[OSM-talk] Fw: [Geowanking] China policy on Mapping Data

Mikel Maron mikel_maron at yahoo.com
Fri Jan 5 08:28:26 GMT 2007


Any current or planned OSM activity in China?

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Speaking of Walled Gardens:



Here below are links to several articles dated 8/31 I just received
today 



The implications of this are not obvious,  since what constitutes
"geographic information" is so vague. Although clearer definitions will
be set, I can't believe that the authorities intend to, or are capable
of monitoring and regulating every bit of information that might be
geocoded with location coordinates.



- Mike





 
 



http://www.shanghaidaily.com/press/2006/08/30/china-to-tighten-foreigners-mapping-activities/
 



 
 



August 30, 2006 
 


China to tighten
foreigners’
mapping activities 

Related entries: National 
 



CHINA will
tighten foreigners’ surveying and mapping activities in the country to
protect state security, China News Service said today. 
 
The
new regulation will set clearer definitions on surveying ranges,
supervision
administrations and approval procedures, said an official from the
State Bureau
of Surveying and Mapping yesterday in
 Beijing .
Local companies, receptionists and interpreters, who fail to stop
illegal
mapping activities, will have their business qualifications withdrawn,
the
official said. 
 
Some
illegal surveys and maps have caused a negative impact on the political
relations between China 
and some other countries, the official said.
 China ’s seven central
ministries,
including the Ministry of Public Security and the State Secrecy Bureau,
have
been appealing to tighten this administration on foreigners. 
 
Any
overseas institute or individual who intends on surveying or drawing
the
country’s territory has to first receive permissions from mapping
authorities under China’s State Council and armed forces, according to
the country’s mapping law. 
 
Those
who ignore the law and collect, process and distribute the country’s
geographical information without authorization will be severely
punished, the
law states. Taking the information abroad or broadcasting it on any
Website
is also forbidden. 
 
Any
surveying or drawing for the purpose of scientific research, education,
travel and
exploration should strictly follow the laws and fully cooperate with
local
supervision administrations, the official said. 
 
(gj)

 
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http://www.shanghaidaily.com/art/2006/08/31/290611/Controls_tightened_on_foreign_surveys__mapping.htm
 

 
 



Controls tightened on
foreign surveys, mapping
 



2006-08-31 
 



CHINA will step
up supervision of foreigners who conduct surveys and map areas of the
country. 



Foreign organizations and individuals, who engage in surveying and
mapping in
scientific research and teaching programs, travel or exploration, must
obtain
approval from the government and accept supervision, the State Bureau
of Survey
and Mapping said. 



The number of foreigners conducting surveys and mapping in
 China 
is rising and many projects
have been carried out illegally, threatening national security, the
bureau
said. 



The Chinese law on surveying and mapping states that foreigners must
cooperate
with a Chinese partner and the activities must not involve state
secrets or
jeopardize national security. 



Earlier this year, two Japanese scholars were fined a total of 80,000
yuan
(US$10,000) and deported for collecting materials and coordinates of an
airport
and water facilities in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It was feared
their
results might have a military use. 



The bureau notice said that foreigners who illegally survey, gather and
publish
geographical information on
 China 
will be severely punished. 



Chinese partners or translators will be fined if they fail to stop
illegal
mapping activities as soon as they find out about them. 





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http://www.shanghaidaily.com/art/2006/08/31/290610/New_laws_to_hit_range_of_issues.htm
 



 
 



New laws to hit range
of issues
 



2006-08-31 
 



A SERIES of new laws and
regulations, ranging from
compulsory education to wildlife protection, come into effect in
 China 
tomorrow. 



The new regulations include: 



Free compulsory education ensured 



"Equal compulsory education for children in cities and the
countryside" was for the first time written into the newly revised
Compulsory Education Law. 



The revised law aims to give children in both cities and the
countryside nine
years of free compulsory education. 



The costs will be jointly covered by the central and local governments
which
are required to put the expenditure into their budgets. 



Reservoir compensation funds guaranteed 



The State Council's Subsidy Policies for People Who Were Relocated to
 Make Way 
for Dams
and Reservoirs becomes effective tomorrow. 



The central government will spend more than 13 billion yuan (US$1.62
billion)
every year to subsidize the cost of moving 22 million people to make
room for
water reservoirs created by dams. The money will be raised by
increasing power
bills by 0.62 cents per kilowatt hour. 



 China 
has built more than 3,000 large and medium-sized dams since 1949 for
flood
control, electricity generation, irrigation and water supply. 



Controls on explosives tightened 



 China 
issued stricter controls on civilian use and storage of explosives
after a
series of accidental explosions in recent years. 



The government will also establish a database to monitor transactions
and
transport of explosives. 



Import, export of endangered species banned 



 China 
has banned the import and export of endangered species of wild fauna
and flora.




The regulation will protect and regulate the trade of wild animals and
vegetation, and comply with the Convention on International Trade on
Endangered
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. 



Protection
of
mapping data 



The Mapping Management Regulation states that important mapping data
must only
be released by the government. 



Prohibition of fraud in financial aid to foreign countries 



The Ministry of Commerce's "Foreign Aid Guidebook" attempts to remove
corruption from the management of relief materials and financial aid
destined
for foreign countries. 





Xinhua
 







 
 






http://www.shanghaidaily.com/art/2006/08/30/290567/China_to_tighten_foreigners__mapping_activities.htm
 



China to tighten
foreigners' mapping activities
 



Gu Jia
 



2006-08-30 
 




CHINA will tighten
foreigners' surveying and mapping activities in the country to protect
state
security, China News Service said today. 



The new regulation will set clearer definitions on surveying ranges,
supervision administrations and approval procedures, said an official
from the
State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping yesterday in
 Beijing . Local companies,
receptionists and
interpreters, who fail to stop illegal mapping activities, will have
their
business qualifications withdrawn, the official said. 



Some illegal surveys and maps have caused a negative impact on the
political
relations between China 
and some other countries, the official said.
 China 's seven central
ministries,
including the Ministry of Public Security and the State Secrecy Bureau,
have
been appealing to tighten this administration on foreigners. 



Any overseas institute or individual who intends on surveying or
drawing the
country's territory has to first receive permissions from mapping
authorities
under China's State Council and armed forces, according to the
country's
mapping law. 



Those who ignore the law and collect, process and distribute the
country's
geographical information without authorization will be severely
punished, the
law states. Taking the information abroad or broadcasting it on any
Website is
also forbidden. 



Any surveying or drawing for the purpose of scientific research,
education,
travel and exploration should strictly follow the laws and fully
cooperate with
local supervision administrations, the official said. 



Chinese story
 



Xinhua
 









 
 


 
 

 
 




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