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AIR Scientists Propose New Method on Laser Beam Propagation through Air Turbulence
A study on the "Pin-Like Optical Beams to Penetrate Turbulence" published by the scientists from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) was on the list of “30 exciting peer-reviewed optics researches” that had emerged around the world in 2019, according to a news on the annual highlights special issue recently released by the Optical Society of America (OSA), which has been highlighting a list of top 30 exciting optical research of the year on its annual special issue since 1990.
December 17, 2019 -
China Releases 30-meter-resolution Global Forest Cover Map
BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- China has achieved a 30-meter-resolution Global Forest Cover Map (GFCM) of 2018 for forest management, according to the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences on Wednesday.
November 21, 2019 -
China Launches Big Earth Data System
BEIJING, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- A big Earth data system was launched at the 1st China Digital Earth Conference that opened Monday in Beijing.
November 19, 2019 -
China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station Confirms Data Reception from GaoFen-7 Satellite
The China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station (RSGS) under the Aerospace Information Research Institute has successfully tracked and received 6-track of data from the newly launched Earth observation satellite Gaofen-7 (or GF-7) from November 4 to 6. A total of 616.6 GB of data was received.
November 15, 2019 -
AIR to Build National Earth Observation Data Center
A review meeting was held at AIR on September 2 to discuss the construction of the National Earth Observation Data Center (NODA). Prof. LI Guoqing, head of the center, gave a detailed report on NODA’s 2020-2025 development and implementation plan.
September 30, 2019 -
In-situ Data Collected to Support Common Applications of Land Observation Satellites
In Changchun and Songyuan, two northeastern cities of China, AIR scientists has led a series of satellite-air-ground-based experiments from June 17 to August 25, obtaining high-quality integrated in-situ observation dataset over the areas, which can be used to assess the quality of common remote sensing products based on China’s land observation satellites.
September 17, 2019