On 27 September 2023, the result of China Association for Geospatial Industry and Sciences (CAGIS) for "2023 China Geographic Information Science and Technology Progress Award" was announced. Hong Kong Aerospace Technology Group Limited won the special prize in the joint application project of "Major Infrastructure Deformation Radar Remote Sensing Key Technology and Demonstration Applications".
This project, focus on the cutting-edge technology of remote sensing mechanism of cloudy and rainy environment, has made breakthroughs in three key technologies: Interpretation of typical targets microwave sensing mechanism, robust estimation of InSAR deformation in complex and changeable infrastructure environment and integrated engineering treatment, forming a new integrated innovation result of "Remote sensing ground station - theoretical research - core technology - demonstration application - industry incubation".
At present, the results have been successfully applied to the Hong Kong International Airport, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, and the smart monitoring of infrastructure in Southeast Asian countries, achieving excellent results in demonstration applications.
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