Concept information
Preferred term
STCSMS
Definition
- On April 16, 1985, a Protocol for Scientific and Technical Cooperation in Surveying and Mapping Studies between the National Bureau of Surveying and Mapping (NBSM) of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), was signed in Washington, D.C. to cover a period of 5 years. This signing was in accordance with the general agreement between the U.S. Government and the Government of the PRC on Cooperation in Science and Technology that was signed in Washington, D.C., in January 1979, and extended by agreement in January 1984. In April 1990, the Protocol was extended for 1 year, extended in April 1991 for 5 years to April 1996, and extended again in April 1996 for another 5 years to April 2001, to coincide with the same time period of the umbrella S&T agreement between the USA and the PRC. The Protocol, which contains four annexes (Annex II, III, IV, and V), is intended to promote scientific and technical cooperation in photogrammetry, remote sensing ! cartography, geographic information systems, and map production management, and the observation, development, and processing of geodetic and geophysical data. Meetings of the Joint Working Group for Scientific and Technical Cooperation in Surveying and Mapping Studies are held every year to introduce the latest developments, review the past year's cooperative activities, and develop the work plans for each Annex for the coming year. It was announced at the August 1998 meeting that the NBSM has changed its name to the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping (SBSM). Recent achievements under the above annexes include the release of small-scale topographic maps and data that were previously not releasable. Environmental information over China at 1:4,000,000 scale and 1:1,000,000 scale is now available because of these efforts. Earth gravity data, which was previously unavailable, is now being exchanged. China now participates on several international standards committees for cartographic data and is a significant consumer of U.S. computers and software used for GIS. In addition, the SBSM has recently signed a cooperative agreement with the Census Bureau for the PRC, and is planning to give mapping support to their work modeled on the USGS/Census cooperation in the U.S. SBSM is working on ways to use their GIS expertise and data to meet the needs of construction and water control projects to aid in disaster management such as floods. The Protocol is important to USA and PRC exchange activities because of the basic relationship of surveying and mapping information to many other Protocols in existence between the two countries. Moreover, remote sensing and geographic information systems are developing technologies that are important to future USGS programs which can benefit from broad applications and cooperative exchange of information. For more information, link to "http://mapping.usgs.gov/html/international/asia.html" [Summary provided by USGS] (en)
Broader concept
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URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/57047c78-cdad-4a4e-8fd5-262ade019d78
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