自十九世纪中期以来,世界较多国家的政府部门已把地学情报系统地用于制定公共政策。自从1835年大不列颠地质调查局作为英国的一个政府机构成立以来,世界上出现了150多个国家级的地学情报机构,无论其名称如何不同,但其基本职能则只有两个:①向政府部门提供地学情报和建议;②作为一种基础“公益”,“发布”地学情报。 Since the mid-nineteenth century, government departments in many countries of the world have systematically used geo-information for the formulation of public policies. Since the establishment of the British Geological Survey in 1835 as a government agency in the United Kingdom, there have been more than 150 state-level geo-information agencies in the world. Regardless of their names, there are only two basic functions: (a) Providing government departments with Geosciences intelligence and advice; ② as a basis for “public welfare”, “release” geosciences intelligence.