BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Beidou navigation application gets further support as the Civil Aviation Administration of China stressed to accelerate its application in civil aviation area.
Also, satellite navigation is one of the key areas raised by the civil and military technology and product recommendation directory released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.
The Beidou system has formed enormous industry chains in the civil sector and will be an important strategic emerging industry of the country, according to Zhang Quande, secretary general with GNSS and LBS Association of China (GLAC), noting that Beidou technology is expected to be widely used in areas such as high-speed rail, fishery, electricity, forestry, disaster reduction, smart city construction and social governance. (Edited by Niu Huizhe, niuhuizhe@xinhua.org)
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