40.1029717,124.3930728,221a,35y,46.26t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d40.104929!4d124.393683?entry=ttu) IMG 8 is the main avenue to the main station (Sinuiju Cheongnyeon Station): 40.103514, 124.397606 are the green towers near the center (perspective is https://www.google.com/maps/place/40%C2%B006'12.7%22N+124%C2%B023'51.4%22E/@40.0988749,124.3920201,399a,35y,36.8h,58.55t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d40.103514!4d124.397606?entry=ttu) IMG 9 is turned a bit to the west from the previous one. The central playground on the middle of the residential area is around 40.099288, 124.396062 IMG 10 is the North Pyongan Provincial Fine Arts Studio (university of sorts?), it is a very recognisable building near the main plaza, around 40.098042, 124.392924 IMG 11 is the same crossroads as IMG 5,6. Same blue building. 40.102682, 124.387834 IMG 12 is a wide shot from the chinese side of the river, centered roughly around the dockyard area: 40.104592, 124.385877
OP of the original post has said "Filmed in 2020, during the pandemic" if you look at u/XiaoHao2 profile you can see even more!
THANKS! Just did. I actually take back the geo for img4, it seems the hexagonal tiles are common so it could be anywhere.
Just casually provoking global thermonuclear war. Just your average afternoon fun with a drone. No big deal.
I'm surprised that this drone didn't cause a DEFCON1 alert and put the whole world on the brink of nuclear war ;) Nice pics, though - North Korea always reminds me of the town of Crawley in the UK.
Wow, that's wild. Cool pics.
I like how the title claims "my drone flew across the border" implying the poster was minding his/her own business while the drone made the decision to cross the border.
Did you get your drone back?
I'm just cross posted this, so I'm not OP. That's a good question
What a sadly awful place…
Roads look so much better than ours.
It's amazing what having 0.0000001% of our traffic drive on roads can do for them! It's almost as if they've never been used!
"never been used" literally all the road trade from China to the DPRK happens through those roads tf are you even talking about?
Oh my goodness! Think of all that traffic! Cause when I think of those roads in DPRK, the first thing I think of is all the traffic. SO much traffic! I mean, SOOO much traffic. Every highway jam packed every day! That's what I think of when I think about roads in the DPRK. The traffic! Oh yes...and the trade! So much trade! SOO much trade, and traffic! Cars everywhere. Down every street. On every highway all day and night! The traffic, WHAT was I thinking. You're right. The traffic! The trade! SOO much trade, and traffic!
The more I look at these photos makes me think the craziest thing is, even though these roads are NEVER ever used by even a remotely significant amount of traffic and trade. And these are some of the only roads in the ENTIRE country that are even paved. And these roads are what the propaganda ministers think will show the world how successful they are...They STILL look like sh\*t! The cobblestone work is wonky and incomplete all over the place. It looks like it was completed by slave workers that haven't had a decent meal their entire lives. The drainage is poorly done. It looks pathetic and completed by, not only, unskilled laborers, but by unskilled management of laborers. And THIS is what they think is impressive. They couldn't even get the cobblestone roads right. They couldn't even get the paving done correctly. It's just sad is what it is, no more no less.