China Focus: China's First Helicopter-borne Electromagnetic Detection System Deployed

plateau railway construction project, the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) said on Tuesday.

Feb 18, 2025

Improved Soil Monitoring Boosts Climate and Agriculture Research

Scientists have determined that about 63 percent of existing soil moisture observation stations globally accurately reflect soil moisture conditions at the satellite pixel scale, according to the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Feb 12, 2025

Chinese Researchers Use Earth Science Satellite to Monitor Offshore oil, Gas Platforms

BEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers have unveiled a novel application of the Earth science satellite SDGSAT-1 for observing offshore oil and gas platforms. The study, led by researchers from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), was recently published in the International Journal of Digital Earth.

Feb 08, 2025

Chinese Researchers Achieve Breakthrough in Terahertz Wave Study

BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese research team has developed a novel terahertz wave polarization modulator that can be used in multiple fields such as high-speed wireless communication, the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Aerospace Information Research Institute said on Wednesday.

Jan 23, 2025

China Conducts First Glacier Inventory Survey Using Airborne Ice Radar

BEIJING, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have conducted a glacier inventory survey in northwest China, using their independently developed airborne ice radar technology, the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has announced.

Dec 26, 2024

Satellite Ground Stations Provide Key Link in Stable Data Flow

The satellite data receiving station network, composed of these five stations, boasts 38 large-diameter data receiving antennas and over 10 high-speed optical fiber data transmission links, leading the world in scale and technical specifications, according to the Aerospace Information Research Institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Dec 24, 2024

Revolutionizing Digital Imaging: Researchers Achieve Resolution Breakthrough with Hyper-Sampling Imaging

A research team led by ZHANG Ze from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a groundbreaking Hyper-sampling Imaging (HSI) technology that dramatically enhances the image quality and resolution of the digital imaging system. The advancement, detailed in the journal Laser & Photonics Reviews​ on November 11, 2024, overcomes the long-standing technical limits of conventional image sensor manufacturing, opening new frontiers in imaging technology.

Nov 28, 2024

China Launches Cloud platform to Share Remote-sensing Achievements

BEIJING, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- China launched an open cloud platform on Friday to provide the public with a series of aerospace information application services, including remote-sensing data. The GEOVIS Cloud Open Platform is expected to support fields such as smart agriculture, environmental protection, urban planning, traffic monitoring and natural disaster warning.

Nov 24, 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

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