Creator of #AccessDPRK, the most detailed map of North Korea freely available, #OSINT wonk & satellite archaeology hobbyist. Open to collaborations. 🇺🇸🏳️🌈
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Joined March 2011
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The #AccessDPRK 2023 map update is now available! The Pro version offers over 70,500 places, while the Free version gives people access to a solid foundation re: North Korea's military, domestic, and cultural sites.
Pro: bit.ly/AccessDPRKPro
Free: bit.ly/AccessDPRKFree
After having abandoned an unfinished retractable radar site decades ago (the big hole), North Korea finally put up an early-warning radar system in 2019-21 west of Nampo. @ 38.739778° 125.260981° #AccessDPRK
ICYMI, for the last two years DPRK residents have been forced to empty the burial mounds of their ancestors and cremate the remains as part of gov't efforts to reforest hillsides. The examples are numerous & stunning. From #AccessDPRK
mynorthkorea.blogspot.com/20…
A quick update on what's been going on with #AccessDPRK lately and a progress report on one of the most involved projects to (soon) come out from it.
A Patreon exclusive: patreon.com/accessdprk/posts…
It's so cool that Google has decided to blur the entire South Korean side of the DMZ *rolls eyes*
The imagery is often years old anyway, and with pretty much all other examples of similar censorship, it does nothing to protect national security. But sure, let's play pretend
In this month's #AccessDPRK article, I examine the *very* little-known Nungwol-li Coastal Missile Defense Base in Kangwon Province.
People accuse the present South Korean government of being "pro" North Korea and pro-communism.
Well, you don't get much more pro-Pyongyang than Trump throwing the ROK under the bus and giving Kim what he wants
In my latest for @nknewsorg, several ancient tombs around Kaesong have been opened with some exhibiting severe damage, raising questions about North Korea's commitment to historic preservation of shared Korean heritage.
nknews.org/pro/ancient-royal…
Jacob Bogle retweeted
Re: our statement on Image Generation in Google Earth:
“We know that people uniquely trust Google Earth for a reliable view of the world. We’ve seen geospatial professionals using this feature for a range of useful purposes, however we’ve also seen people sharing screenshots of generated imagery that appear to violate our policies. So we’re rolling back this feature in Google Earth while we work on implementing stronger guardrails. It's important to note that generated images didn’t appear in the main Google Earth experience for others to see and were watermarked as AI generated.”
I feel it's important to underscore that no AI is used in the #AccessDPRK mapping project. Not in searching for points of interest, not in image creation, and not in writing.
This is wildly irresponsible of Google - allowing people to create AI generated satellite images. Satellite imagery has always been such a useful and reliable source because it came from reliable sources, but now Google is messing with it at source.
digitaldigging.org/p/how-to-…
After six years of construction, this little coastal hotel south of Haeju is still incomplete. @ 37.957501° 125.794525°
Hotels seem to be one of the more difficult things for North Korea to finish. #AccessDPRK
Jacob Bogle retweeted
A United Nations committee voted to inscribe a major archaeological site in the West Bank and a set of castles in southern Lebanon as World Heritage sites, despite objections from Israel, which had urged the committee to reject the bids.
apnews.com/article/unesco-se…
The latest from #AccessDPRK examines the ongoing effects of Kim's policies to reforest the nation's hillsides at the expense of destroying thousands of burials.
(link below)
Traditional Burial Grounds Emptied in Wake of DPRK Policies
mynorthkorea.blogspot.com/20…
Nuclear weapons are a scourge on humanity, and enabling proliferation is a moral crime against every human being alive and yet to be born.
This is also a change in policy that only signals the weakness of Washington.
U.S. President Donald Trump approves a nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia that may allow the kingdom to enrich uranium, two AP sources say. apnews.com/article/trump-sau…
The first two fatalities of the American Revolution were an immigrant child and an African-American.
I wonder if ghouls and goblins inside MAGA are aware? 🤔
Large excavation happening under Mount Namsan in Haeju. Double vaulted...highway tunnel? Irrigation? Flood control? 38.030507° 125.704074° #AccessDPRK
Jacob Bogle retweeted
On July 17, 2026, Korea JoongAng Daily writes, “Pyongyang has reportedly built dozens of military facilities believed to support multiple rocket launchers targeting Seoul near the inter-Korean border.” You can access the full article through the link: koreajoongangdaily.com/korea…
Jacob Bogle retweeted
Exclusive to RFA with imagery analyzed by @jacobbogle
