The Development of and Prospects for Private Cloud GIS in China

The cloud geographical information system (GIS) has been an important development direction of GIS in recent years. To deploy GIS on cloud and enable users to enjoy the geographical information services at any time and any place is becoming a better choice in a GIS project nowadays. According to the different deployment modes and service objects, the cloud GIS can be classified into public cloud GIS and private cloud GIS, as well as hybrid cloud GIS. The clients of the private cloud GIS are usually small enterprises and schools. The private cloud GIS is the key to the popularity and innovation of the cloud GIS industry. China's GIS/ GNSS/ RS industry has developed significantly in recent years, and demand for geographical information services has grown tremendously, thereby leading to a steady growth in the private cloud GIS sector. The article reviews the development process of the private cloud GIS in China. In addition, the platform construction and current focuses of research in China are explained. The prospect for the private cloud GIS in China is predicted at the end of the article. We hold the idea that the big data effect on the industry will become more apparent, and the targeted application of private cloud GIS will be clearer and more definite.