中文摘要：

作为信息化时代的重要科研手段之一的地理信息系统，已经为多学科所采纳。历史研究者称之为历史地理信息系统，其建设的路径与方法已在全球范围内受到关注。以国家社会科学基金重大招标项目“丝绸之路历史地理信息系统建设”为契机，可揭示建设两千年陆上丝绸之路历史地理信息系统的构想、价值与意义：帮助历史时期丝绸之路沿线空间信息的获取与研究手段的更新；丝绸之路信息资料库的链接与共享，提供该项研究中所需的多元史料的支撑；突破现有学科界限，是实现丝绸之路研究多学科发展的有效途径。

英文摘要：

As a leading means of scientific research in times of informationization, historical Geographic Information System（GIS） has been adopted by many disciplines. The path and method of construction of the historical-geographic information, as historical researchers term it, has become study, based on ＂Construction of the historical GIS about the Silk Road＂ as a Sciences Fund, expounds the value and significance of constructing the system the Silk Road, including providing aid for upgrading the means of obtaining and tion along the Silk Road in different historical the research to improve connection and share the existing boundary between disciplines as studies of the Silk Road. a global concern. The present major project of National Social of 2,000-year historical-GIS of researching the spatial informaphases, providing poly-basic historical material support needed by of the data bank of information about the Silk Road, and breaking an effective means to realize a multi-disciplinary development of