Looking up, a trillion-yuan "new blue ocean" is quietly unfolding in Changchun. Despite being tested by sub-zero temperatures of -20℃, the city's low-altitude economy is far from hibernating; instead, it is accelerating its development pace. Relying on an intelligent "brain" capable of perception and cognition, drones are weaving a smart network through the forested landscape of Jingyuetan. From inspections to logistics, and from concept to implementation, Changchun is using "low-altitude+" as its brush to paint a vivid picture of future life in the skies above the city, injecting fresh momentum into the revitalization of this traditional industrial base.
Guided by planning, Changchun is constructing a new industrial development framework. With the release of the "Changchun Action Plan for Promoting High-Quality Development of the Low-Altitude Economy (2024-2026)," the city has charted a clear "flight path" and established a dedicated task force to coordinate efforts. The plan aims to build an industrial spatial layout characterized by "one core, three bases, four pivots, and one corridor." Presently, the Jingyue High-Tech Industrial Development Zone has already established the Jilin Provincial Low-Altitude Flight Service Management Platform. This platform integrates the country's first large language model for low-altitude airspace, "Zidong Changkong 3.0," and has innovatively established a tripartite "military-civilian-local" collaborative airspace approval mechanism. These concrete measures signal that Changchun's low-altitude economy has progressed from blueprint planning to substantive implementation, initially achieving the strategic goal of "getting airborne."
Application scenarios for the low-altitude economy are becoming increasingly diverse in Changchun's Jingyue High-Tech Zone. Shi Shaopeng, Business Director of the Zidong Taichu (Changchun) Large Model Innovation Center, explained, "Traditional drone inspection functions are relatively rigid, often capable of performing only a single task per flight. After integrating the low-altitude large model, we have achieved 'one flight, multiple data collections.' Through multimodal technology for intelligent recognition, incidents can be automatically reported, assigned for handling by the management platform, and finally re-inspected by drones, forming a complete operational loop." This intelligent transformation is bearing fruit across multiple sectors: government inspections are conducted routinely on a daily basis; an integrated "drone + unmanned vehicle" smart logistics system operates stably on Fushe Road; low-altitude meal delivery has been implemented at the Northeast Normal University's Jingyue Campus; and an "aerial bridge" for medical supplies delivery connects community health service centers with the Jirun Jingyue Hospital. Particularly noteworthy is the "Hunchun-Changchun" king crab freight project, which utilizes the service area resources of the Jigao Group. Aiming to achieve a rapid 3-hour delivery for seafood, the project is currently undergoing testing on the Hunchun to Yanji segment.
Leveraging Changchun's unique ice and snow tourism resources, the low-altitude economy is also opening up entirely new experiential dimensions. A collaboration between the Changchun Jingyue High-Tech Zone and EHang Intelligent aims to create a low-altitude cultural tourism demonstration project for cold regions using eVTOLs (electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft). In the future, tourists will have the opportunity to ride in these quiet, eco-friendly aircraft, enjoying an aerial view of the silver-clad northern landscape, adding a futuristic technological flair to their "ice and snow journey."
The soaring of emerging industries is inseparable from robust infrastructure support. Utilizing the City Information Modeling (CIM) platform, the Changchun Jingyue High-Tech Zone has completed geographic information collection for its built-up areas and implemented airspace grid coding, effectively drawing a precise "aerial map" for low-altitude aircraft. The Changchun Computing Power Center provides a powerful computational engine for processing the massive data generated by low-altitude economic operations, model training, and real-time decision-making. "Building upon the existing 10P supercomputing and 400P intelligent computing capabilities, we are accelerating the construction of a high-speed deterministic computing power network. This will provide solid computational support for the future of low-altitude flight, large model applications, and 'intelligent transformation and digital upgrading' across Jilin Province," stated Chi Xu, Director of the Economic Development Bureau of the Changchun Jingyue High-Tech Industrial Development Zone. Furthermore, the establishment of a "one academy, one association, two alliances" think tank system brings together expertise from industry, academia, and research, providing continuous intellectual support for the industry's long-term development.
Looking ahead, from "getting airborne" to "developing well," the future of Changchun's low-altitude economy is promising based on its clear roadmap. By the end of 2026, the city plans to construct approximately 50 take-off and landing sites, essentially completing the low-altitude economic infrastructure system. The industrial scale is targeted to exceed 3 billion yuan, aiming to position Changchun's low-altitude economy and its innovation capabilities at an advanced level domestically, ultimately achieving the grand goal of "developing well." Li Xiangchun, Deputy Director of the Administrative Committee of the Changchun Jingyue High-Tech Zone, stated that the zone will continue to accelerate the construction of low-altitude infrastructure, strengthen digital and intelligent empowerment, expand application scenarios, and promote industrial development. These efforts are intended to tangibly enhance the sense of fulfillment and happiness among citizens and contribute to the construction of the Changchun modern metropolitan circle.
From refined urban governance to innovation-driven industrial agglomeration, and unique cultural and tourism integration, Changchun's path in the low-altitude economy is a pragmatic one. It is guided by practical application, supported by a solid foundation, and aimed at empowering the city's high-quality development. It is becoming a vivid example of cultivating new quality productive forces, injecting a powerful "aerial force" into the transformation and upgrading of this traditional industrial base city.
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