Provisions of the People's Republic of China Concerning the Administration of Achievements in Survey and Drawing

Provisions of the People's Republic of China Concerning the Administration of Achievements in Survey and Drawing

Guo Wu Yuan Ling [1989] No.32

March 21, 1989
　
Article 1 These Provisions are formulated with a view to strengthening the administration of achievements in survey and drawing, ensuring the rational use of achievements in survey and drawing, and increasing the economic and social benefits of survey and drawing so as to render a better service in socialist modernization.
　
Article 2 The "achievements in survey and drawing", as mentioned in these Provisions, refer to the following achievements in basic survey and drawing and in specialized survey and drawing that are completed on land, at seas and oceans, and in space:
(1) the data and pictures from astronomical survey, geodetic survey, geodetic survey completed on artificial satellites, and gravitational survey;
(2) the data, recorded on negatives and magnetic tapes, that are collected from aerial survey and airborne remote sensing survey;
(3) various kinds of maps (including topographic maps, ordinary maps, land registry maps, sea charts, and other relevant specialized maps);
(4) the data and pictures from engineering survey;
(5) other relevant geographical data;
(6) technical data directly related to achievements in survey and drawing.
　
Article 3 The competent authorities for the administration of survey and drawing under the State Council shall be in charge of the administration of and supervision over the achievements in survey and drawing of the whole country, and shall also be responsible for the organizational work for the reception, collection, sorting out, storage, and provision for use, on a nationwide scale, of the achievements in basic survey and drawing and the relevant achievements in specialized survey and drawing.
The competent authorities for the administration of survey and drawing under the people's governments of various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be in charge of the administration of and supervision over the achievements in survey and drawing within their respective administrative areas, and shall also be responsible for the organizational work for the reception, collection, sorting out, storage, and provision for use, within their respective administrative areas, of the achievements in basic survey and drawing and the relevant achievements in specialized survey and drawing.
The departments concerned under the State Council and the departments concerned under the People's governments of various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be responsible for the administration of the achievements in specialized survey and drawing of their respective departments.
The competent authorities for the administration of survey and drawing in the armed forces shall be responsible for the administration of the achievements in survey and drawing in military departments.
　
Article 4 With respect to achievements in survey and drawing, scientific administration shall be practised, rules and regulations be instituted and perfected and modern scientific and technical means be employed so as to provide the achievements for timely, accurate, safe and convenient use.
　
Article 5 The achievements in survey and drawing shall, in light of their different natures-those open to the public (i.e. to be openly used, or openly published), and those kept from the public (i.e. to be used only within restricted departments, or kept confidential), be administered in accordance with the relevant regulations of the State.
　
Article 6 The security classification, readjustment, and declassification of achievements in basic survey and drawing shall be promulgated by the competent authorities for the administration of survey and drawing under the State Council after the competent authorities for the administration of survey and drawing under the State Council and the competent authorities for the administration of survey and drawing in the armed forces have jointly consulted with the competent authorities for guarding secrets of both the State and the armed forces.
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