Yunnan Institute of Surveying and Mapping Engineering is a public institution. Yunnan Institute of Surveying and Mapping Engineering (formerly the First Surveying and Mapping Brigade of Yunnan Bureau of Surveying and Mapping) was established in 1975. It is a department-level institution directly under the Yunnan Surveying and Mapping Geographic Information Bureau, and carries out the national basic surveying and mapping work on behalf of the Yunnan provincial government. It is the first professional surveying and mapping team to obtain the national first-class surveying and mapping qualification and be awarded the "National Surveying and Mapping Quality Commendation Unit" by the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping. In 2002, it was the first in Yunnan surveying and mapping industry to pass the ISO900 1:2000: 2000 quality management system certification. In 2002, it was awarded the title of "Provincial Civilized Unit" by Yunnan Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government, the honorary title of "National Advanced Collective of Surveying and Mapping System" by the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping in 2003, and the "Fourth Five-Year Plan" advanced collective of popularizing law by the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping in 2005.