A Guide to Satellite Imagery Analysis for the Nuclear Age – Assessing China’s CFR-600 Reactor Facility
Satellite imagery has long served as a tool for observing on-the-ground activity worldwide, and offers especially valuable insights into the operation, development, and physical features related to nuclear technology. This report serves as a “start-up guide” for emerging analysts interested in assessing satellite imagery in the context of the nuclear field, outlining the steps necessary for developing comprehensive and effective analytical products.
What goes on in the mind of an analyst during satellite imagery analysis? Four broad steps included in this report – establishing context, collecting imagery, analyzing imagery, and drawing conclusions – serve as a simple outline for analysts interested in assessing satellite imagery with a particular focus on the nuclear field. This report uses China’s CFR-600 reactor site as a case study, providing a roadmap to the analytical thought processes behind the analysis of satellite imagery.
This report was adapted into an ArcGIS StoryMap, an interactive multimedia narrative. Click here to view the StoryMap.
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