and application of spatial globe informationtechnology in national coal trade. The service scope is aerophotography, surveying and mapping, spatial remote sensing, mapping and printing, GIS development, underground pipeline detection, computer information development, high quality electronic coupons and cards manufacture, high quality printing materials etc. It is the 3S Spatial Information Industry Base in western China approved by Ministry of Science and Technology. ARSC is equipped with over 600 sets of the state-of-the-art equipments and instruments for the research and production of geographic information with various professional and technical personnel who take up over 60% of the total staff.

    The core technology 3SGPS,GIS, RS and main 4D products DLG, DEM, DOM, DRG are national leading( among them, full digital photogrammetry and digital aerophotography technology have reached world leading level). ARSC has post-doctor program; Hotels and restaurants, commerce, tourism, real estate, import and export business have developed on a certain scale. ARSC has over ten qualification and certificates like Grade A Surveying and Mapping License, Grade A Designing Certificate of Engineering Exploration, Grade A Engineering Consultant Qualification Certificate. ARSC has been grantedMeritorious Organization of National Coal Industry and Geology Detection etc and in 2003, grantedThe 100 Outstanding Enterprise of China coal industry. 7 companies reliant on ARSC have passed ISO9000 and 6 companies have been granted National High-Tech Enterprise.

    During the past 40 years, Aerial Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Bureau(ARSC) (Aerial Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Reconnaissance Institute) has undertaken more than one hundred domestic and overseas geographical projects. Since 1990, it is the first company in national surveying and mapping trade who has carried outDigital Earthprojects for Brazil, USA, Japan, Tanzania, Canada and EU; completed city-planning projects, land management photogrammetry projects and GIS system for ten big or medium-sized cities of China; undertaken Hong Kong West and East Railway aerophoto-grammetry projects; provided remote sensing and surveying and mapping service forWest Development of Chinaand national land inventory survey; printed considerable high quality national atlases; performed large-scale aerophotography covering an area of several hundred thousand square kilometers. Over 100 high-tech projects and products have been awarded international, national and provincial excellent awards. From 2002, ARSC established global strategy union with Earthdata International of USA, BKS Surveys Ltd. of UK, Sofia of Mexico altogether 13 companies to develop and undertake US-based, EU-based GIS projects and projects in all over the world.

    In recent years, through modern enterprise system construction and stock redistribution, Aerial Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Bureau(ARSC) (Aerial Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Reconnaissance Institute) owns 16 full investment subsidiaries and holding companies(including a listed stock company), 20 cooperative partners, and establishes Meihang(Hong Kong) Co.Ltd in Hong Kong. Aerial Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Bureau(ARSC) (Aerial Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Reconnaissance Institute) improves the geographical information industrialization capability, extends research and production scale, enhances the technical power, increases competitiveness and shares in international and national geographical information markets.

    With the coming of 21st century of information technology era, geographical information industry will develop in unprecedented speed. Aerial Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Bureau(ARSC) (Aerial Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Reconnaissance Institute) will carry out the spirit ofPursue Excellence, Pioneering and Innovating, insist on developing western China 3S spatial information base, further accelerate products development, technology progress, scientific innovation, industry upgrade and make new contributions toDigital China ,Digital Earth program.