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DONG Chao, CUI Can, JIA Ziye, ZHU Yian, ZHANG Lei, WU Qihui. Survey of Unified Representation Technology of Multi-dimensional Information for Low Altitude Intelligent Network[J]. Journal of Electronics & Information Technology, 2025, 47(5): 1215-1229. doi: 10.11999/JEIT240835
Citation: DONG Chao, CUI Can, JIA Ziye, ZHU Yian, ZHANG Lei, WU Qihui. Survey of Unified Representation Technology of Multi-dimensional Information for Low Altitude Intelligent Network[J]. Journal of Electronics & Information Technology, 2025, 47(5): 1215-1229. doi: 10.11999/JEIT240835

Survey of Unified Representation Technology of Multi-dimensional Information for Low Altitude Intelligent Network

doi: 10.11999/JEIT240835 cstr: 32379.14.JEIT240835
Funds:  The National Key R&D Program of China (2022YFB3104502), The National Natural Science Foundation of China (62301251), The Aeronautical Science Foundation of China (2023Z071052007)
  • Received Date: 2024-10-08
  • Rev Recd Date: 2025-03-20
  • Available Online: 2025-04-01
  • Publish Date: 2025-05-01
  •   Significance   The Low Altitude Intelligent Network (LAIN) has emerged as a critical productive force in recent years, particularly with the growing strategic role of the low-altitude economy in national development plans. As an integral part of smart city infrastructure and advanced air mobility systems, LAIN contributes both to economic growth and to airspace security. By integrating unmanned aerial vehicles, fifth-generation communication technologies, and artificial intelligence, LAIN enables real-time monitoring and provides services for urban traffic, agriculture, and disaster management. This integration optimizes resource allocation and enhances public safety. However, the rapid development of LAIN results in a vast array of distributed aircraft and ground equipment that generate large volumes of heterogeneous data in various formats. The absence of a unified representation standard significantly hinders the efficient utilization of data within the LAIN ecosystem, presenting substantial challenges for its widespread application in complex real-world scenarios. Therefore, the development of a unified data representation model for multi-dimensional and heterogeneous information within LAIN is essential to eliminate data heterogeneity, enhance data utilization efficiency, and promote the deep integration of the low-altitude economy with the digital economy.   Process   Existing research has explored innovative methods and technologies for information representation and addressing potential challenges in the LAIN. However, current solutions remain domain-specific and lack adaptability to the dynamic environment of LAIN. The absence of targeted research and standards makes it difficult to establish a unified representation for multi-source data. To bridge this gap, a heterogeneous information unified representation model is proposed for LAIN. This paper aims to address the challenges posed by complex data and information in the LAIN environment, particularly within the context of the sixth generation of communication technologies, and to provide new approaches for data management and application in LAIN. First, the heterogeneous data types within LAIN are categorized, highlighting their key characteristics and application scenarios. A platform for LAIN data integration and fusion is then developed, incorporating multiple technologies to facilitate efficient data collection, transmission, processing, and visual display. Additionally, the challenges of achieving a unified representation of multi-dimensional and heterogeneous information within LAIN are analyzed. Finally, promising methods for data fusion and representation are discussed, including data fusion, spatiotemporal gridding data technology, multi-mode technology, and knowledge graphs. These methods aim to establish a unified knowledge representation model and achieve semantic alignment, enabling the integration of data from diverse sources. Specifically, multi-source data are preprocessed to enhance understandability and availability through multi-level fusion, integrating multi-dimensional information from various sensors and data sources within a unified framework. Spatiotemporal gridding standardizes data formats and captures spatiotemporal changes, thereby effectively processing and integrating multi-source, multi-dimensional spatial data. Furthermore, integrating multi-mode data through multi-mode technology is expected to improve decision-making accuracy, while the knowledge graph links multi-source data, constructing a knowledge network that standardizes and correlates information from various sources, formats, and semantics.   Prospects   With the advancement of multi-dimensional data unified representation technology, the LAIN is poised to integrate with edge computing, radio knowledge description languages, large language models, and other emerging technologies to enable intelligent analysis and autonomous decision-making for low-altitude systems. Specifically, data processing can be optimized through edge computing. By positioning edge devices closer to the terminal, edge computing facilitates preprocessing and preliminary analysis at the data source. This technology enhances response speed and efficiency, providing high-quality services for the rapid acquisition and unified representation of LAIN information. Data from various sensors and systems can be structured and represented in an organized manner, facilitating data exchange between different systems, enabling readable spectrum management policies, and reducing interference incidents. Additionally, large language models can assist in constructing and refining knowledge graphs, advancing the intelligent operation and management of low-altitude aircraft. These promising technologies are expected to support further fusion and unified representation of LAIN data, laying a foundation for future research in the LAIN field.  Conclusions   This paper systematically addresses the challenges of multi-dimensional data representation in the LAIN through a combination of theoretical innovation and technological integration. The main contributions of this paper include: (1) A summary of related works in the field, with an introduction to potential heterogeneous data types, their key characteristics, and relevant application scenarios. (2) The proposal of a low-altitude information fusion and monitoring system, with an analysis of the challenges in achieving unified data representation. (3) The introduction of key technologies such as data fusion, spatiotemporal gridding data technology, multi-mode technology, and knowledge graphs. Additionally, edge computing technology, radio knowledge description language, and large language model technology are integrated to enhance data fusion and unified representation in LAIN. The findings of this study provide both theoretical and technical support for the development of LAIN, fostering the efficient utilization and intelligent advancement of information resources.
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