Yong Ge was born on October 28, 1972 in P.R.China. She received the B.S. degree on surveying and mapping from Wuhan University, Wuhan, PRC, in 1995, the M.S. degree in geographical information system from the Wuhan university, Wuhan, PRC, in 1998, and the Ph.D. degree in cartography and geographical information system from Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2001. Since July 2001, she has been with the State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences where she is currently associate professor.