The top ten schools for the postgraduate entrance examination of geographic information science are as follows: the first Peking University, the second Beijing Normal University, the third East China Normal University, the fourth Nanjing University, the fifth Nanjing Normal University, the sixth Wuhan University, the seventh Capital Normal University, the eighth Northeast Normal University, the ninth Fujian Normal University and the tenth Henan University.

Cartography and Geographic Information System (GIS) are developed on the basis of cartography, and belong to two disciplines, a first-class discipline under geography of science. With the development of information technology, knowledge engineering and computer and communication technology, cartography and geographic information system have gradually become the important technical support of various sectors of the national economy, such as resources and environment, urban and regional planning and management, land use and management, water conservancy and hydropower, transportation and civil engineering, and are playing an increasingly important role in the sustainable development of the national economy.

According to the latest research results, development trends and related technical application requirements of cartography, remote sensing and geographic information system at home and abroad, this major has set up research directions such as resource and environmental information system, geospatial and geographical process simulation, network GIS and cartography, and the training links include course study, teaching practice, academic activities, scientific research, system development and dissertation.