(by Sun Baochen, Sep 25, BeiDou) From September 25 to 26, 2012, BeiDou/GNSS Application Demonstration & Experience Campaign (BADEC for short) was successfully held in Sheraton Karachi Hotel, Pakistan. Delegates from Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), ministries of agriculture, aeronautics, urban and rural construction, transportation, mapping, disaster prevention and reduction, and related enterprises, technical research institutions and universities participated in this event. Through various activities including reports, technical speeches, discussion, communication, exhibition and demonstration, they witnessed and understood the establishment and application achievements of the The BeiDou System, and carried out broad exchange and communication with Chinese leading enterprises in satellite navigation field.
The opening ceremony of BADEC was held on the morning of September 25. Chairman of SUPARCO Ahmed Bilal praised the establishment and application achievement of The BeiDou System. He said that developing high and new technologies like satellite navigation would play an important role in promoting social economic development of Pakistan. He hoped to popularize satellite navigation technology and promote the application of BeiDou navigation system in Parkistan through the BADEC event. Ran Chengqi, Director of China Satellite Navigation Office (CSNO), pointed out in his remarks that "Navigation satellite system is an important space infrastructure of a country. As an influential power worldwide, China attaches much importance to the establishment, development and application of BeiDou Navigation Satellite System. At present, the cooperation between China and Pakistan in the field of satellite navigation has been pushed forward steadily, and the implementation of BADEC event marks the significant and practical achievement during bilateral cooperation procedure". The Consul General of China in Karachi, Mr. ZHANG Jianxin said "The friendship between Pakistan and China is of long lasting, and people from both countries are as intimate as brotherhood. The domain of satellite navigation has explored further space for bilateral technical cooperation. As the first large-scale event jointly organized since two countries started cooperation in the field of satellite navigation, BADEC event had opened up a new prospect for the internationalization of The BeiDou System, and created advantageous environment for Chinese enterprises to expand market abroad."
During the symposium in BADEC event, the delegates from China and Pakistan made presentations regarding the development and applications of the BeiDou System, and the application of GNSS applications in Pakistan; In technical report session, Chinese and Pakistani experts carried out deep exchange and discussion on the application of GNSS in vehicle information management, ship monitoring and management, high precision measurement, position service and geographic information system. In the seminar session, Chinese enterprises leading in satellite navigation, including China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASTC), China Electronics Technology Group Corporation ( CETC ), carried out cooperation communication with Pakistani customers and related enterprises with regard to mapping and surveying, ground transportation, aviation, ground-based augmentation, disaster prevention and reduction. The exhibition demonstration session, which was divided into three parts——system, application and enterprise, demonstrated to the Pakistani delegates and the public the establishment of the BeiDou navigation system, the latest achievements and creative concepts in civil application areas in the way of display boards, physical exhibits and field show.
The event hosted by CSNO and SUPARCO with the theme of "Sensing BeiDou and Applying BeiDou", aimed at promotion of technical exchange and cooperation. Through various activities including reports, lectures, symposiums and exhibitions, it showed the construction and application achievements of the BeiDou navigation system to establish BeiDou brand, promote enterprise cooperation, push forward the steady development of China-Pakistan cooperation, and explore the ways and methods for expanding the market of the BeiDou navigation system to the Asia-Pacific region and the whole world.
Chinese government attached great importance to the event. The delegates from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, as well as theleading enterprises in satellite navigation including CASTC and CETC participated in this event.
