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

[Dave]

This is a country with the following as part of the customs declaration:

"Articles Prohibited ... Printed matter, films, photographs, gramophone
records, cinematographic films, tapes (audio & video), compact discs (audio
& video), storage media for computers and other articles which are
detrimental to the political, economic, cutural and moral interests of
China."

There's basically a yes/no tick box next to all of that.

The line before asks whether you have any "radio transmitters, radio
receivers, communication security equipments" (sic)

I'd think twice.

On 1/5/07, Mikel Maron <mikel_maron at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Any current or planned OSM activity in China?
>
> ----- Forwarded Message ----
> From: Mike Liebhold <mnl at well.com>
> To: geowanking at lists.burri.to
> Sent: Friday, January 5, 2007 12:05:18 AM
> Subject: [Geowanking] China policy on Mapping Data
>
> 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<http://www.shanghaidaily.com/press/2006/08/30/china-to-tighten-foreigners-mapping-activities/>
> *
>
> Related entries: National<http://www.shanghaidaily.com/press/category/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 activities, will have their business qualifications withdrawn, the official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)
>
> ----------------------
>
>
> 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.
>
>
> -----------------
>
>
>
>
> 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 <http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2006-08-29/18369881598s.shtml>
>
> Xinhua
>
>
>
>
>
>
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