The sheer size is staggering!
, an estimated 26 million cubic meters, or almost a billion cubic feet, of earth and rock have already been dug out since constructionThe images show 425 excavation vehicles working on the Line over a single stretch of the project. A nearby construction base covers two square miles and features several swimming pools, soccer fields, and even a solar farm, according to the report.
Until now, high-definition imagery of the site was "nonexistent publicly," as Amir Farhand, CEO and founder of Soar Earth, told. Some experts are intrigued by why the imagery isn't showing up on larger imagery providers like Maxar Technologies. "If there’s no Maxar images acquired over an area that is experiencing rapid economic investment, something fishy is going on," Jamon Van Den Hoek, a geography professor at Oregon State University, told the publication.And that's especially relevant for the Line, a project which has been mired in controversy from the very start. Saudi Arabia reportedly
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