摄影测量与遥感研究所是中国测绘科学研究院最早成立的研究室之一。1959年成立之初至文革前称航空测量研究室，主要进行航空测量和地形测量新方法、雷达测量新技术、像片判读及摄影化学等研究试验工作以及有关航空测量、航空摄影和地形测量仪器的研究和鉴定工作。“文革”期间撤销前，共有职工37人。1973年重建，1988年更名为摄影测量与遥感研究室。1998年组建摄影测量与遥感研究所，主要围绕航空航天遥感测图、雷达遥感测绘、遥感数据综合处理、遥感变化监测、土地利用覆盖变化5个方向展开相关研究。2004年进行了大幅度的学科建设调整，初步形成了具有特色的5个研究方向：航空航天遥感测图、雷达遥感测绘、遥感数据综合处理、遥感变化监测、土地利用与覆被变化。2007年7月成立了对地观测技术国家测绘局重点实验室，设置航空航天遥感测图、雷达数据处理、遥感数据处理平台、遥感变化监测和土地利用与覆被等5个研究室。围绕研究领域，建设3个遥感测图技术支撑平台：对地观测数据高性能计算实验系统、信息获取困难区域遥感测图集成系统和遥感地理信息变化监测实验系统。
    50年来，摄影测量与遥感研究所根据国家需求，结合国家科技攻关项目和重大工程，开展摄影测量与遥感技术的攻关和创新，建立相关技术理论创新与产业化应用的纽带，推进相关技术在我国测绘行业的产业化发展，取得了显著成就。重大成果得到国家和社会的认可，获得多项国家级科技奖励：
    解决了高分辨率框幅式卫星影像处理关键技术，研制了我国高分辨率遥感卫星图像处理地面应用系统，改变了长期以来系统建设依靠国外的被动局面，保障了国家信息安全。解决了遥感监测的关键技术问题，开发了专用的土地利用遥感监测作业系统，制定了成熟的动态遥感监测工艺流程和土地变化信息解译技术规范，建立了科学的技术指标与质量评价体系，保障了全国土地利用动态遥感监测工作的顺利实施。国内首次研制成功完全自主知识产权的大型通用遥感处理软件ImageInfo，突破多源遥感数据处理关键技术，实现了国内遥感软件产业化，彻底改变了国外遥感软件完全占据国内市场的局面，结束了我国遥感领域重大工程长期依赖国外软件的历史。国内首次研制成功第一套完整和先进的高分辨率遥感影像测图系统PixelGrid，整体达到国际先进水平，其中核心技术——线阵影像的摄影测量处理技术和基于多基线、多重特征的自动匹配技术分别获得Carl Pulrich Award 2005年度奖和Hansa Luftbild Award 2007年度奖等国际摄影测量与遥感界的权威奖项，达到国际领先水平。开展SAR影像测图技术研究，初步形成机载SAR数据获取系统、SAR影像测图工作站，为SAR/干涉SAR影像的多种应用提供了技术支持和服务保障。
    建立了一支由学术带头人、科研骨干、客座研究员和聘用人员组成科研队伍，与武汉大学、山东科技大学、辽宁工程技术大学、中国矿业大学、解放军信息工程学院等国内多家高等院校建立了友好的联合培养机制。近5年来，共发表学术论文累计191篇，其中SCI检索10篇，EI检索51篇。
    自2008年起，摄影测量与遥感研究所积极参与信息化测绘关键技术的科研攻关、系统集成和信息化技术体系的研究构建工作，旨在研发多源对地观测数据并行化处理技术及通用软件平台、光学遥感影像并行化立体数据处理技术及测图软件平台、合成孔径雷达数据地形地物自动提取技术及测量工作站、激光雷达数据处理及地形信息自动提取关键技术、遥感数据智能化解译及制图工作站，最终形成自主知识产权的信息化测绘技术体系及软硬件平台系统。
 

Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Institute of China Academy of Surveying and Mapping Research Center formed one of the earliest. Was first established in 1959 to the Cultural Revolution, Research, formerly known as aerial survey, mainly carrying out an aerial survey and topographic survey of new methods, new technology radar measurements, photographs and photographic interpretation of the research of chemical testing and the aerial survey, aerial photography and Ordnance Survey Instrument research and identification of the work. "Cultural Revolution" period before revocation, a total of 37 employees. Reconstruction in 1973, renamed in 1988 for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Research. Formed in 1998 Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, mainly focusing on mapping of aerospace remote sensing, radar remote sensing mapping, remote sensing data integration processing, remote sensing to monitor changes in land use cover change the direction of five studies carried out. 2004 has been a significant adjustment of disciplines, with a characteristic shape of the five research directions: mapping of aerospace remote sensing, radar remote sensing mapping, remote sensing data integration processing, remote sensing to monitor changes in land use and cover change. Established in July 2007 for earth observation technologies the focus of the national Bureau of Surveying and Mapping Laboratory, set up mapping of aerospace remote sensing, radar data processing, remote sensing data processing platform, remote sensing monitoring and changes in land use and cover, such as five Research. Around the study area, the construction of three technical support for remote sensing mapping platform: earth observation data to the experimental high-performance computing systems, access to information difficult to integrate the regional remote sensing mapping geographic information systems and remote sensing to monitor changes in the experimental systems.
     The past 50 years, the Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing in accordance with national needs, combined with the national scientific and technological projects and major projects and conduct of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing technology research and innovation, the establishment of related technology innovation and industrialization of the theory of bond applied to promote the related technology in China surveying and mapping industry, industrial development, has made remarkable achievements. Significant achievements have been recognized by the state and society, access to a number of national science and technology awards:
     Resolved high-resolution satellite images frame the key technology to deal with the development of China's high-resolution remote sensing satellite ground application system of image processing and changed the system a long time to rely on the passive situation of foreign countries to protect national information security. Remote sensing to solve key technical problems in monitoring the development of a specific land use remote sensing to monitor the operating system, developed a sophisticated remote monitoring of process dynamics and land change information to interpret technical specifications, the establishment of the scientific quality of the technical indicators and evaluation system for the protection of a national land use remote sensing to monitor the smooth implementation of the work. Successfully developed the first fully independent intellectual property rights of the large general-purpose remote sensing processing software ImageInfo, a breakthrough multi-source remote sensing data processing key technologies of remote sensing to achieve the domestic software industry, and completely changed the foreign remote-sensing software dominated the domestic market situation, putting an end to China's major projects the field of remote sensing long-term dependence on foreign software history. The first successful development of the first set of complete and advanced high-resolution remote sensing image mapping system PixelGrid, the overall reach the international advanced level, of which the core technology - linear array image processing technology for Photogrammetry and based on multi-baseline, multiple characteristics of the automatic matching techniques were Carl Pulrich Award 2005 was the Year Award and the annual Hansa Luftbild Award 2007 Award International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing as an authority awards to international advanced level. SAR image mapping to carry out technical studies, the initial formation of airborne SAR data acquisition system, SAR image mapping workstation for SAR / interfere with a variety of SAR images will provide a technical support and service support.
     Established a team of academic leaders, the backbone of scientific research, visiting researchers and research teams composed of staff, and Wuhan University, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Liaoning University of Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining, the PLA Information Engineering College, such as several institutions of higher learning established a mechanism for co-culture friendly. The past 5 years, the cumulative total of 191 published academic papers, 10 of which SCI Search, EI Retrieval 51.
     Since 2008, the Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Survey and Mapping of the active participation of key information technology, scientific research, systems integration and information technology system to build the research work, aimed at developing multi-source of earth observation data parallel processing technology and common software platform, optical remote sensing image data processing in parallel of three-dimensional mapping technology and software platform, synthetic aperture radar data automatic extraction of terrain features and measuring technology workstation, laser radar data processing and automatic extraction of terrain information on key technologies, intelligent interpretation of remote sensing data and cartographic workstations, and ultimately the formation of independent intellectual property rights system of information-based mapping technology software and hardware platform.