History of Science and Engineering Annotation << Back SCIENTIFIC GEOINFORMATION CENTER RAS – 25 YEARS I.N. Gansvind The history of creation and the formation of geoinformation Scientifi c Center RAS. It outlined the concept of the organization of geoinformation space of Russia on the basis of networked regional geographic information systems. Information is given about the main directions of scientifi c activities of the Centre in the fi eld of aerospace ensure the rational and environmentally sound natural resources, developed a geographic information technology to solve major region-wide problems. Keywords: harmonious exploitation; aerospace methods and GIS technologies; Geo-information Space of Russia. Contacts: E-mail: mail@ngic.ru Pp. 003-009.