Standardized use, no mistakes! 2022 version of standard map released

August 29th is the 19th National Surveying and Mapping Law Publicity Day , with the theme of "Nothing can go wrong with the standardized use of maps". Yesterday morning, the main event of the 2022 Surveying and Mapping Law Publicity Day and the National Territory Awareness Publicity Week was held in Beijing, and 646 2022 standard maps and reference maps were released at the event.

The 2022 edition has the largest number of standard maps and a wider variety of types

There are 20 standard maps and 626 reference maps

646 2022 edition standard maps and reference maps, including 20 standard maps, including 6 Chinese maps, 14 English maps, and 626 reference maps . Reference maps are provided by local natural resources authorities based on the systematic and practical characteristics of map content and are included in the standard map service system.

"The 2022 edition of the standard maps released has the largest number and more complete types, including many red maps, cultural maps, and local characteristic maps." Lu Zhongjin, senior editor of the China Map Publishing Group, introduced that in combination with the country's key development strategies, many maps of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and the Greater Bay Area have been added. Many foreign maps have also been added, such as many continental maps and country maps, which were not available before.

Users can browse and download standard maps for free through the standard map service system of the Ministry of Natural Resources' official website and the national geographic information public service platform "Map World", and make personalized maps online by themselves. So far, the Ministry of Natural Resources' standard map service system can provide 359 standard maps, 4 sets of self-service mapping base maps, and 803 reference maps.

Over 89,000 problem map clues have been investigated in the past two years

Import and export maps, Internet maps, teaching maps, etc.

The national territory is the territory over which a country exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction, and is a symbol of national sovereignty and territorial integrity. Maps are the most important form of expression of national territory, reflecting the scope of national sovereignty, and are politically, scientifically and legally rigorous.

In addition to standardizing the use of maps, it is also very important to make no mistakes. The emergence of many "problematic maps" has seriously damaged the country's sovereignty, security and development interests. The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Natural Resources said in an interview with reporters that the supervision of these "problematic maps" will continue to be strengthened without leaving any blind spots, and there will be "zero tolerance" for problematic maps.

The Ministry of Natural Resources said that relying on local natural resources authorities, it has now achieved linkage between national, provincial, municipal and county map supervision. In the past two years, local governments have investigated and dealt with more than 100 cases of problematic maps in accordance with the law, and investigated more than 89,000 clues of problematic maps, involving imported and exported maps, Internet maps, maps published in journals and magazines, and teaching maps.

Just recently (August 14), local natural resources authorities cooperated with Ningbo Customs to seize 23,500 map products among exported goods. There were problems such as failure to comply with map review procedures, incorrect drawing of national borders, and omission of important islands. These have been dealt with in accordance with the law.

With the rapid development and popularization of the Internet, "problematic maps" on the Internet have continued to emerge , which are more harmful than "problematic maps" on paper. Data shows that in 2021, a total of 18,000 problematic Internet maps were found across the country .

Regarding the special rectification of "problematic maps", the Ministry of Natural Resources will continue to strengthen the supervision and daily inspections of maps, and continue to focus on the supervision of imported and exported map products, maps used on the official websites of major domestic and foreign companies, and maps used on the Internet, film and television dramas, etc.

Source: People's Daily Online

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