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Japan GIS/Mapping Sciences Resource Guide
(Third Edition)
Geospatial Digital Data
DIGITAL GEOLOGICAL MAP OF JAPAN All Rights Reserved
Copyright © 1996, 1997, 1998 Stephan PollardPage Last Modified: June 28, 1998
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Japanese Year Conversion
"Have Computer Will Travel" by Erik Kassebaum
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Japan Time and Business, Banking, and Government Office Hours by FinDat.com
Front Page | Table of Contents
DIRECTORIES | GEOSPATIAL DIGITAL DATA | IMAGERY
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHED MAPS
Digital Geological Map of Japan 1:1,000,000 3rd Edition, CD-ROM
Coordinate System: Latitude/Longitude
Format: ASCII
Coverage: The entire country.
Media: CD-ROM (2)
Cost: Free to universities, government or non-profit organizations but there is a handling and shipping fee of ¥5,900.
Released: 1995
Public Domain: Use restrictions may apply.
Notes:
- This is a digitization of the 2nd (1987) and 3rd (1992 editions of the 1:1 000 000 Geological Map of Japan.
- There is a 280m x 230m DEM corresponding to each of the 88 sheets in the 1:200 000 Regional Map series published by the Geographical Survey of Japan (GSJ) which covers the entire country.
- The DEM data was generated through interpolation of raster transformed vector contour lines scanned from 1:25 000 topographic maps of the Geographical Survey Institute.
- Digital data produced by the Geographical Survey Institute was adopted and used for a basemap on both the 1992 and 1995 CD-ROMs.
- Included on the CD's in raster format are the DEMs, geology, faults, rivers, density and magnetic susceptibility of rock samples totalling 28MB. In DLG and ARC/INFO 5.01 export format is data detailing coastlines, geological units and fault lines totalling 52MB.
- There several sets of software included for viewing the data on X-Windows, NEC PCs, and IBM compatibles.
- GSJ is reviewing its copyright rules pertaining to its digital data. Current copyright and use restrictions of the Geological Survey of Japan include:
- 1. All the geological maps may be resold and other publications such as bulletins and reports may only be exchanged.
- 2. All the copyrights of the publications belong to the director- General of the GSJ.
- 3. Permission of the GSJ is necessary if you reprint, or reproduce,
any parts of the publications. In this event you are required to
submit a form including the following information:
- a. purpose of reprint,
- b. the name and the page or figure number, etc., of the GSJ publication,
- c. the name of publication in which you are going to cite the reprint.
- 4. After the publication comes out you are asked to send a copy of it to GSJ.
- You are highly encouraged to contact the GSJ with specific questions regarding copyrights.
- GSJ is currently digitizing the geological information found on its 1:200 000 maps. Whether or not DEMs will result is unknown. Plans are to release the new data on CD-ROM in the near future.
Publisher:
Geological Survey of Japan (GSJ)
1-1-3, Higashi Yatabe-chô
Tsukuba-gun, Ibaraki-ken 305
Japan
Tel:
81-298-54-3513 General Information
-3572 Research Planning Office
-3577 International Office
-3606 Geological Information Center
-3750 Geological Museum
-3540 Geological Consulting Office
Fax:
81-298-54-3533 General Information
-3533 Research Planning Office
Contact:
International Office intl@gsj.go.jp
Research and Planning Office kikaku@gsj.go.jp
Dr. Norio Matsumoto norio@gsj.go.jp
Distributor:
Geoscience Information Services, Inc.
2-32-6, Umezono
Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305
Japan
Tel:
81-298-56-0561
Fax:
81-298-56-0568
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