随着国民经济的发展,我国地图市场发展十分迅速,社会各方面对地图的需求越来越大,每年公开出版地图有2000多种,印数近3亿册(幅)。在地图市场不断繁荣的同时,各种问题也显现出来,尤其是一些地图质量低劣,不但直接影响读者使用,甚至有可能引起国际纠纷。鉴于此,2006年新闻出版总 With the development of the national economy, the map market in our country has been developing rapidly. The demand for maps in various sectors of society is growing. There are over 2,000 kinds of maps published each year, with nearly 300 million copies printed. As the map market continues to flourish, various problems have also emerged. In particular, the poor quality of some maps not only directly affects the readers’ use but may even cause international disputes. In view of this, 2006 Press and Publication General