China's BeiDou-3 satellites get new chips

[ChineseTiger1986]

BEIJING, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- A new chip for the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) was unveiled on Saturday by the Global Navigation Satellite System and Location Based Service (GNSS & LBS) Association of China (GLAC).

The chip supports the new generation of BeiDou-3 satellites for high-precision navigation and positioning. The positioning accuracy of the chip reaches the sub-meter level without ground-based augmentation.

The chip, developed by Shenzhen-based Allystar Technology, also has uses in unmanned driving systems, wearable devices, precision agriculture and smart logistics.

The value of the satellite navigation and LBS industry stood at 212 billion yuan (31 billion U.S. dollars) in 2016, up 22.1 percent from 2015, according to the GLAC. Core output totaled 80.8 billion yuan, 70 percent of which came from BDS.

Four BeiDou-3 satellites will be launched by the end of this year, and a complete global satellite navigation system in place around 2020, according Yang Changfeng, the system's chief designer.

The scale of the BDS industry will reach 240 billion yuan around 2020, said Yang.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-09/16/c_136614567.htm

 

[Dungeness]

A new company at Wuhan, 武汉梦芯科技, has also developed Beidou Navigation chips to be integrated into smartphones.

 

[AndrewJin]

Cool

 

[ohmrlobalobayeh]

Very small chip.

A super microship.

Maybe 1 day, there can be a patent filed for trackng where your children is at all times while you'are at work or even where your pet has gone missing.

 

[Dungeness]

Cool

Have you watched CCTV new series "还看今朝-----武汉“? There are many impressive projects currently underway in your city, including “国家存儲器基地”.

 

[TaiShang]

Very good.

I guess all China-brand phones and cars are now equipped with chips to recognize Beidou.

 

[Tang_BJ]

Very small chip.

A super microship.

Maybe 1 day, there can be a patent filed for trackng where your children is at all times while you'are at work or even where your pet has gone missing.

we already have this kind of products, Little genius phone watch，it's an e watch, but function is limited for children, only can dial mother or father, and provide gps position to the parents. Very cheap,about 500yuan, btw, it's a water-resistant watch.