在我国古代,很早就出现了军用地图。《管子·地图篇》说:“凡主兵者,必先审知地图。轘辕之险,滥车之水,名山、通谷、径川、陵陆、丘阜之所在,苴草、林木、蒲苇之所茂,道里之远近,城郭之大小,名邑、废邑、困殖之地必尽知之,地形之出入相错者尽藏之。然后可以行军袭邑,举措先后,不失地利。此地图之常也。”从这段论述看,先秦军用地图的测绘技术已经非常先进,在战争中起到了很大的作用。据文献记载,先秦时代的军用地图分为两种:一种是宏观的战略形势图,《史记·苏秦列 In ancient China, a military map appeared very early. “Pipes Map” said: “The main soldiers who must first review the map. The danger of Xuanyuan, car water, famous mountains, valley, Chingchuan, Ling Lu, Qiu Fu is located, Chai grass, trees , Pu reeds of the Mao Mao, the distance of the road, the size of the castle, the name of the eup, the eup, the place of misfortune will know all, the terrain of the invasion and departure of those who do hide .And then march Yap Yi, move successively, without losing ground Lee .This map is also often. ”From this period of exposition, surveying and mapping techniques of military maps of the pre-Qin period have been very advanced and have played a significant role in the war. According to the literature, there are two types of military maps in the Pre-Qin era: one is a macro-strategic map, and the "Shi Ji Su Qin column