China expands BeiDou use for intelligent driving — ECNS

China is expanding the use of spatiotemporal data from the BeiDou satellite navigation system for intelligent driving, the low-altitude economy and embodied artificial intelligence. Chen Jun, director of the Department of Land Surveying and Mapping at China’s Ministry of Natural Resources, said this at a press conference, ECNS reports.

Navigation station network

The ministry has integrated data from more than 7,500 satellite navigation reference stations across the country. The agency is also continuing to develop the network to expand its service capabilities.

BeiDou spatiotemporal data are also used in transport, energy, agriculture and meteorology. The ministry is advancing the “AI + spatiotemporal information” initiative and developing industry-specific artificial intelligence models to improve intelligent sensing, analysis and decision-making.

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Data for disaster response

Geospatial technologies are also used in emergency response. During a recent emergency caused by a landslide at Gyirong Port in the Xizang Autonomous Region, satellites providing public services and commercial satellites were deployed.

They provided high-resolution images taken before and after the disaster. According to ECNS, these materials helped authorities analyze the causes of the incident, support rescue operations and prevent secondary hazards.