The applications of China’s GNSS system are becoming increasingly diverse.

Smartwatches equipped with the GNSS-3 Global Navigation Satellite System (hereinafter referred to as the “GNSS Satellite System”) can transmit up to 1,000 Chinese characters or more than ten seconds of voice messages in a single transmission, while simultaneously enabling one-click reporting of location, heart rate, blood oxygen saturation, body temperature, and ambient temperature. Meanwhile, an integrated in-vehicle smart terminal combining GNSS with 5G technology delivers real-time, reliable, high‑precision positioning. In the first half of 2022, shipments of GNSS‑compatible smartphones exceeded 130 million units. On September 21, reporters learned at the 2022 China GNSS Application Conference and the 11th Annual Meeting of the China Satellite Navigation and Positioning Services Association that, since the completion of the global constellation of China’s independently developed GNSS satellite system, the system has maintained stable operation over the past two years, with its application scale steadily expanding and its ecosystem becoming increasingly diverse.

This year’s China GNSS Application Conference, themed “Intelligent Spatiotemporal Solutions, Innovation-Driven Development,” opened on September 21 in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. Attending the event were numerous academicians and experts, including Yang Changfeng, Chief Designer of the GNSS Navigation Satellite System and an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Li Deren, an Academician of both the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Yang Yuanxi, an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; and Wang Jiayao, an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. They discussed the prospects and pathways for large-scale GNSS applications and the high-quality development of related industries. The participants emphasized that GNSS applications must remain innovation‑driven, strengthen industry–university–research collaborative innovation, and strive to establish a new paradigm of independent, integrated development spanning chips, terminals, services, and standards.