Lin Hui, a well-known Chinese geographer, founding chairman of the International Chinese Geographic Information Science Association (CPGIS), and academician of the British Academy of Social Sciences, is also the first Asian geographer to receive the Miller Award from the American Association of Geographers. He is currently Jiangxi Normal University Dean of the School of Geography and Environment.

A few days ago, in an exclusive interview with China News Agency, he said that geographic information science is actually closely related to people’s lives, and related technical methods have also been applied to various industries such as smart transportation, smart tourism, and smart elderly care. This industry will drive a lot. Modernization of things.

(Jiang Tao, Li Yunhan and Yuan Rujing, produced by Jiang Tao)

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