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China’s Vice Premier calls for better use of Geospatial Data

By Clarice Africa | 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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