[SDI-AsiaPacific] China’s Vice Premier calls for better use of geospatial data

[Kate Lance]

http://www.futuregov.asia/articles/2011/may/27/chinas-vice-premiere-calls-better-use-geospatial-d/

China’s Vice Premier calls for better use of geospatial data
27 May 2011: China’s State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping has just been 
recently renamed as the State Bureau of Geographical Information, Surveying and 
Mapping, a move which according to Vice Premier Li Keqiang is one of the 
government’s efforts to support the development of the geographical information 
sector for the development of the country. 

According to an official statement, the Vice Premier said that China gives great 
importance to the development of the geographical information sector because it 
is vital to the development of new industries, digital cities, China’s marine 
economy, and national security. 

The Vice Premier also cited the remarkable contribution of surveying and mapping 
work to the disaster relief and reconstruction efforts after a devastating 
earthquake struck Wenchuan in 2008. 

The output value of the country’s geographical information industry in the 
previous year reached 100 billion yuan ($15.4 billion), with 400,000 people 
working within the sector. 

The development of China’s geographic information industry will be included in 
the national 12th Five-year plan. 
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