1991年11月在北京举行的第四届全国地图学学术讨论会是中国历史上规模最大的一次地图学专业讨论会,共收到论文(摘要)250余篇。为了促进学术交流,推动地图学理论、生产、应用的发展,会议决定出版《论文选集》,委托《地图》杂志编辑部编辑,由中国地图出版社出版。中国测绘学会地图制图专业委员会、中国地理学会地图学与地理信息系统专业委员会、中国地质学会地质制图专业委员会的负责人和第四届全国地图学学术讨论会4个分会场的负责人以及《地图》杂志编辑部的同 The Fourth National Cartographic Symposium held in Beijing in November 1991 was the largest one in the history of China. A total of 250 papers (abstracts) were received. In order to promote academic exchanges and promote the development of cartography, production and application, the conference decided to publish a collection of essays and commission editors of the magazine, and was published by China Map Publishing House. China Mapping Society mapping professional committees, Geographic Society of China Map Science and Geographic Information System Professional Committee, the Geological Society of China Geological Mapping Professional Committee and the fourth session of the National Cartography Symposium 4 branch of the person in charge and the “map ”Magazine editorial department of the same