RADI (Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth)

The Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth (RADI) was a research institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences specialising in Earth observation, satellite remote sensing and digital-Earth science, operating China’s principal satellite ground-station network. In 2017 RADI was merged into the CAS Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIRCAS), which continues its remote-sensing research; the link below is the successor institute’s English-language site.

Website: english.aircas.cn (successor institute, AIRCAS)

Relationship

Chinese Academy of Sciences remote-sensing research institute (since merged into the CAS Aerospace Information Research Institute), partnering with NQM under the Newton Fund UK–China Agri-Tech Challenge.

Case studies

• Potato blight management for Chinese agriculture using AI and satellite imagery — developed the satellite image processing system estimating soil moisture, feeding HEBAU’s ChinaBlight prediction model.