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Japan GIS/Mapping Sciences Resource Guide
(Third Edition)
Government Published Maps
GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY INSTITUTE
1:200,000 REGIONAL MAPAll Rights Reserved
Copyright © 1996, 1997, 1998 Stephan PollardPage Last Modified: June 28, 1998
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HANDY REFERENCES
Paper Sizes
Japanese Year Conversion
"Have Computer Will Travel" by Erik Kassebaum
Currency Exchange Rates by the Chicago Tribune
Glossary/Punctuation Guide: English - Japanese (Romanized)
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
1:200,000 Regional Map
SAMPLES (links to GSI images): Sapporo Sendai Hiroshima Fukuoka
Romanized Pronunciation: Ni jû man bun no ichi no chiseizu
Language(s): Japanese
Notes:
- Used for large-area administration, and planning as well as general use.
- Relief is shaded.
- Compiled from the 1:50 000 Topographic Maps.
- Each 1:200 000 Topographic Regional Map quadrangle is 1 degree in longitude by 40' in latitude.
Scale vs. Actual Distance: On paper 1cm = 2,000m On ground
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator
Datum: Tôkyô 1949
Ellipsoid: Bessel 1841
Index Contour Interval: 500m
Intermediate Contour Interval: 100m
Supplementary Contour Interval: 50m
Map Accuracy:| Cumulative maximum | | | displacement | Drawing Errors | |---------------------|---------------------| 1:200,000 | Minimum essential | +-5.00m | -----------------------------------------------------------| |(Within 0.1mm on map)|Represented:
CITY DISTRIBUTION
TRAFFIC NETWORKS
RELIEF
Revision: 82 sheets were recompiled during the 1976-1978 period.
Publisher:
Geographical Survey Institute (GSI) (Kokudo Chiri'in)
1, Kitasato
Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-ken 305
Japan
Tel:
81-298-64-1111
Fax:
81-298-64-8087
Distributor:
Japan Map Center (Nihon Chizu Senta)
4-9-6, Aobadai
Meguro-ku, Tôkyô 153
Japan
Tel:
81-3-3485-5414
Fax:
81-3-3465-7689
Contact:
firstres@po.iijnet.or.jp
Ordering Remarks (As of March 1, 1998):
Size Note Type of Map Code Colors Sheets Price Code ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1:200,000 Regional Map | 1 | 6 | 130 | ¥320 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Size Codes (sizes rounded) -------------------------- 1. 46cm x 58cm (18.1" x 22.8") flat sheetWhen requesting an index of base maps or simply ordering send requests to the distributor and you will receive notification of payment method and total charges including shipping.
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