2021’ Conference of Big Data on Geographical Indications
for Environment and Sustainability was Held in Yanchi
Zhu, Y. Q.1* Sun, Y. W.2 Liu, C.,1 Su, N. 1
1. Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources
Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China;
2. Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau of Yanchi county, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region,
Yanchi 751500, China
Abstract: The 2021’ conference of big data on geographical
indications for environment and sustainability (GIES) was held on September 23
and 24, 2021 in Yanchi county, Ningxia Hui autonomous region of China. The
conference was co-sponsored by the Big Data Working Committee of the
Geographical Society of China (GSC) and the government of Yanchi county. The
first GIES case of Yanchi Tan sheep dry grassland in Huamachi town was formally
launched. The conference was listed at the program of Farmers’ Harvest Festival
of Yanchi county. Three common understandings were made at the conference:
developing a guideline for the implementation of the Data Security Law of the People’s Republic of China and
SDGs; taking a join action for the 2021-2030 decadal initiative on GIES and adopting eight
action lines for implementation of the initiative.
Keywords: big data; geographical indications;
GIES; Yanchi; GSC confernece
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3974/geodp.2021.03.15
CSTR: https://cstr.escience.org.cn/CSTR:20146.14.2021.03.15
The 2021’ conference of big data on geographical indications for
environment and sustainability (GIES) was held on September 23 and 24, 2021 in
Yanchi county, Ningxia Hui autonomous region of China. The conference was
co-sponsored by the Big Data Working Committee of the Geographical Society of
China (GSC) and the government of Yanchi county.
The joint organizers of the conference include the Agriculture and Rural
Affairs Bureau, Yanchi county, Yanchi Tan Sheep Production Industry Development
Group Ltd., World Data Center for Global Change Scientific Research Data
Publishing System and the Project of Technology and Application of Ecological
Civilization of the Beauty China Program. The joint team include Wanjigou
Village Community of Huamachi town, Yanchi county; Geographical Society of
Ningxia Hui autonomous region; Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural
Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGSNRR/CAS); School of
Geography and Planning, Ningxia University; Consultant Committee on ICT for the
United Nations of China Association for Science and Technology (CCIT/CAST);
Task Group of Preservation of and Open Access to S&T Data for/in/with
Developing Countries, International Commission on Scientific and Technical Data
(PASTD/CODATA); Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau of Feng county, Jiangsu
province; National Earth System Science Data Center of China; Geological
Archive of China Geological Survey; School of Geographic Sciences, Liaoning
Normal University; Beijing Tianhang Huachuang Technology Co., Ltd.;
Zhongguancun Belt and Road Industry Promotion Association and Panshi Lanjia
Rice Planting Professional cooperative in Jilin province. Nearly 100
representatives from universities, research institutes, data centers, local
governments, business leaders, academic groups, village representatives and
science communication from Beijing, Hebei, Shanxi, Liaoning, Jilin, Jiangsu provinces,
Ningxia Hui autonomous region and Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region attended the
conference.
Mr. Gong, X. F., mayor of Yanchi delivered his welcome speech. Mr. Wang,
H. N., the assistant to mayor of Yanchi county indicated that it was the honour
of Yanchi people to host the conference during the Farmers’ Harvest Festival of
the county. He said that the first case of GIES program, Yanchi Tan sheep arid
grassland in Huamachi township case, was an example for the achievement of
SDGs, especially in dry region. It should benefit local socio-economic
development, as well as the environment and life of people.
After the opening ceremony of the Farmers’ Harvest Festival, the
ceremony of the Yanchi Tan sheep arid grassland case was officially launched at
Huamachi township of Yanchi county. Mr. Bai, Y. J., director of the Huamachi township
reported the case progress in both grassland protection and application and the
Tan sheep industry development. He said that Tan sheep had a long history in
Huamachi township, more than 70% income of the township people were from the Tan
sheep in 2020. Protect the grassland ecosystem and the Tan sheep germplasm
resource were keys of the case. Prof. Liao, X. H., director of the Big Data
Committee of GSC, Prof. Zhang, G. Y., vice president and secretary general of
GSC, Prof. Liu, C., director of World Data Center on Global Change Research
Data Publishing & Repository (GCdataPR), Mr. Ming, Z. A, deputy mayor of Yanchi
county and Mr. Zhou, Y. S., director of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau of
Yanchi, jointly presented the case certificate to the Humachi township (code
number is GCdataPR[2021]01, DOI:geode.2021.05.01 and CSTR:20146.22.2021.05.01).
Figure 1
The certificate of best
practice on GIES to Huamachi township
Figure 2 The conference participants witnessed the launch of Yanchi Tan sheep try grassland case
on September 23, 2021 (Huamachi township, Yanchi county, Ningxia Hui autonomous
region of China)
Prof. Liu,
C. made a presentation on the implementation roadmap of a 2021-2030 decadal initiative on GIES. Prof. Zhu, Y.
Q., vice chair of Big Data Committee, GSC and Prof. of IGSNRR/CAS reported the
progress of the Project of Technology and Application of Ecological
Civilization of the Beauty China Program. Mr. Sun, Y. W., deputy director of
Tan sheep Station of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau of Yanchi county,
senior livestock specialist reported the result and role of the Yanchi Tan sheep
try grassland case.
Prof. Mi, W.
B. from School of Geography and Planning, Ningxia University delivered another
case study in Helan Mountain on wine grape.
Prof. Liu,
Q. H., vice chair of Big Data Committee, GSC and Prof. of Aerospace Information
Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIR/CAS), reported on computing
environment for public remote sensing products. Mr. Zhang, X. Q., Chief of
Africa Affairs of Zhongguancun Belt and Road Industry Promotion Association,
gave a video report on GIES in African countries.
With the
development of big data science and technology, young geographers are becoming
the main force in the field of big geographical data research and application. In the
morning of the 24th, a forum contributed by early career and women
scientists was held. Dr. Liu, Y. X. Y. of the National Earth System Science
Data Center, Dr. Chen, Z. G. of the National Earth Observation Science Data
Center, Dr. Zhang, B. of Chinese Geological Science Data Publishing System, Dr.
Shi, R. X., World Data Center of Global Change Scientific Research Data
Publishing System, and Dr. Zhu, X. G., Beijing Tianhang Huachuang Technology Co.,
Ltd. respectively reported the progress of their research and discoveries. The
participates identified the challenges and opportunities on big data in
geography. Associate Prof. Fu, J. Y. from IGSNRR/CAS and leader of Youth
Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Dr. Wang, S.,
post-doctor fellow of IGSNRR/CAS summarized that it was the time for youth to
have innovative methodology to meet needs from society in
local-regional-national and global scales in the era of big data society. The
opportunities for youth in big data geography were not only technology, but
computational system with SDGs. Prof. He, C. C., Liu, C., Zhang, Q. S. and Zhang,
M. X., representatives as the senior scientists provided comments and
suggestions.
Figure 3 Associate Prof. Fu, J. Y. Chaired the
Early Career Forum on Challenges
and Opportunities in the Era of Big Data Society
In order to
implement the “Data Security Law of
the People’s Republic of China” from the perspective of Geographical
Society of China, Dr. Chen, L. J., vice chair of the Big Data Committee of GSC
and senior engineer of the National Geographic Information Center, provided a
report about the implementation guidelines of the law. Prof. Liu, C., secretary
general of Big Data Committee of GSC, led the discussions. The conference
decided:
(1) the Big
Data Committee of GSC approved the framework of the Implementation Guideline of
the “Data Security Law of the People’s
Republic of China”. Dr. Chen, L. J. and Prof. Zhu, Y. Q. will lead the
team to modify the draft based on the discussions. After it is finished, it
will be submitted to General Assembly of GSC for approvement.
(2) the Big
Data Committee of GSC evaluated the GIES initiative, and agree to continue play
the leading role in this action. Not only, it will keep the corporation with
IGSNRR/CAS, WFEO, and partners to take the action through the following action
lines.
Action Line
1: Call data driven geographical science on quality geographical products,
including geographical indications, geographical specific products and
geographical civilization products, which could pay more attention to the
regional and local geography.
Action Line
2: Build an innovative mechanism for the cooperation; the stakeholders should
include research institute, universities, governments, private sectors,
scientific communities, publishers and citizens.
Action Line
3: Protect intellectual properties of the quality geographical products
(geographical indications, geographical specifications, geographical
civilizations).
Action Line
4: Implement FAIR principles for safety and reliable data and knowledge
publishing and sharing.
Action Line
5: Take infrastructure and platform of big data and internet of things as one
of priorities of the action;
Action Line
6: Promote case studies by an integrating methodology in geography;
Action Line
7: Encourage geographers return and contribute to their hometown with knowledge
and any possible ways.
Action Line
8: Enhance international cooperation and collaboration.
In the
afternoon of 24th September, all participants visited the wine
product base in eastern foot of Helan Mountain, the products of Helan Montain wine
was listed in the China-EU geographical indications agreement.