The total output value of China's satellite navigation and location services industry reached 469 billion yuan in 2021, up 16.

29 percent from the previous year, according to an industry white paper released on Wednesday.

中国卫星导航定位协会5月18日发布的 2022中国卫星导航与位置服务产业发展白皮书　显示，2021年我国卫星导航与位置服务产业总体产值达到4690亿元人民币，较2020年增长16.

29%。

China remained the top source of international satellite navigation patent applications last year, with a total of 98,000 applications, said the white paper issued by the Global Navigation Satellite System and Location Based Service Association of China.

2021年，中国卫星导航专利申请累计总量突破9.

8万件，继续保持全球领先。

Applications of the homegrown BeiDou Navigation Satellite System have been widely introduced into business fields and daily life, said Sun Zhongliang, deputy head of the association, adding that mass consumption has become one of the major sectors for BeiDou applications.

中国卫星导航定位协会副会长孙中亮介绍，目前北斗应用已经深入到各个行业领域及人们生活的方方面面，大众消费类应用正逐渐成为北斗应用规模最大的领域之一。

Sun highlighted bike-sharing services, saying the number of shared bicycles equipped with a BeiDou positioning chip has reached 5 million in over 450 cities across the country.

搭载国产北斗高精度定位芯片的共享单车投放已突破500万辆，覆盖全国450余座城市。

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