信息技术的发展和应用 ,推动了社会前进、经济发展和科学技术的进步 ,在人类进入21世纪的今天 ,更加重视信息技术在各个领域的发展和广泛应用。在资源科学领域应用和发展信息技术早已得到资源科学家和信息技术科技工作者的共识 ,并已取得了长足的进展。文中对资源科学的重要分支———资源信息科学及其技术的产生、理论基础以及在资源科学研究中的应用做简要介绍。并指出 ,进入21世纪的资源信息科学应广泛开展与应用紧密结合的研究 ,不但要开发应用现有资源信息技术 ,同时要超前研究和试验国际上的热点问题 ,从而加速实现资源科学研究的现代化

The development and application of information technology has greatly promoted progress in society,economy,and science.Today,as mankind is approaching to the 21st century,the research and application of information technology has become more and more important in various fields.It has long been commonly recognized that this technology should be applied to the resources science,and great achievements have been made already.This article gives a brief introduction to the resources information science and technology including its emergence,theoretical base,and application in resources research; and points out resources information science of the 21st century should make comprehensive studies which are closely related with its application.Not only the available resources information technology should be developed,but also the international concerned hot issues be emphasized in advance.Only in this way,can the resources science research be modernized at high speed.