The Shengze Lake is the only natural lake in Jiangsu province that meets the national class II water quality standard. The negative oxygen ion content in the vicinity is as high as 2000 per cubic centimeter, which is 20 times better than the urban area. The days with good air quality account for 90 percent of the whole year. These provide superior natural conditions guarantee the testing data for the unmanned vehicles to be more correct.

Before the establishment of the demonstration island, the Suzhou-headquartered company for the project had rented a small hangar for about two years in the Liyang Changdanghu Airport in Changzhou, which was 200 kilometers away.