Saudi Arabia wants investors to know its ambitious NEOM development is on track.  Its effort is called “Ground X” and is meant to show live feeds of construction sites, project deadlines, and a “progress library” for each zone of NEOM, including Sindalah, THE LINE and TROJENA. NEOM is looking for a “PMO Specialist” to join the Ground X team, which the job posting says is “responsible for delivering a mandate to document NEOM’s progress.” 

The Ground X website is not open to the public and a reporter was not able to review it.  

But a public version of the website does give some details: It says it has installed 452 time-lapse cameras, 63 live cameras and more than 300 drone locations across NEOM, capturing two million photos and 70,000 videos. (On Thursday, a day following publication of this article, the public version of this website was no longer available. NEOM did not respond to a request for comment.)

A “success cases” page on the project’s website lays out its intent: “Ground X is empowering NEOM’s key Leaders and Managers in completing project milestones on time and budget with full credibility and trust of Investors.”

A “pricing” page says, “Show, don’t tell. Amplify asset credibility and investor allure with clear progress showcases.”

A NEOM spokesperson said: “We do have GroundX, they’re like our in-house content studio. Investors and anyone who is given access can see live developments of key assets.”

NEOM is made up of several zones: Magna, OXAGON, Sindalah, TROJENA, and THE LINE. More areas may be announced by NEOM in the future.

TROJENA, which is scheduled to host the Asia Winter Games in 2029, has installed more than 10 cameras, according to the public Ground X site, which doesn’t indicate when it was last updated.