Digital Geo-Museum – A Platform for Innovative Research, Education and Society

Prof. LIU Chuang Institute of Geography and Natural Resources, Chinese

Academy of Sciences

Director of Executive Committee of Digital Lin Chao Geomuseum, Geographical Society of China

The 5th China-US Roundtable on Scientific Data Cooperation27-28 October 2011, Beijing, China

CONTENTS • Background and Partners• Major Halls of the Digital Lin Chao Geomuseum • Memory of Geography in China and the World Else• Platform for Innovative Research,

Education and society• Conclusion

林超（ 1909 － 1991），北京大学教授，广东省揭阳人， 1938年获英国利物浦大学博士学位，曾任中山大学地理系主任、中国地理研究所所长，中国大百科全书地理卷第一届主任。 1949年作为中国代表团团长参加第 16次国际地理联合会世界大会并成功申请会员资格，开启了中国地理学会走向世界的新纪元。他对中国地理学科学研究、地理教育、国际合作等诸多方面均做出过卓越和特殊的历史贡献。林超教授的地理学思想与成就是中国地理学的宝贵财富。

Background and Partners中国地理学会走向世界第一人 － 林超教授Professor LIN Chao - Pioneer of Chinese Geographers in IGU

林超教授代表中国在国际地理联合会第 16 次世界大会（ 1949 ）上成功申请会员资格 China became IGU member at the 16th IGU Congress in 1949

The Digital LIN CHAO Geomuseum Team

Phase I ( 2011 － 2015)

Partners

Joint Partnership

Sponsor

Technical Support

OKDE WGISS

BACKGROUND

• More than hundreds of Chinese geographers made great contributions to the earth science and environment, a few of them are known worldwide • More than 40k geo-stamps from more than 140 counries were collected which recorded the geo diversity and earth science research history in the world• Geo diversity paintings and photos• The Digital Lin Chao GeoMuseum with the initial products will be ready online at the CODATA 45th Anniversary Ceremony on 30th October 2011 at:www.geomuseum.cn

MAJOR HALLS

• Geographer oriented halls (Chinese geographers, international geographers, scientists on earth sciences …)• International cooperation programs• Earth science achievements halls • Earth Observation Satellites • World Heritatges and Geo-diversity • Endangered Species and Biodiversity • Earth Science Equipments, Infrastructures and Research Bases• Contributors Hall

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION PROGRAMS HALL

1 IPY (1882-1883)2 IPY (1932-1933)

3 IPY – IGY (1957-1958)4 IPY (2007-2008)IQSY (1964-1965)

……

EXAMPLES: 1ST IPY (1882-1883)

EXAMPLES 2 – 2ST IPY(1932-1933)

Russia 1932

The First IPY Stamps

EXAMPLES 2 – 2ST IPY (US 1933)

EXAMPLES 3 – SATELLITES

Memory of Geography in China and the World Else

1. Memory of geography in China and the world else in content

2 Memory of geography by integrating earth science and art with the valuable heritages

3 Memory of geography with interactive activities

Platform for innovative research, education and society (example)

The Role of Flying Apsaras of China in Aerospace Science Fiction

--- Take Stamps Cooperation between Flying Apsaras in Frescoes and Space Walk of Astronauts

as example

Focus: The Flying Apsaras in Frescoes is the most earliest of Aerospace Science Fiction in Art

本文论点：中国壁画“飞天”和汉画像石“嫦娥奔月”是我国最早的宇航科技幻想艺术作品

SCIENCE FICTION

• Novel: Jules-Verne: ”From Earth to Moon” 1865, France• Film ：” Le voyage dans la lune” (travel to Moon) September 1, 1902, France• Art ----- ？

Stamps comparation bewteen Flying Aprasas

and Space Walk of Astronauts -- tools 2 邮资品中古今升天工具姿态对比 , 2.1 升天工具对比（ 1 ）

Stamp published in 1952, China on Flying by Tiger in Dunhuang Cave No. 329 , Tang Dinisty , China壁画“唐 · 乘虎天人”： 1952 年中国发行特种邮票敦煌壁画第 329 窟（初唐）

FDC on Edward H. White II Space Walk on June 3, 1965 by Gemini 4, USA

Published by Cek 1965 年 3 月 18 日苏联宇航员列昂诺夫完成人类首次太空行走Flying apsaras in Dunhuang Cave No. 320,

Tang D. published in 19531952 年我国发行敦煌壁画（ T ）特种邮票第 320 窟唐代壁画飞天

Russia and Kampodia

Flying Spsaras in Tunhuang Cave 39, Tang D. published in 1994, China1994 年我国发行敦煌壁画（ T ）特种邮票， 第 39 窟唐代壁画飞天

Go to Moon Stamps of Chang’er of China and Amstrong of USA

“Chang’er to Moon”PK Amstrong Chang’er to Moon in Han Dynasty PK Amstrong

China historical achievements in aerospace

sciences from 2nd to 14th century

Zhang Heng and his space observation instruments (78-139) 张衡与浑天仪

Space science in China (100-1300)中国古代科学家对太空的观测与研究（ 2 － 14 世纪）

SU Song and his time and spaceObservation instrument (1020-1101)

6.1 中国古代科学家对太空的观测与研究（ 2 － 14 世纪）

GUO Songjing and his space observation instrument (1231-1316)郭守敬与浑天仪

GUO Songjing and his space observation instrument (1231-1316)郭守敬与浑天仪

Wanhoo Rocket Test in China in the 14th Century , stamps issued by Benin, Yemen, Germany

6.3 The Fist Chinese Satellite, issued in 1986, China

Shenzhou Series achievements in 1999, stamps issued by China and PR Korea

Conclusion1. The Digital Lin Chao Geomseum is online and

openly available platform on memory of geography

2. It is platform for innovative research, education and broad wide society

3. It is a inclusive system with the function of contributors hall and active system with the interactive halls

4. It is a joint effort between CODATA and IGU

Thank You ！www.geomuseum.cn