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Development of Surveying and Mapping in China during 1997-2000 Abstract From 1997 to 2000, great development has been made on surveying and mapping in China. Quite a few important projects have been completed, such as China GPS positioning network, 1:250,000 scale database, etc. In the coming years, the main tasks in China are: the establishment of 1:50,000 scale database, and the construction of Network for National Fundamental Geographic Information Systems. I. ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE The State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping of China (SBSM) is an administrative agency of the Chinese Government for surveying and mapping, which was established in 1956. SBSM has two main functions: the organization and management of the national basic surveying and mapping work; and the overall administration of the surveying and mapping profession. In the restructuring of the Chinese Government in 1998, SBSM remains as one of the state bureaus, but moved from the Ministry of Construction to the Ministry of Land and Resources. The main tasks for SBSM are as follows: 1. Drawing up administrative laws and regulations in surveying and mapping, making plans for the development of the surveying and mapping cause, management policies and technical standards for the surveying and mapping profession, and supervising their implementation according to law. Organizing and managing basic surveying and mapping, international and administrative boundary surveying and mapping, cadastral surveying and mapping and other national-level or significant surveying and mapping projects, scientific and technological projects in surveying and mapping. 2. Working out managing procedures for the verification of qualifications of surveying and mapping organizations, and according to law, examining and approving Grade A qualifications of surveying and mapping organizations, managing the registration of surveying and mapping activities, examining and approving the supply of surveying and mapping results over