Xuchang, located in Central China's Henan province, is stepping up efforts with innovative technology for better urban planning and management, in response to the nation's call to improve residents' living environment for a more prosperous community.

The city has built a digital management system to help solve problems with public facilities, roads and transportation, the environment and problems in many other areas.

Those problems can be noted through phone calls by residents, mobile vehicle patrolling and checking, video monitoring and other various channels. The system also has a sub-system that adopts real 3D image techniques for real-time problems and urban management.

More than 400,000 cases have been identified and solved through the system on an annual basis, according to the local government.

Some 32 million yuan has been invested in innovative technology for urban planning in Xuchang since 2016, according to the local government.