The 2017 Cambridge world conference of chief surveyors was held in Oxford, UK

More than 100 representatives from more than 40 countries and more than 10 international organizations attended the 2017 Cambridge world conference of chief surveyors in Oxford, UK, on July 2, solstice and 6. The theme of this conference is "national surveying and mapping geographic information enterprise for the coming decades". The participants discussed in depth the challenges facing the national mapping and geographic information sector in the future from different economic, social, technical and philosophical perspectives, and how to adapt to new changes, seize new opportunities and achieve transformation and development to meet these challenges. Li pengde, deputy director of the national bureau of surveying, mapping and geographic information, led a delegation to the meeting.

The meeting communication, artificial intelligence, machine learning, automatic driving data fusion, change the way of human thinking, planning and action of geographical space related new technology and the geographic information data collection and maintenance, the effects of analysis of land management, urban development in the future, national emergency safeguard, wisdom, industry development, digital economy, the sustainable development of new demand for geographic information sharing the three-dimensional geographic information to support the fifth generation of mobile communication network, unified address coding power wisdom census, and many other countries successful cases, and explored the cause of surveying and mapping geographic information in the coming decades new organization model and business model, As well as the key areas where the national mapping and geographic information department and the national spatial data infrastructure can adapt to changes, transform development and expand functions.

The Cambridge world conference of directors of surveying and mapping, sponsored by the British national bureau of surveying and mapping, has a history of 89 years and is held every four years. It is a global platform for leaders of national surveying and mapping departments and senior experts to discuss the new trends, new methods and new strategies of national geographic information management.