Abstract: In order to meet requirements of Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of maps, serve public and develop map market, innovate map services and mechanisms. A platform of public welfare standard map service has been designed and constructed in this paper. The first batch of public welfare standard maps has been published. The aim of the platform is to provide the correct map data and practical map services. On the one hand, the platform provides standard map data download server of China map, world map and thematic map. On the other hand, the platform realizes self-mapping service on line. In order to build the national public welfare standard map service platform, a deep reflection on how to provide better public welfare map service for the public has been given at the end in this paper.

Key words: welfare, standard map, service platform, download of standard map data, self-mapping