HARBIN, June 1 (China Space News) -- The ninth China Satellite Navigation Conference opened in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Wednesday.

Experts from countries and regions including China, the United States, and Russia attended the three-day event to exchange ideas on satellite navigation applications and location services among other topics.

With the theme of "Location, Time of Augmentation," the conference is scheduled to run from May 23 to 25.

China Satellite Navigation Academic Conference is one of three major international satellite navigation conferences. The annual conference has been held in cities including Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou since 2010.