Mapping a New Frontier: HighMaps Expands into Low-Altitude Economy with Shenzhen Longgang

Phoenix News Tech Jul 31, HighMaps has officially expanded its business scope from land to air. Yesterday, HighMaps and Shenzhen Longgang District jointly announced the launch of the "HighMaps in the Air" project, which aims to build a comprehensive low-altitude economy demonstration zone covering all scenarios. This move marks HighMaps' full-scale entry into the trillion-level low-altitude economy new track, dedicated to replicating land-based transportation navigation and management experiences to the air.

The core of "HighMaps in the Air" is to build a digitalized time-space infrastructure for urban low-altitude fields. It's not just a simple three-dimensional map, but an integrated system that combines massive real-time data and AI deep learning technology to generate and update city 3D models daily. This system provides key functions such as identical mapping management, air route intelligent planning, and real-time spatial collision warnings for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and other types of aircraft.

The goal is to achieve precise and intelligent management of the 388 square kilometers within Longgang District's 600-meter-low-altitude airspace, allowing different types of aircraft to operate in a high-density scenario with orderliness. The district has already built a solid foundation for developing low-altitude economy, having constructed 125 low-altitude takeoff and landing platforms, opened 217 routes, and accumulated over 300,000 flights.

The cooperation between the two parties will further accelerate the rise of Longgang's low-altitude industry, forming a complete innovation ecosystem from policy, infrastructure, scene, technology, and other aspects. The cooperation is comprehensive, covering not only low-altitude economy but also advanced fields such as intelligent driving, smart traffic, robots, and instant delivery.