Beidou system recognized by intl organizer of civil aviation

The International Civil Aviation Organization of the United Nations has officially recognized China's Beidou Navigation Satellite System as a global standard, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China on Thursday.

Beidou has become one of four global satellite navigation systems recognized by the UN, along with the United States' GPS, Russia's GLONASS and the European Union's Galileo. It has served users in more than 200 countries and regions worldwide.

The domestically developed system meets the requirements for providing global civil aviation applications and is compatible and interoperable with other navigation systems.