Because Wu Da has published more than 300 papers in remote sensing magazines, ranking first in the world, plus the total number of papers cited, the average number of papers cited and international awards, Wu Da's remote sensing discipline ranks first in the world.

The State Key Laboratory of Surveying and Mapping Remote Sensing Information Engineering made the greatest contribution. They published more than 100 papers, together with articles published in remote sensing magazines by remote sensing institutes, surveying and mapping institutes, resources and environmental protection institutes and other departments, which were unified as papers published by the remote sensing discipline of Wuhan University.

Remote sensing science and technology of Wuhan University is a new interdisciplinary subject, which is developed on the basis of cross-infiltration and mutual integration of surveying and mapping science, space science, information science, computer science, geographical science, earth science, electronic science, aerospace and other related disciplines, and is widely used in social development, economic construction, national security and people's lives.