Nghi Son Island VN
Nghi Son Island VN
Back in 1966, I served a year in Vietnam. I was in the Air Force stationed at Da Nang. That conflict tore Vietnam apart both figuratively and literally. Many times I've wondered if the Vietnamese people have been able to repair their once ravaged country. This island and the surrounding mainland indicates positive steps toward recovery are being made.
This area is north of the old DMZ. In August 1964, Vietnamese patrol boats took off from this area and fired upon the USS Maddox, which was on an intelligence gathering mission. This controversial incident led to the single greatest major escalation of that conflict, the Gulf of Tonkin Incident.
Now days, the area is noted for the Nghi Son Cement Factory, located in the Nghi Son Industrial Area, and port. The industrial area and port provide employment and other opportunities for the local inhabitants. Recovery is happening in Vietnam, slowly.
Just a few remarks about the complexity of this mapping project. I initially selected this area due to some off-lying islands. Those were mapped within the first few hours. I decided to work on Nghi Son Island as an after-thought. It turned out to be quite complex. What appears to be finger-like dikes in the lagoon are most probably related to aquaculture. What I have identified as EVS Land Bare along the coast is most probably a series of beaches. The area is riddled with limestone which is used in the cement operation. However the Landsat imagery hints at it's locations within the area, but not enough that I feel confident in identifying it. The Nghi Son area of this project took about six to eight hours to complete. Interesting, but not fun. However, when you are stubborn and determined to complete each mapping project, you just keep pushing until everything is complete. I think that goes for most projects in life.
Enjoy!
Labels: cement, island, Landsat, map, Marplot, Pacific, Vietnam
