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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">ISPRS-Archives</journal-id>
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<journal-title>The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences</journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">ISPRS-Archives</abbrev-journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="nlm-ta">Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.</abbrev-journal-title>
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<issn pub-type="epub">2194-9034</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Copernicus Publications</publisher-name>
<publisher-loc>Göttingen, Germany</publisher-loc>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIX-B4-2026-383-2026</article-id>
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<article-title>A Low-Altitude Data Space Framework Based on China’s National 3D Mapping Program</article-title>
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<contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Gao</surname>
<given-names>Yin</given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Chen</surname>
<given-names>Jun</given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Yang</surname>
<given-names>Dehu</given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Han</surname>
<given-names>Fengyu</given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Zhang</surname>
<given-names>Chaoquan</given-names>
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<addr-line>Moganshan Geospatial Information Laboratory, Huzhou, 3l3200, China</addr-line>
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<addr-line>National Geomatics Center of China, 100830, Beijing, China</addr-line>
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<label>3</label>
<addr-line>Faculty of Geosciences and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China</addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>04</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2026</year>
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<volume>XLIX-B4-2026</volume>
<fpage>383</fpage>
<lpage>389</lpage>
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<copyright-statement>Copyright: &#x000a9; 2026 Yin Gao et al.</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2026</copyright-year>
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<p>The low-altitude economy has emerged as a strategic emerging industry in China, involving economic activities within airspace below 1,000 meters, such as manned/unmanned cargo/passenger transport. This three-dimensional economic form faces core challenges in ensuring flight safety, optimizing operational efficiency, and achieving large-scale commercialization, primarily due to the complexity of low-altitude environments characterized by dense urban structures, dynamic meteorological factors, and mixed aircraft operations. This demands innovative digital management solutions. A low-altitude three-dimensional data space, defined as a digitally integrated environment for organizing, managing, and applying multi-source heterogeneous data within this airspace, serves as a critical foundation for supporting safe, efficient, and intelligent development. This study proposes a comprehensive low-altitude three-dimensional data space framework grounded in China&apos;s National 3D Realistic Geospatial Landscape Model (3dRGLM). The framework establishes a spatiotemporally integrated digital environment supporting critical applications in low-altitude airspace planning, intelligent 3D navigation, and safety-guaranteed airspace management. It is structured around entity-based digital modeling of low-altitude elements, multi-source spatiotemporal data fusion via grid-discretized management, and trusted data circulation mechanisms. By leveraging 3dRGLM&apos;s capabilities in realistic 3D representation and dynamic geographic entity association, the proposed data space enables end-to-end digital twin modeling of low-altitude operational scenarios. Pilot programs in Wuhu and Deqing demonstrate the framework&apos;s effectiveness in enhancing decision-making precision for air route network design, 3D dynamic navigation, and risk-aware flight control, confirming its value as a replicable model for scalable low-altitude economy development.</p>
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