Recently
with the successful first flight of the
low-altitude logistics route from Fengdong New City to the High-tech Zone Phase III
the Xixian New Area has officially established
the first low-altitude logistics network in Shaanxi
building a three-dimensional aerial transport system covering approximately 260 square kilometers
in the entire region
This low-altitude logistics network is centered around the Qin Chuang Yuan Drone Industry Innovation Cluster, strictly adhering to the flight standard of a maximum altitude of 100 meters. By intensively utilizing airspace resources, the average theoretical transport capacity has been increased to over 3000 flights per day. The route network deeply connects core nodes within the region, linking 12 industrial parks, 8 commercial complexes, and connecting 39 public service nodes, covering a total of 59 key points in industry, culture and tourism, commerce, and government affairs, forming the province’s first low-altitude logistics network system that covers all industry sectors, establishing an “aerial corridor” for regional industrial collaboration, commercial services, and public welfare.
From single-point testing to regional networking, this transformation not only opens a new chapter for the development of the low-altitude economy in Xixian New Area but also creates a replicable and promotable model for intensive utilization of airspace resources, providing practical reference for the construction of low-altitude logistics networks across the province.
Four Major Scene Layouts
Releasing Diverse Values
Currently, this low-altitude logistics network has completed a comprehensive layout in four core scenarios: industrial collaboration, commercial services, government emergency response, and cultural tourism experience, activating the diverse values of the low-altitude economy from production to consumption.
In the field of industrial collaboration, for sensitive materials such as semiconductor wafers and biological agents that have strict requirements for transport environments, the low-altitude logistics network provides dedicated temperature and humidity-controlled transport solutions. A local chip company, utilizing this service, has compressed the transport time of related materials from 45 minutes to 8 minutes, improving efficiency by 83%, and shortening the R&D cycle by 18%, providing crucial support for accelerating high-tech industry R&D.
The commercial service scenario has also seen breakthroughs. Currently, the network covers six major consumer areas including Kunming Pool Scenic Area and Wuyue Plaza. Previously, tests were conducted in collaboration with platforms like Meituan for emergency material delivery during heavy rain, achieving an order fulfillment rate of over 92% even under adverse weather conditions. Actual test data shows that product delivery within a 3-kilometer range takes only 8 minutes, and delivery costs are comparable to ground express services, achieving “efficient and affordable” convenience services.
In the fields of government emergency response and public services, the “15-minute aerial corridor” has shown significant results. Relying on the network, the efficiency of sending medical inspection samples from local health clinics has increased by 60%, and the emergency response speed at night is controlled within 15 minutes, seizing the “golden time” for urgent medical needs.
There are also exciting highlights in the layout for cultural tourism experience scenarios. Plans are underway to pilot the “drone cultural creative blind box” delivery service at the Shijingli Scenic Area, where tourists can place orders by scanning a code and receive limited cultural creative products delivered by drones within 8 minutes. The service design can achieve a peak daily delivery volume of 1200 orders, and once officially launched, it will become a new attraction for tourists at the scenic area.
Meanwhile, Fengxi New City has recently been approved for a low-altitude airspace of 109 square kilometers, which will further expand into fields such as medical emergency rescue and agricultural protection, gradually building a “low-altitude logistics +” diverse ecosystem, promoting the penetration of the low-altitude economy into more industries.
Full-link Technology Empowerment
Strengthening the “Lifeline” of Transport
This “aerial logistics network” covering 260 square kilometers is supported by full-link technological strength. From intelligent scheduling to airspace management, technological innovation strengthens the “lifeline” of industrial transport, achieving precise, efficient, and safe operations.
The intelligent scheduling system integrates 5G private networks and Beidou positioning technology, achieving millisecond-level response between drones and ground control centers, with flight trajectory deviations precisely controlled within ±0.5 meters, ensuring precise, efficient, and controllable transport throughout the process.
In terms of airspace management, dynamic geographic fencing technology achieves seamless integration with civil aviation routes, and combined with a cloud scheduling platform, it can complete fully unmanned operations, with a maximum of 200 transport tasks completed in a single day, establishing an efficient “aerial vein” for the Qin Chuang Yuan innovation-driven platform.
Actual operational data shows that the efficiency of material transport within the network has improved fourfold compared to traditional methods, with unit transport costs decreasing by 23%, and the damage rate for precision instruments during transport is below 0.3‰. With standardized route design, the 12 industrial parks in Fengdong New City, along with the Xixian Management Committee and Fengdong Management Committee, achieve aerial linkage, significantly improving the transport efficiency of high-value materials such as precision instruments and R&D materials by 300%, greatly reducing cross-regional transport costs for enterprises.
Gathering Hundreds of Enterprises
Building a Low-altitude Economic Industry Matrix
The establishment of the low-altitude logistics network relies on a solid industrial ecosystem. In recent years, Xixian New Area has accelerated the industrial layout in the low-altitude economy field, centered around the Qin Chuang Yuan Drone Industry Innovation Cluster, continuously attracting upstream and downstream enterprises in the industry chain, and has now formed a nascent industrial ecosystem matrix.
Currently, 110 technology enterprises have gathered here, covering all aspects from flight control system R&D, complete machine manufacturing, industry applications, to operational services, driving related investments exceeding 5 billion yuan. Core enterprises in the industry chain, such as Shaanxi Fengyu Navigation Drone Service Co., Ltd. and Xi’an Kewai Industrial Development Co., Ltd., have settled in, further improving the “R&D-manufacturing-operation-service” full-chain layout, providing strong support for the construction and continuous expansion of the low-altitude logistics network.
According to the plan, by 2026, this low-altitude logistics network will expand to 8 routes and 200 nodes, with an annual cargo volume expected to exceed 500,000 items. “By the end of the year, we will complete the connection of key industrial parks in Fengdong New City, and by 2026, achieve connectivity between Xixian New Area and Yanta and High-tech Zones,” said Zhang Chi, a relevant person in charge of the Xixian New Area Drone Test Flight Base.
As a core achievement of the Qin Chuang Yuan Drone Industry Innovation Cluster, this low-altitude logistics network is not only an innovation in transport methods but also a reconstruction of urban spatial resources. “In the next step, we will focus on developing high-end scenarios such as cross-border bonded logistics and low-altitude cold chain, aiming to make Xixian New Area a test field and application site for innovative low-altitude urban construction,” said a person in charge of the Xixian New Area Science and Technology Innovation and New Economy Bureau.
Source: Xixian New Area Qidian News
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Editor: Wang Hao
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