Aircraft remote-sensing system begins operations

Eye in the sky: An aircraft carrying the remote sensing technology that can take images to assess disaster sites, among other tasks. — Xinhua

BEIJING: China’s new aeronautic system for conducting detailed observations and monitoring of Earth’s surface passed its final acceptance stage and is now formally in operation.

The Chinese Aeronautic Remote Sensing System, which consists of two medium-sized manned aircraft together with a range of remote-sensing technologies, was developed by the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.