China's Ministry of Natural Resources announced the launch of a national satellite base station service network on Thursday during the Surveying and Mapping Law Publicity Day event in Chongqing Municipality in southwest China.
The network, designed to promote the sharing of surveying and mapping data across regions, integrates data from over 3,300 satellite base stations throughout the country. The new system aims to facilitate the use of geographic data and information across various industries to support the real economy in the digital era.
"The national satellite base station service network is an infrastructure for surveying and mapping. All surveying and mapping activities rely on the public good and the public services it provides. It's the basis of surveying and mapping calculations. Constructing this network primarily supports the scaled application of Beidou satellite services and the rapid development of related industries to adapt to the demands of the digital economy development. In the future, sectors such as the digital economy, low-altitude economy, intelligent connected vehicles and others will all require highly precise positioning services," said Zhou Xing, director of the Land Surveying and Mapping Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources.
The Beidou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) was initiated in 1994. The construction of BDS-1 and BDS-2 was completed in 2000 and 2012, respectively. When BDS-3 was completed and put into service on July 31, 2020, China became the third country to have an independent global navigation satellite system.
China launches national satellite base station service network
China's total value-added of industrial enterprises above the designated size, an important economic indicator, expanded 4.5 percent year on year in August this year, official data showed Saturday.
On a monthly basis, the industrial output edged up 0.32 percent in August from the previous month, the National Bureau of Statistics(NBS) said in a monthly statement.
The enterprises above the designated size refer to those with an annual main business turnover of at least 20 million yuan (about 2.82 million U.S. dollars).
The value-added of equipment manufacturing grew by 6.4 percent year on year, while that of hi-tech manufacturing surged 8.6 percent, 1.9 percentage points and 4.1 percentage points faster than the average industrial production growth, respectively.
As for consumption, retail sales of consumer goods went up 2.1 percent year on year in August to 3.8726 trillion yuan (about 545 billion U.S. dollars). From January to August, the overall online retail volume reached 9.6352 trillion yuan (about 1.357 trillion U.S. dollars), up 8.9 percent year on year. The retail sales of services increased by 6.9 percent year-on-year.
"In August, the national economy operated in a stable manner on the whole. We adhered to the general principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability and implemented the new development philosophy accurately and comprehensively, strengthened macroeconomic control and focused on promoting high-quality development. The production demand continued to recover and employment and prices remained basically stable. The high-quality development continued to advance. The economy witnessed a generally stable situation and steady development," said NBS spokeswoman Liu Aihua at a press conference in Beijing.
China's industrial output up 4.5 pct in August
