The study for transformation development of resources-exhausted cities based on RS and GIS a case study of Fuxin City

Presently, there are more than 50 cities in China which are confronting or will confront the problem of resources exhaustion. These cities with resources as mainstay industry are gradually falling into recession with a low economic growth. Their positioning for transformation is in urgent need of solutions. As new technology in surveying develops, it is necessary to take advantage of RS (Remote Sensing) and GIS (Geographic Information System) to analyze the space-time characteristics of the transformation cities, in order to enhance the quality, the science and rationality of decision-making in municipal development positioning. This article aims to provide a new approach for overcoming difficulties confronted by cities of the world. Data sources involved in the transition positioning study on resource-exhausted cities' development are outlined in the article. The article also focuses on introducing the new technology of remote sensing information resources and the applied research based on remote sensing to monitor the dynamics of urban development, and probes into a practical, operable way for resources-exhausted cities' transformation by using new technologies. At the same time, GIS technology applications have experienced an evolution from data storage management and search queries to the space-time analysis as the main body, being toward to a stage of development for support of the regional system of forecasting the evolution of spatial structure, dynamic simulation and optimization of the structure of space.