On January 15, 2022, the "China Spatial Data Intelligence Strategy Workshop", hosted by ACM SIGSPATIAL China Chapter, organized by the International Research Center for Sustainable Development Big Data and co-organized by Southern University of Science and Technology, was successfully held in Beijing in an offline and online manner.

Figure 1 Group photo of offline participants of China Spatial Data Intelligence Strategy Workshop

Executive Deputy Director Chen Fang of the International Research Center for Big Data for Sustainable Development and Professor Meng Xiaofeng, Chairman of ACM SIGSPATIAL China Chapter, delivered speeches at the opening ceremony. Prof. Meng Xiaofeng, Chairman of ACM SIGSPATIAL China Chapter, congratulated the first China Spatial Data Intelligence Strategy Workshop for its smooth convening despite the difficulties in the face of the epidemic, and expressed his sincere appreciation for the support provided by the Center for Big Data for Sustainable Development. He also expressed his heartfelt gratitude for the support provided by the International Research Center for Big Data for Sustainable Development (IRCSD) and put forward two expectations for the strategy workshop: to pay close attention to the strategic needs of the country and do our best to achieve sustainable development; and to discuss the national spatial data intelligence development strategy with the needs as the traction.

Figure 2 Speech by Mr. Chen Fang, Executive Deputy Director of the International Research Center for Big Data for Sustainable Development

Figure 3 Speech by Prof. Meng Xiaofeng, Chairman of ACM SIGSPATIAL China Chapter

The conference invited Zhang Zhaotian, former Executive Vice Director of the Department of Informatics of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), to give a keynote speech entitled "Science Foundation Reform and Priority Development Planning in the Information Field". Mr. Zhang introduced the situation from three aspects: NSFC's reform to promote clear funding orientation, responsible and credible peer review, and optimization of disciplinary layout; encouraging exploration of originality, formation of cross-cutting science departments, and promotion of disciplinary cross-fertilization; and the progress of research on spatial information networks. Professor Meng Xiaofeng hosted the presentation.

Figure 4 Keynote presentation by Researcher Zhang Zhaotian, former Executive Deputy Director of the Department of Informatics, National Natural Science Foundation of China

Fig. 5 Professor Meng Xiaofeng presents a hand-copied copy of "The Theory of Health" and "The University" to Researcher Zhang Zhaotian

The conference invited three executive committee members to make special reports: Du Xiaoping, associate researcher of the International Research Center for Big Data for Sustainable Development, made a report entitled "Research Progress of Big Data for Sustainable Development"; Associate Professor Li Yong, Changjiang Scholar of Tsinghua University, gave a report entitled "Spatial Data Intelligence from the Perspective of Urban Complex Systems". Professor Guan Qingfeng, Deputy Dean of the School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), gave a report entitled "From Land use Change Simulation to Land use carbon Spatial Pattern Inference". The session was moderated by Professor Liu Yu of Peking University.

Figure 6 Presentation by Xiaoping Du, Associate Researcher, International Research Center for Big Data for Sustainable Development

Figure 7 Presentation by Associate Professor Li Yong, a Changjiang Scholar of Tsinghua University

Figure 8 Presentation by Professor Guan Qingfeng of China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)

Figure 9 The scene of discussion of the special report

The conference arranged for participants to have a tour in the Center, including the Big Data Sharing Area for Sustainable Development, the interdisciplinary research platform of Big Data for Sustainable Development, and the Digital Earth Demonstration Hall, to further understand the exciting research results achieved by the Center.

Figure 10 Participants visit the International Research Center for Big Data for Sustainable Development

The conference arranged a seminar on writing the national spatial data intelligence strategy report. Researcher Song Xuan from Southern University of Science and Technology (SUST) introduced the research situation from the concept of spatial data intelligence, challenges and key technologies, and future development directions. Prof. Tang Ke, Prof. Meng Xiaofeng, Prof. Liu Yu and Dr. Xie Xing from Southern University of Science and Technology gave relevant suggestions. After that, the meeting discussed the preparation of the 3rd China Academic Conference on Spatial Data Intelligence (Spatial DI2022). On behalf of the organizer, Prof. Qingfeng Guan reported on the implementation of various parts of the conference such as conference report, paper submission, setting of each topic, competition questions, enterprise participation, and tutorial report, laying a good foundation for the smooth holding in Wuhan on April 15-16.

Figure 11 China Spatial Data Intelligence Strategy Workshop offline and online venue

Finally, Chairman Xiaofeng Meng summarized the past 2021 years, thanking the executive committee members for their strong support and the fruitful results of the subcommittee's work, the great success of the Spatial DI2021 conference in Hangzhou, the first appearance at the Turing Conference in China, the impact of the 29th ACM SIGSPATIAL2021 conference for the first time, and the direction of the topic "Spatial Data Intelligence" organized by Computer Research and Development. The topic of "Spatial Data Intelligence" has shown the direction. The success of the "China Spatial Data Intelligence Strategy Workshop" will further promote the development of this field. We hope that colleagues will continue to work hard to build the blueprint of spatial data intelligence!

Figure 11 Exterior of the International Research Center for Big Data for Sustainable Development