The shining stars of cyberspace forging a digital future

From next-generation internet protocols and smart logistics to clean energy and cultural relics, WIC highlights exemplary cases of innovation in the building of a shared online community

BeiDou Navigation Satellite System

China Satellite Navigation Office

The China-developed BeiDou Navigation Satellite System is one of the world's four major suppliers of global satellite navigation data. It has been open to global users since 2020, providing them with round-the-clock, all-weather high-accuracy positioning, navigation and timing services.

Currently, more than half of the countries and regions in the world are using the BDS and more people are enjoying a convenient, efficient, precise and safe life as a result.

Over 30 African countries are using the BDS. In Mozambique, the use of drones deploying the BDS has greatly improved the efficiency of plant protection. In Burkina Faso, the BDS helped reduce by half the time required to survey and map for a new hospital, which later played an important role in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases.

In Asia, the BDS is being utilized in projects such as the Usoi Dam in Sarez Lake in Tajikistan, the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan highway, the China-Kazakhstan crude oil pipeline and aboard China-Europe freight trains.

In addition, the BDS is widely used in Arab and ASEAN countries for agricultural production, urban governance, as well as wildlife protection.