October 19, the third tenth Asian Conference on Remote Sensing Conference Center in Beijing. Former minister of Science and Technology Xu Guanhua, Vice Minister of Land and Resources, the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping Secretary TSUI Tak Ming, the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) Altan Khan, President of Austria to attend the opening ceremony and delivered speeches.
     TSUI Tak Ming pointed out that the Asian Conference on Remote Sensing has traversed 30 years of glorious history, in order to promote the Asian remote sensing technology, remote sensing science and technology workers has made a significant contribution to the exchange, while effectively promoting Asia's economic and social development. The Chinese government has always attached great importance to and support of remote sensing for Earth observation to the development. Remote sensing is the main space observation techniques, today's rapid development of world science and technology, remote sensing, earth observation technology to innovative, constantly upgrading technology and equipment, observation ability, effectively raised awareness of the Earth's surface, Earth resources, the Earth's environment cognitive level, remote sensing, earth observation has become a support for national economic and social sustainable development to deal with the human face of natural disasters and global environmental change challenges and promote the harmonious development of man and nature, an important scientific and technological means. Remote sensing technology is an important access to geospatial information, tools and information sources. China's State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping is one of the biggest users of remote sensing, geographic information industry development in China is the main management. China's rapid economic and social development, remote sensing for earth observation and geo-spatial information technology made more and more pressing needs, such as being implemented in China's second largest land resources survey, mapping projects in western and so to a large extent, depend on remote sensing for earth observation technology and information protection.
     TSUI Tak Ming stressed that the Chinese businesses in recent years GIS has been developing fast. Tens of thousands in remote sensing for Earth observation, geographic information systems, satellite navigation and positioning services, as well as cartographic and other companies has been rapid development. According to incomplete statistics, China's geographic information industry reached 60 billion yuan of output value. Last year, the outbreak of the global financial crisis, China's geographic information industry is not only has not been affected, but contrarian rally, a number of geographic information by business people significantly, increase efficiency, China's central government put forward on implementing the response of the international financial crisis, "to maintain growth , the people's livelihood, maintaining stability, "a series of policy decisions and arrangements made contributions.
     Meeting by the Asian Association on Remote Sensing (AARS) and the China Remote Sensing Committee (CNCRS), co-organized the National Remote Sensing Center, Ministry of Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Remote Sensing Applications, Chinese Academy of Sciences of the Earth Observation and Digital Earth Science Center, Ministry of Land Remote Sensing Center aerogeophysical jointly organized by China Society of Professional Committee of the relevant co-hosted. From the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Society and other officials of international organizations, as well as from China, Japan, Thailand and other countries and regions attended the meeting.