French company AbsolutSensing visited CAS-XIGAP Aerospace to jointly build a new future for global methane monitoring.

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Toulouse, France, a key hub of the European aerospace industry, AbsolutSensing focuses on developing high-precision greenhouse gas monitoring technologies. Through satellite and ground-based sensor networks, the company provides global greenhouse gas concentration data. Its core businesses encompass satellite monitoring, ground-based sensor network deployment, and data services. Leveraging its deep collaborations with authoritative institutions such as the European Space Agency (ESA) and the French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES), AbsolutSensing has accumulated extensive experience in climate monitoring and plans to launch more satellites in the coming years to build a global greenhouse gas monitoring network.

Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics CAS Aerospace Science and Technology Group Co.,LTD, a leading domestic enterprise specializing in the research and operation of hyperspectral remote sensing satellites, is committed to promoting the application of aerospace technology in agriculture, forestry, water bodies, mining, and carbon sequestration. Leveraging its strong R&D capabilities and innovation, the company has achieved remarkable success in hyperspectral satellite constellation construction and data platform development. It has successfully launched multiple hyperspectral satellites and built China's first hyperspectral remote sensing satellite big data platform—Zhongke Xiguang Remote Sensing Cloud—as well as Zhongke Xiguang Interstellar Cloud, a domestic remote sensing satellite processing system, providing efficient data services for agriculture, environmental protection, smart cities, and other fields.

During AbsolutSensing's visit, both parties will fully leverage their respective technological advantages and market resources, with a shared goal of a methane satellite constellation. This will help them secure a more advantageous position in the global market. Not only will they achieve technological complementarity and resource sharing, but they will also set a new benchmark in the field of global greenhouse gas monitoring, contributing even more to addressing climate change.

In the future, both parties will provide more accurate data support for global greenhouse gas monitoring, offering stronger evidence for climate change research and policy-making. Driven by technological innovation and with a global perspective, they will jointly promote the development of greenhouse gas monitoring technology, contributing wisdom and strength to building a greener and more sustainable planet.