The research on GIS abroad has a long history and has formed a relatively mature industry. The United States, Japan, Germany and Canada all have many high-tech GIS enterprises. China's geographic information system industry has a short development time. Although there are some high-tech enterprises, the scale is relatively small, and many scientific research achievements need to go out of the laboratory, so the public's awareness of it is not high. However, it should be noted that the geographic information system industry is a high-tech industry strongly supported by the state and is developing very rapidly. Especially with the establishment of "China Geographic Information System Association", "China Overseas Geographic Information System Association" and "China Digital Company" and a number of related high-tech enterprises, the research and development of China's geographic information system has entered an initial period of prosperity, which will surely become a new economic growth point of high-tech industries in the near future, so graduates of this major will also have good employment prospects.

Geographic Information System (GIS), as a major in university education, has appeared in many foreign universities since 1970s, while less than 140 universities in China offer this major, so the demand for senior talents engaged in GIS design and development has been in short supply. Moreover, with the process of informatization in various departments of the country and the increase and development of high-tech enterprises engaged in the development of geographic information system engineering in China, the demand for this professional talent will increase and the gap will expand.

The wave of information revolution is in the ascendant, and the information society is coming to us step by step. China has brought the information industry into the sustainable development strategy. As an important part of the information industry, the geographic information system industry is bound to achieve great development. It can be predicted that the future geographic information system industry will provide more modern, high-income and enviable jobs for this major.

Graduates can engage in applied research, technology development, production management and administrative management related to geographic information systems in relevant departments such as cities, regions, resources, environment, transportation, population, housing, land, infrastructure and planning management, and can also engage in scientific research or teaching in scientific research institutions or institutions of higher learning.