概略回顾了中国20世纪遥感地质的辉煌成就,列举4项重大突破:极块构造的论证与线性形迹分析,数字地质与找矿、第四纪地质与地貌学的新发现、工程地质选线与选址。指出21世纪面对国土普查的新任务,需要加强遥感信息机理研究,信息融合与共享,学科交叉,社会经济统计空间分析的能力,关注探月计划与遥感制图。

This paper briefly reviewed the significant achievements on geological remote sensing in China in the 20th century, and illustrated four momentous breakthroughs: plate tectonic demonstration and linear style analysis, digital geology and ore prospecting, the discovery of quaternary geology and geomorphology, routes selection and sites selection of engineering geology. The paper indicated the new tasks of land resources investigation in the 21st century. There are urgently needs for intensifying the research on remote sensing information mechanism, information fusion and sharing, interdiscipline, capabilities of socio-economic statistical and spatial analysis, and attention on moon-probing plan and remote sensing mapping.