China's first high-resolution satellite maps large part of world

The Ziyuan III, China's first high-resolution stereo mapping satellite for civilian use, has sent back visual data covering 69.45 million square kilometres of the globe since it was launched in January 2012. The satellite produced images of 190 million square kilometres of fields for mapping, land, mining and water conservancy, ridding the country of its reliance on imports of hi-resolution satellite images, according to the National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geo inform .. More

(Source: Economic Times - Oct 22)