At the core of the initiative is a three-dimensional digital operations base, combining modules for low-altitude security, spatial services, and airspace governance. Leveraging AI-driven spatial modeling and deep learning, AutoNavi has built an automated spatiotemporal reconstruction platform capable of generating high-fidelity aerial digital maps in real time—eliminating costly manual data collection.

“Using AI, AutoNavi delivered Longgang’s aerial digital base in less than a month,” said Dong Zhennin, Vice President of AutoNavi Maps. “Once you have this digital base, companies operating drones or other aerial systems can dramatically cut deployment times and costs.”

Previously, drone route planning required on-ground testing and took up to a week. Now, with AutoNavi’s platform, routes can be planned, approved, and executed in a matter of hours, streamlining airspace management processes for regulatory authorities and operators alike.