The Development of Photogrammetry,Remote Sensing and GIS in China from 1992 to 1996(National Report of China)

The national report of China submitted by the Chinese society of geodesy,photogrammetry and cartography(CSGPC) summarizes all major activities and achivements in photogrammetry,remote sensing and GIS,including applications,technologies and researches in China in the period of 1992 to 1996.The largest changes have taken place in digital mapping,DPS,RS and GIS,as well as the integration of GPS,RS and GIS.In these four years,the national bureau of surveying and mapping of China(NBSM) has organized a lot of important research projects which have facilitated the transition from the traditional surveying and mapping work to the geoinformatics industry.The main events include:——Seven pilot bases for digital mapping production and GIS data acquisition have been set up;——1:1 000 000 scale basic GISs have been set up and 1:250 000 scale national fundamental GIS is also being set up now;——The order A and B network for GPS have been accomplished throughout the country and the research on the WADGPS has also started;——Digital photogrammetric system and GPS photogrammetry have been used into practical projects;——Active work has been going on in the research and development of GIS software of Chinese copyright. The development of photogrammetry,digital elevation models,close range photogrammetry,remote sensing,and GIS in China is reported in this paper briefly.The main Chinese publications in photogrammetry,remote sensing and GIS are also listed.