Driving on the Yangtze River, the crew only needs to place an order through the mini program, and the drone will transform into a "water guy", delivering the packaged takeout accurately to the deck Such convenience is due to the recent completion of the first domestic water shore linkage and air land integration service platform. Nowadays, ordering takeout for crew members on the Nanjing River is no longer a dream. With the widespread application of drone technology, more and more low altitude application scenarios are beginning to enter people's daily lives, and the traditional shipping and logistics industry will also usher in new development space. Jiangtian Express "is not a dream" buzzing... "At around 12 o'clock in the morning, there was a sound of rotors coming from far to near on the river. Captain Wang Kaixun of the" Sihang 888 "cargo ship stepped forward, and a quadcopter drone lightly flew over the river, catching up with the sailing cargo ship. As the speed of the drone synchronizes with the ship, the ropes hanging below the fuselage slowly descend, and the takeout is accurately delivered onto the deck. Hey, it's really good! "Wang Kai eagerly opened the bag to check, and the aroma of the purchased burger and spicy wings mixed with the unique water vapor of the river breeze hit him. You can place an order by opening the WeChat mini program, and the price is the same as the food delivery platform. ”That morning, while the cargo ship was still at Longtan Port, Wang Kai placed the order with a curious attitude. After sailing for 3 hours, the ship entered the 15 kilometer "electronic fence" range of Nanjing Lanjiangtai Station. After the drone detected the signal, it immediately took off from the "Jiangyida" low altitude flight base located by the river for distribution. Wang Kai drifted with his parents on the river when he was in his teens and spent almost the whole year on the boat. Although there are also 'service areas' on the surface of the Yangtze River, they mainly supply basic supplies such as rice, flour, oil, and vegetables. If you want to buy other food to satisfy your cravings, you can only wait for the loading and unloading of goods at the shore and take a taxi to a nearby supermarket. In Wang Kai's eyes, the lack of convenience in life has become one of the main reasons why more and more young people are unwilling to take a boat trip. You can also order takeout during the voyage, which is a good start. However, the seemingly light "Jiangtian Express" is actually a high difficulty "dynamic ballet". In the past, drones operated on the river mainly targeting static targets. Nowadays, on the open river surface, cargo ships are like moving "islands", and drones need to be like precise "river gulls", firmly locking onto their trajectory and synchronously accompanying them. To land the takeaway box steadily on the undulating deck, it is necessary to overcome crosswind interference and complete a millimeter level 'piercing needle', which is like threading a needle on a bumpy speedboat. ”Zhai Haifeng, general manager of Jiangsu Changjianghui Technology Co., Ltd., said that technically, by developing an adaptive edge computing box for UAVs, AR and other technologies have been used to achieve accurate tracking, flight accompanying and delivery of UAVs. Recently, at the maiden flight ceremony of the "Jiangyida" low altitude flight base in Nanjing, the Nanjing Maritime Safety Administration, Nanjing Xiaguan Binjiang Business District Management Committee, and Changjiang Hui Group signed the "Jiangyida" low altitude flight base cooperation and co construction agreement "; Changjiang Hui Group and five other enterprises have signed a strategic cooperation agreement for low altitude economy Yangtze River logistics distribution, and the government and enterprises will deepen the expansion of the use of "Jiangtian Express". At present, our platform has introduced catering brands such as KFC and Meixue Bingcheng. ”Zhai Haifeng said that after the crew places an order on the "Changjiang Hui" mini program, the delivery will be carried out by riders to the Lanjiangtai station in Xiaguan Binjiang, Gulou District, Nanjing, and then delivered by drones, providing about 150 services per day. The construction and maiden flight of the 'Jiangyida' low altitude flight base will help to give birth to emerging service models such as' port drone comprehensive services' and 'water-based drone logistics lines', opening up vast space for the extension of Jiangsu's water transportation industry chain and the aggregation of innovative elements. ”Director Miao Changwen of Jiangsu Maritime Safety Administration said. The "low altitude+" is expected to further expand the first delivery of takeout from Nanjing in the Jiangsu section of the Yangtze River. Behind this is the "two-way rush" between government and enterprises under the low altitude economic trend. In recent years, Nanjing has focused on cultivating low altitude economy as a new quality productivity, including the construction of the world's first 6G low altitude testing field by Purple Mountain Laboratory, and the launch of the first domestically developed distributed electric drive flying car "Dongda Kunpeng 1" independently developed by Southeast University. As the main urban area of Nanjing, Gulou District is based on its own industrial characteristics and has differentiated the layout of this leading industry. According to the main person in charge of the Gulou District Committee, in recent years, the district has regarded shipping and logistics as a key industry and focused on cultivating it, including management agencies and ports such as Yangtze River Maritime, Navigation, Public Security, and Communication. The 'Jiangyida' low altitude flight base is located in the Xiaguan Binjiang area of Gulou District, which has a 12.2 kilometer long Yangtze River coastline. With the support of the Xiaguan Binjiang shipping cluster, Gulou District's shipping industry revenue will exceed 60 billion yuan in 2024, accounting for 1/4 of the city's total revenue. In 2024, Xiaguan Binjiang Business District launched the "Huishan Delivery 1.0" version, which achieved order delivery for ships anchored in "water service areas" such as Xinglongzhou and Qiba by building software and hardware subsystems such as drone group scheduling, automated airports, and "anchor delivery". In the first seven months of this year, the local drone logistics delivery has reached 20000 flights, with a total distance of 120000 kilometers, delivering 203 tons of materials, a year-on-year increase of 115%, accounting for 99% of the Jiangsu section of the Yangtze River. For the shipping and logistics industry, we have done a good job in resource matching and aggregation, upgraded and developed the 'Huishansend 2.0' version, and achieved material distribution for ships in motion. ”Li Min, the person in charge of the Xiaguan Binjiang Business District Management Committee, said. With the continuous deepening of cooperation between government and enterprises, the low altitude economy is expected to expand into application fields such as tourism, urban governance, and urban emergency response. In Xiaguan Riverside, rich cultural and tourism resources such as Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge and Yuejiang Tower are gathered. With the maturity of manned drone technology, the extension of low altitude economic application scenarios to cultural and tourism scenarios is about to emerge. ”Li Min said. When the trajectory of the drone passed over the steel body of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, the sound of the rotor and the whistle of the cargo ship echoed between the river and the sky. As a leading area for shipping and logistics in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Xiaguan Binjiang is being awakened by the low altitude economy and continues to write a new chapter. (New Society)