Guangdong Greater Bay Area Aerospace Information Research Institute

The Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) was established through the integration of the Institute of Electronics, the Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, and the Academy of Opto-Electronics, and was approved by the CAS President's Meeting on July 29, 2017. The establishment of AIR is an important measure taken by the CAS Party Group to comply with the general requirements of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on the reform of science and technology institutions and to deepen the reform of the four types of institutions.
Aiming to become a core force in the construction of national laboratories and a strategic scientific and technological force leading the innovative development of China's aerospace information field, AIR undertakes major national fundamental, strategic, and systematic tasks in the aerospace information field, proposes and organizes major national science and technology plans in the aerospace field, constructs and operates relevant major national science and technology infrastructure, solves major national scientific and technological problems, and achieves research and development results with international influence.
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Research Institute of the Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Terahertz Science Center (hereinafter referred to as the "Greater Bay Area Research Institute") is a legal entity registered in Guangzhou in May 2019 by AIR, oriented to the world's scientific and technological frontiers and major national strategic needs. Located in Huangpu District, Guangzhou, covering an area of 100 mu, it is adjacent to the Huangpu District Sports Center, facing the Huangpu Military Academy across the river. It belongs to the riverside economic belt and the second CBD of Guangzhou, and is the future center of Guangzhou. The living facilities are complete, and the transportation is convenient. Guangzhou Metro Lines 5, 6, 13, 14, and the Huangpu Light Rail Station are all nearby. The area is rich in educational resources, with three provincial-level primary schools (Yiyuan, Liyuan, and Xiasha) and the Experimental Primary School Affiliated to Sun Yat-sen University, as well as provincial key middle schools such as No. 123 Junior High School and No. 86 Middle School (junior and senior high school divisions).