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I can't figure out one light pollution source in Poland in Sluchowo (54.77550N, 17.94972E). The map from 2015 shows some factory of sorts, but it disappears on

by macqm 7y ago

I can't figure out one light pollution source in Poland in Sluchowo (54.77550N, 17.94972E). The map from 2015 shows some factory of sorts, but it disappears on the map from 2020, all you can see is an outline what it was. I really wonder what kind of place this was and why it emitted relatively a lot of light.

aasasd 7y ago
OpenStreetMap doesn't have anything there, but Wikimapia has a ‘Shale Gas Drilling Rig’ nearby (‘Wiertnia Gazu Łupkowego’).
- macqm 7y ago
  Bingo you got it. https://infolupki.pgi.gov.pl/en/whats-drilled/news/3legs-resources-published-results-production-tests-made-lublewo-lep-1sth https://infolupki.pgi.gov.pl/en/whats-drilled/news/3legs-res...
f1refly 7y ago
Most likely some kind of military operation. It could be a storage site, guarded 24/7 where light is important so the guards can see everything clearly.
- pbhjpbhj 7y ago
  Is this just tradition? Surely a computer system can see/hear, maybe using night-vision (lidar? radar?), way better than guards can. Then lights can activate and guards can shoot at anyone unwanted who crossed the perimeter .. surely enough incentive?
  - zoonosis 7y ago
    I think that being well lit will help to deter intruders.
    - pbhjpbhj 7y ago
      How? Won't getting shot my soldiers be a deterrent?
      - zoonosis 7y ago
        How will they know if there are soldiers if they aren't lit?