本文重点概述了地理信息系统 30多年来的应用和发展 ,简要地介绍了 GIS软件技术的进步和世纪之交深化地球信息机理、自组织、自相关理论和时空专题高维数据模型以及以 GIS为核心的综合集成技术体系的研究。同时讨论了新世纪信息时代与网络世界在“信息高速公路”、“数字地球”等高新技术迅猛发展进程中 ,对 GIS的深化应用研究 ,应纳入国家信息技术发展计划 ,使 GIS深层次、全方位地服务于国家可持续发展和全球变化的研究。

This paper highlights the application and development of geographic information system in the past more than thirty years, briefs the progress in GIS software technique, introduces the deepening of the geo information mechanisms, self organization, self correlation theory and temporal spatial thematic high dimensional data model as well as studies comprehensive integrated technical system centered around GIS at the turn of the 21st century. It also discusses information times and network world in the new century and points out in the rapid development of high & new technologies such as “information expressway”, “digital earth”, in depth study and application of GIS should be included in the State information technology development planning, so as to make GIS offer deepening and all directional service to the national sustainable development and global change studies.