The total output value of my country's geographical information industry exceeds 900 billion yuan, and a complete industrial chain has been built
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- In 2025, the total output value of China's geographical information industry will exceed 900 billion yuan, reaching 900.5 billion yuan, with a growth rate of 5.9%.
- There were approximately 269,000 working units, a year-on-year increase of 11.1%.
- The industrial chain is complete.
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China's geographical information industry is developing under the background of the transformation of old and new driving forces. The industrial scale has expanded and the technical level has improved, forming an integrated industrial chain of data collection, intelligent processing, scenario application, and comprehensive services.
The reporter learned from the China Geographic Information Industry Association today (15th) that the total output value of my country's geographic information industry will exceed 900 billion yuan in 2025, the scale of the industrial structure continues to expand, and a complete geographic information industry chain has been built.
The latest data shows that my country's geographical information industry will grow at a rate of 5.9% in 2025, with a total output value of 900.5 billion yuan. The number of employees is approximately 269,000, a year-on-year increase of 11.1%. The industry has shifted from high-speed growth to a high-quality development stage, forming a complete industrial chain integrating data collection, intelligent processing, scenario applications, and comprehensive services. At the same time, market vitality continues to burst out, small and medium-sized enterprises are active in innovation, and there are 447 geographical information companies among the "little giant" companies that specialize in new technologies, accounting for 2.5% of all "little giant" companies.
Yi Shubai, secretary-general of the China Geographic Information Industry Association, said that the geographical information industry as a whole has achieved steady progress, improved quality and expanded volume under the background of the transformation of old and new driving forces. The investment in R&D related to geographical information remains high, the technical level is steadily improved, the industrial foundation continues to be strengthened, and the cultivation of new productive forces is accelerated.
The steady improvement of industry quality cannot be separated from the support of space infrastructure. In recent years, my country's civil remote sensing satellites have maintained a high-density launch pace of more than 100 new satellites added every year. As of the end of 2025, my country has launched a total of 694 civilian remote sensing satellites, of which 126 new civilian remote sensing satellites are in orbit in 2025 alone. The construction of the next-generation Beidou system is also progressing in an orderly manner, and the on-orbit upgrade has been fully completed this year.
According to the plan, my country's next step will be to continue to deepen research on spatio-temporal intelligent technology, promote the authorized operation of public data resources such as satellite navigation and positioning reference station networks, and release the value of geographical information data elements to support the development of emerging industries such as intelligent driving and embodied intelligence. According to the plan, during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, my country will strive to achieve an average annual output value of the geographical information industry exceeding one trillion yuan.
(CCTV reporters Tan Zhenhua and Li Hongmiao)
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During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the average annual output value of China's geographic information industry exceeded one trillion
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- Which specific emerging industries will benefit from the release of the value of geographical information data elements?
- What are the specific policies and measures to achieve the trillion-yuan output value target during the 15th Five-Year Plan period?




