Overview of

the Geomatics Standardization

in China

LI LI

Head of China Delegation, ISO/TC 211

Secretary-general of National Standardization

Technical Committee for Geomatics

Content

The Management mechanism &

organization of Chinese Standards

Geomatics Standardization in China

Future challenges

Legal basis of standardization

“Standardization law

of the People’s Republic of

China”

The law was approved by

the Standing Committee of the

7th China National People’s

Congress on 29 Dec. 1988,

and implemented on 1 April，

1989

Legal basis of standardization

– “Implementation rules for the standardization law of the People’s Republic of China”Promulgated by the State Council in April 1990

– “Management method for China national standards”Promulgated by the General Administration of Quality Supervision Inspection and Quarantine of PRC（AQSIQ）.

Management of Standards

Competent

administrative

authorities, eg.SBSM

AQSIQ

State Council

eg. CH

The dept. of standardization

administration of provinces,

autonomous regions

and municipalitiesSAC

SAC/TC290 …… SAC/TC230…SL … … …

SAC

Standardization Administration of the People's Republic

of China (SAC) was established & authorized by the State

Council of China in April 2001.

exercise the administrative functions

carry out centralized administration for standardization in China.

Email: webmaster@sac.gov.cn

Website: Http://www.sac.gov.cn

SAC - the main responsibilities

1.to draft and revise the state laws and regulations on standardization

2.for formulating the development programs on standardization

3.for organizing the development and revision of national standards4.for the management of the funds used for developing and revising national standards and the funds specially used for research on standards and standardization activities5.to manage and guide the scientific & technical work related to standardization as well as the dissemination, education and training concerned6.for coordinating and administering national technical committees of standardization concerned

7. to carry out the notification and inquiry work of standards stipulated by WTO/TBT Agreement

System of China’s standards

Mandatory

standards

85%

15%

voluntary

standards

National

standards

Adoption of International Standards

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

by the end ofJuly, 2007

ISO

IEC

ITU

Others

International Exchange and

Cooperation

SAC represents China in 12 international and regional standardization organizations, such as ISO, IEC and the Pacific Asia Standards Congress (PASC)

P member of 145 Technical Committees & O member of 356 subcommittees in ISO

P member of 89 technical committees & 88 subcommittees in IEC

hosts 1 secretariat of ISO Technical Committee &

5 secretariats of ISO subcommittees

SAC has established cooperation relationship with 52 countries in standardization field

Major Geomatics Standard Organizations

(1)Geo-Spatial Information Coordination Commission of China

was formally founded in 1998 sanctified by the State Department. One of its major

functions is to organize, study and formulate the planning, standards, policies, and

development strategies for the national spatial information infrastructure

construction and GIS development. (one office in National Development & Reform

Commission of China (NDRC))

Major Geomatics Standard Organizations

(2) National Standardization Technical Committee for Geomatics (SAC/TC 230)

was established in 1997 under the approval by AQSIQ and as a nationwide technical

organization engaged in standardization for the field of geo-information. The aim is

to establish a structured set of standards for information concerning objects or

phenomena that are directly or indirectly associated with a location relative to the

Earth. The main responsibilities are increasing the availability, access, integrating,

and sharing of geographic information, accelerating national level of geomatics

standard, promoting the service & application .

Commissioned by SAC , the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping (SBSM) is in

charge of directing and managing of SAC/TC230. Both the Secretariat of

SAC/TC230 and the Chinese Technical Administration Office of ISO/TC 211 are

attached to the National Geomatics Center of China (NGCC).

SAC/TC230 Organization

（2003-2007）

WG 2

Software

WG 3

LBS &

Navigation

WG 4

e-Government

WG 5Planning &

strategy

WG 1

Data &

Products

Standing

Committee

Secratariat

WG 6ISO/TC211

Advisory Group

SAC/TC230

the Five-Year Plan (2006-2010)

Establish the architecture of geomatics standards

Develop a set of urgent need standards

Reduce the revised cycle no longer than 5 years

Encourage the adoption of international standards & advanced standards abroad and takes an active part in the formulation of international standards

Emphasize preliminary research on geomatics standard

Study on the mechanism for the consistency testing & evaluation of geomatics standard

Enhance the education and implementation

Statistics of GI Standardization

Reference

model

TerminologySpatial

reference

Spatial

schema

…

Water

conservancy

Ocean

GeologyLand use

…

Digital city

LBS

E-

government

…………

……

Disaster

Public

safety

Framework for the Architecture of

geomatics standards

7 Categories ：

General: 7 classes Data resources: 7 classes Application & services: 6 classes Computer & Peripheral: 4 classes Management: 5 classes Interface (with other professions): 11 classes Special application: 4 classes

Major Geomatics Standard Organizations

(3) Standardization Institution of Surveying and Mapping of SBSM

was established in 1984 sub-coordinate to Shanxi Bureau of Surveying & Mapping . More than 200 national, professional standards and specifications have been developed and revised, which involves in the following categories：Geodesy , Aerophotogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Cartography, Cadastre, Fundamental Geographic Information.

http://www.csms.org.cn/

Future challenges ...

1. Continue cooperation with other organizations

Training and education

Address new requirements

2. Harmonise and Revise the fundamental geographical information standards

3. Develop Geographical Information Deliveries and Service Standard

4. Develop Spatial Data Inter-operational Standard and Agreement

5. To realize spatial data sharing under internet environment

Future challenges ...

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