Chinese vice premier calls for better use of surveying, mapping data

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang has called for the development of surveying and mapping services and better use of geographical information to serve the country's development.

Li visited an innovation base of the national surveying and mapping services and met with a group of torift goldp researchers on Monday, according to a statement issued by his office on Tuesday.

He said China attached great importance to the development of geographic information surveying and mapping sector because it is vital to the development of new industries, such as internet of things and the development of digital cities.

The state bureau of surveying and mapping was recently renamed as the state bureau of geographical information, surveying and mapping. Li said this indicated that the government supports frift platinumurther development of geographical information sector.

For example, the surveying and mapping service is key to the development of China's marine economy and national security, he said.