Recently, the Department of Jilin Province, the first comprehensive, large atlas, "Atlas of Jilin Province" (hereinafter referred to as "Atlas"), officially published.

The "Atlas" is the basis of surveying and mapping of Jilin Province, "Eleventh Five-Year" special planning projects, but also the first ever Department of Jilin Province, intuitive, scientific, fully reflect the province's natural and geographical overview of the socio-economic status of rural and urban areas, sustainable development and the development of Area construction of large-scale comprehensive atlas. This involves multi-disciplinary, multi-field of large-scale atlas, the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Bureau of Surveying and Mapping, chaired provincial, medium straight, city, state government and relevant departments in recent compilation of more than 60 units are involved.


Jilin Provincial Government attaches great importance to "Atlas" codification set up to Governor Han Changfu is the chairman, vice governor Chen Xiaoguang, deputy director of the Provincial Development and Reform Commission and Provincial Mapping Bureau and as deputy director of the "Atlas of Jilin Province" editorial board. December 26, 2006, the provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Bureau of Surveying and Mapping organized units to all members of the editorial board of the "Atlas" codification conference, officially launched "Atlas" of the work of codification. Commission Office in the compilation of the organization and coordination and the "Atlas" Editorial, under the guidance of the program, the compilation of member units in charge of the implementation of the leadership and the main contact person, "Atlas," Design After full investigation demonstrated, by the specialists. Through the compilation of member units of co-operation, which lasted two years and nine months to complete the "Atlas" in the preparation of printing and publishing and distribution equipment for the new China 60 birthday gift.


"Atlas" by the sequence diagram to the history and population, resources and environmental, economic, social and sustainable development, the provincial cities and counties in the geographical terrain, cities and development zones such as five parts, to reflect the province's geographic zones of China's political opening in order to Changbai Mountain Protection Development Management Committee at the end of the geographical location map. Comprehensive football thematic maps provinces of natural and socio-economic profiles across the province, provincial, city and county maps with Shading and layered colors bearing the basis of geographic information across the province, urban city map shows the status of city and town planning, major cities construction land expansion and the main development zone construction. "Atlas" has 62 thematic maps, 58 general maps, 50 town city map, 84 the main picture, a total of about 13 million words written specifications, fully reflect the new China was founded 60 years, especially the reform and opening up access to 30 years in Jilin Province achievements in all aspects of construction and the latest administrative divisions, a true record of the current province's economic construction and social development profiles, with a higher authority, are powerful and important document Shi value. "Atlas" With generous eight open-book form, four-color printing, sewing hardcover, form novel, illustrated with distinctive characteristics of Jilin, Jilin Province is a comprehensive understanding of the latest situation in the province and historical evolution of the important information is the province of all macro level of government and relevant departments of the important scientific basis for decision-making, but also the province's geography and cartography of scientific research of the detailed results.


Chen Xiaoguang, vice governor of Jilin Province, the "Atlas" as a sequence says, "Atlas of Jilin Province," the editing and publishing, for further implement the scientific concept of development, the promotion of a harmonious socialist society will surely have a positive effect. I hope Jilin Province mapping workers take this opportunity to accelerate the pace of building basic mapping to further improve security and services based surveying and mapping ability and level of economic and social, to economic construction and social development of Jilin and make new contributions.