Characteristics of secrecy of surveying and mapping results

(1) State secrets involved in surveying and mapping results are objective objects.

Surveying and mapping results are an objective reflection of the spatial position, size, shape and attributes of natural geographical elements and surface artificial facilities. The key to the secrecy of surveying and mapping results is that the size, shape, spatial position and attributes of some natural geographical elements and surface artificial facilities need to be kept secret, such as the spatial position, size, shape and attributes of military facilities, and the spatial position, size, shape and attributes of some political facilities, economic facilities, scientific and technological facilities and national security facilities need to be kept secret, which determines the corresponding. These specific facilities are objective physical entities, and the state secrets involved in surveying and mapping results are objective objects.

(two) the surveying and mapping results involve a wide range of state secrets.

The surveying and mapping achievements of any country or region are an objective reflection of the natural geographical requirements of a country or region and the spatial position, size, shape and attributes of artificial facilities on the surface. These natural geographical elements and artificial facilities on the surface are not only widely distributed, but also very numerous. According to the provisions of the Secrecy Law, secrets in major decision-making of state affairs, secrets in national defense construction and armed forces activities, secrets in diplomatic and foreign affairs activities, secrets in national economic and social development, secrets in science and technology, secrets in activities to safeguard national security and pursue criminal offences, and other state secrets that should be kept by state secrecy departments belong to state secrets, and quite a few of these state secrets will be passed. Therefore, the matters involving state secrets in surveying and mapping results are extensive.

(three) the number of surveying and mapping results involving state secrets is large and covers a wide range.

By the end of 2008, there were more than 400,000 employees in the geographic information industry in China, and the total size of the geographic information market reached 60 billion yuan. Geographic information industry has become a new economic growth point of national economy. Faced with such a huge market, there are a huge number of surveying and mapping achievements, most of which belong to state secrets. The number of control points in national geodetic coordinate system, plane coordinate system, height system and gravity survey system is at least 6,543.8+0,000 points, and the national basic scale topographic map and database are from 654.38+0: 654.38+0: 654.38+0,000,000, and the city is from 654.38+0: 500,654.38. Digital orthophoto information, database, etc. They all involve state secrets, and there are quite a few people who have direct contact with these surveying and mapping results, and these people involve a wide range of fields and scopes.

(four) the state secrets involved in surveying and mapping results have been kept secret for a long time.

The state secrets involved in surveying and mapping results are physical entities, which generally exist for a long time. Even if these physical entities do not exist due to various man-made and force majeure, new confidential contents will be generated. In particular, the points and data of various surveying and mapping systems are always the basis for determining the spatial position, size and shape of classified elements. Therefore, unless the state has provisions to change the classification or decryption, the confidentiality period of surveying and mapping results is long-term and needs to be preserved for a long time.

(5) Surveying and mapping results are different from other documents, archives and other confidential information.

Once the surveying and mapping results are provided, they will be used, saved and destroyed by users themselves, which is different from other confidential documents and files. Other confidential documents, archives, audio-visual and other materials are generally registered for borrowing, and should be returned within the specified time after borrowing. Therefore, the units and personnel who provide and use surveying and mapping results should have special requirements to prevent the occurrence of incidents that reveal state secrets and endanger national security and interests. Therefore, the Surveying and Mapping Law clearly stipulates that the provision of surveying and mapping results to the outside world must be approved by the administrative department of surveying and mapping in the State Council and the competent department of surveying and mapping in the army.