China science, technology news summary -- Nov. 21

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BEIJING, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China.

SATELLITE SERVICE PLATFORM

A Chinese company on Wednesday launched a satellite service platform to make satellite resources more accessible for users.

The new platform can provide users with integrated satellite resources through a ground station network, which is more streamlined and user-friendly, according to Yuan Hongyi from China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation.

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PERFORMANCE

China's performance in agricultural research frontier, agricultural sci-tech papers and patents ranks second in the world, according to the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS).

A report released at the Forum 2019 on Science and Technology for Agricultural and Rural Development in China, which opened on Wednesday in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, shows China follows only the United States in terms of contribution and influence in the frontiers of agricultural research.

GLOBAL FOREST COVER MAP

China has achieved a 30-meter-resolution Global Forest Cover Map (GFCM) of 2018 for forest management.

The overall accuracy of the GFCM is higher than 90 percent, verified by random sampling on a global scale.

"DIGITAL FARMING"

Chinese experts have developed a "digital farming" technology to help herdsmen monitor their pastures, and manage livestock accurately.

More than 75 percent of China's pastures are located in the arid area of north China and the Qinghai-Tibet alpine region in west China, home to about 8.37 million people, most of them ethnic minorities.

Technologists developed the digital farming system, providing monthly information about grass growth, grassland yield and regional droughts.

They have also developed technologies and a smart phone app that could help farmers obtain real-time information about the behavior and diets of their livestock. Enditem

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