The flame for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games will be lit in Greece's Ancient Olympia on Tuesday.
The official lighting ceremony is to start at approximately 11:30 local time in Greece, equivalent to around 16:30 Beijing time later today.
After an 11-day relay throughout Greece, the Olympic flame will arrive in Athens ahead of the handover ceremony to the Paris 2024 organizing committee on April 26. The Paris Olympics will be held from July 26 to August 11.
Situated on the western Peloponnese Peninsula in Greece, the archaeological site of Ancient Olympia was once a prominent venue for athletic competitions among city-states in ancient Greece. The first Olympic Games were held there in 776 B.C., with subsequent Games taking place every four years until 393 AD, when they were banned by the ancient Romans. The Olympic flame lighting ceremony on Tuesday will be held at two historic locations within the archaeological site of Olympia: the stadium and the Temple of Hera.
Following the ignition of the flame at the Temple of Hera, the oldest temple at the site, it will be escorted back to the stadium by actresses portraying priestesses. At the stadium, it will be used to light the inaugural torch of the Paris Olympic Games.
Paris Olympic flame to be lit in Greece's Ancient Olympia
A Chinese satellite technology company is promoting broader application of its AI-powered satellites technology in daily scenarios, a tech advance that can potentially provide users with more precise information faster.
Conventional satellites convert information received from space into electrical signals and ground stations on Earth decode and process the signals, removing interference and errors.
AI-enabled satellites, on the other hand, put the computing power into space, and can process, synthesize, and compress an image, sending back data to Earth in real-time.
ADASPACE, a private satellite internet technology company in Chengdu, has been working to introduce artificial intelligence components into its products.
Among its clients are regional governments, multinational corporations, and it had provided services to even international sporting events such as the FISU World University Games, held in the city last year.
"Our satellites are mainly used for scenarios like monitoring forest fires and the urban heat island effect. Trough thermal imaging, which the public is familiar with, they can report abnormal heat sources on the ground," said Zhao Hongjie, executive vice president of the company, in an interview with the China Global Television Network (CGTN).
Zhao said that currently, his company is seeking cooperation with universities in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
"We have been working with universities in HKSAR in an effort to promote extensive satellite technology application in the region," he said.
Satellites can provide much wider coverage than ground-based monitoring systems alone.
Linked to a dedicated infrastructure construction network, satellites can support services such as weather monitoring, communication, geological disaster prevention, and building safety inspection.
With the support of the government, it is estimated that the number of commercial satellites in orbit in China could exceed 1,200 in the next five years.
Chinese company promotes wider AI-powered satellites tech application for daily use
Chinese company promotes wider AI-powered satellites tech application for daily use
