1,Background
In 1998 as the "Digital Earth" concept, digital cities have become the key of urban information. Construction and operation of digital city will be integrated closely with the city the economic, social, cultural, Digital City will be building on the city's multi-faceted development plays a leading role.
At present, there are close to 40 domestic cities raised the number of urban planning goals. With the number of cities in China gradually unfolded, digital city model the surface. Some cities according to their actual situation in a different mode. These models for other cities in the building played a lead role in building Digital City is a model.
However, localities and departments and cultural background, technical support such differences, China Digital City still has some problems. For example, the number of urban basic theoretical research weak, the number of urban construction lack of overall planning, the lack of integrity of the standard system, lack of strong data and system integration measures.
Facing the present situation of digital city and the urgent need to transfer a number of new achievements in urban construction platform the urgent need for a correct guidance of public opinion, government and enterprises build the bridge of communication between, "Digital City" magazine this background emerged.

2,Position
Comprehensively implement the positioning of building an innovation-oriented country's strategic goals and objectives closely hot digital city technology, Highlights key technological development, urban construction figures to explore new ideas, new direction for the dissemination of scientific and technological achievements as the core, concerns of independent innovation, promote digital display around the city achievements, strengthening Sino-foreign urban construction figures exchanges and cooperation.

3,Guide Units
Informatization Leading Group Office of Ministry of Construction P.R.China
Secretary for Science and Technology , Ministry of Construction P.R.China
Division of Hi-Tech Development and Industrialization, Ministry of Science and Technology P.R.China
Department of Land Surveying & Mapping, State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping
International Society of Digital Earth
China Electronic Commerce Association
China Association for Geographic Information System
Institute of Digital China, Peking University, IDC/PKU

4, Issue Objects (comprehensive coverage of city information technology related fields and high-end crowd. Precision Directional Issue)
Rendered academicians NPC deputies and CPPCC National Committee members;
Rendered nationwide 661 city mayors;
nationwide levels building administrative departments at all levels across the country for land surveying and mapping departments;
throughout information technology or information leading group for the entire Office country's ;
main planning, survey and design units;
in all major developers at least 1000.