中文摘要：

网格的概念随着科学技术和社会实践的发展而不断演变,在不同行业中的内涵既有区别又有联系。本文首先分析了地理空间网格的基本特征,提出了地理空间网格的广义和狭义概念。然后,回顾分析了地理空间网格的发展历史,认为地理空间网格是一种人类空间认知的重要思想和理论、方法,地理空间信息网格是信息化条件下的地理空间网格。最后,分析指出了地理空间信息网格以信息化的地球系统为研究对象,以模型理论为基础理论,未来将发展出现代地理空间网格的标准体系和服务体系,不仅服务于人,还将服务于智能化平台,具有广阔发展前景。

英文摘要：

With the development of science and practices,the grid concept continues to evolve,and there are differences and relations between different industries about understanding of its connotation.First,the theoretic characteristics of Geospatial Grid are analyzed and its broad and narrow concept is put forward.Then the history of Geospatial Grid development is reviewed and analyzed,and Geospatial Grid is considered as one kind human spatial cognition theory,and it developed into Geospatial Information Grid under the condition of information.At the end,this paper argues that the research object of Geospatial Information Grid is the informational earth system and it is based on the model theory,the service and standards system will be constructed,and the service range extends from human to intelligent platforms at that time which leading to a bright future.