China Achieves Complete Real-time Reception of Satellite Data

China has achieved real-time reception of satellite data across all its national territory and 70 percent of the land area in Asia since September, when a satellite ground station located at an altitude of 2,827 meters in Yulong Naxi autonomous county, Lijiang, was completed and put into operation.

Nov 12, 2024

China’s Photovoltaic Power Stations from Space

Oct 31, 2024

BeiDou-Enabled Remote Sensing Experiment Enhances Ecological Monitoring in Yellow River Delta

A large-scale space-air-ground integrated scientific experiment, part of the "BeiDou-enabled Remote Sensing Application Pilot Program," was carried out from July 20 to August 15 at the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve.

Oct 22, 2024

AIR Unveils BDS-powered Automated Smart Farm in Shandong Province

A fully automated smart farm in Jiaoqiao Town, east China's Shandong Province, was completed and put into operation, according to the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on October 23, 2024.

Oct 28, 2024

China Develops Sky-ground Intelligent Monitoring System for Plant Pests, Diseases

BEIJING, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- China has developed a sky-ground intelligent monitoring and early warning system for plant pests and diseases, according to the Aerospace Information Research Institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Oct 21, 2024

Earth's Landscapes Through Thermal Infrared Imager from SDGSAT-1

The distribution and dynamic changes in the surface temperature on Earth are closely related to human social and economic activities, industrial production conditions, and landforms. the "Atlas of SDGSAT-1 Satellite Thermal Infrared Image" includes 10 different types of land cover landscapes from 118 different global regions. It showcases the thermal characteristics of typical natural landforms and artificial structures, which is crucial for understanding surface energy balance, climate change, land cover and land use changes, urban heat island effects, agricultural monitoring, and natural disaster assessment.

Oct 17, 2024

China's Self-developed Airship Harvests Wind Power at Record Height

WUHAN, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- China's domestically developed buoyant airborne turbine (BAT) reached a record height on Thursday in central China's Hubei Province, harnessing stronger, steadier winds from higher altitudes to generate power.

Oct 11, 2024

Interview: Big Earth Data Offers Key Resource for Global Community, Says Project Leader

NEW YORK, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- The 2024 Big Earth Data report, released at the ongoing 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), sets a new standard for using advanced technologies in promoting sustainable development and offers key resource for the global community, the project's leader told Xinhua in a recent interview.

Sep 28, 2024

CBAS Unveils New Report on Leveraging Big Earth Data for UN Sustainable Development Goals

The International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS) held a press conference in Beijing on Sept. 25 to introduce the Big Earth Data in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals Report (2024). During the event, experts such as Professor Guo Huadong, director-general of CBAS, presented key insights from this report and highlighted the center's efforts to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Sep 28, 2024

China Achieves Over Half of UN Sustainable Development Goals Ahead of Time

According to the "Big Earth Data in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals Report (2024)", recently released on the UN website, China has achieved 126 indicators ahead of schedule for the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. These indicators account for more than half of the 227 indicators evaluated in the report.

Sep 25, 2024

China’s Progress and Global Challenges: New Report Reveals Big Earth Data’s Role in Achieving UN 2030 Agenda

In a bold move to accelerate the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development through technology innovation, the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS) has unveiled the “Big Earth Data in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals Report (2024)”. Presented during the Summit of the Future at the 79th United Nations General Assembly from September 22-23, the report offers a visionary roadmap for harnessing Big Earth Data to advance the Global Development Initiative and align with the UN’s "Pact with Future". This publication is now available to global representatives and has been officially launched on the UN website.

Sep 25, 2024

China Develops "Space-Ground Information Ports"

BEIJING, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Searching for dark matter and black holes; taking high-definition images of the Earth; monitoring fires, earthquakes and mudslides, these are just a few tasks supported by the data from some 50 Chinese scientific and Earth observation satellites currently in orbit.

Sep 25, 2024

Eyeing Sustainability: China’s Green Development Agenda Empowers Small Island Developing Countries to Address Climate Challenges, Promote Resilience: Top Remote Sensing Scientist

China has long been committed to addressing global climate change and promoting sustainable development through technological innovation and international cooperation. Recently, the Global Times reporter Shan Jie (GT) interviewed Guo Huadong (Guo), an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Director-General of the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS), to discuss the role of big Earth data in helping Small Island Developing States (SIDS) achieve sustainable development and improve their disaster response capabilities.

Sep 25, 2024

China Launches World's First 10b Parameter Remote Sensing Basic Model

The world's first large-scale remote sensing basic model with more than 10 billion parameters, "RingMo 3.0," was launched at the first Aerospace Information Technology Conference on Saturday, marking it as an integrated space-air remote sensing model.

Sep 23, 2024

China Focus: China Builds Laser Communication Ground Station for Massive Satellite Data Transmission

URUMQI, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- A laser communication ground system with a 500mm-caliber antenna was successfully deployed Sunday on the Pamir Plateau in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, which is expected to significantly enhance the country's capacity for massive satellite data transmission.

Sep 15, 2024