Japan GIS/Mapping Sciences Resource Guide

(Third Edition)

Government Published Maps

GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY INSTITUTE
1:500,000 DISTRICT MAP

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Front Page | Table of Contents
DIRECTORIES | GEOSPATIAL DIGITAL DATA | IMAGERY
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHED MAPS

1:500,000 District Map

SAMPLES (links to GSI images): Sapporo Sendai Hiroshima Fukuoka
Romanized Pronunciation: Go jû man bun no ichi no chihôzu
Language(s): Japanese
Notes:
  • There are two editions of this map series. One edition has layer tints (9 colors total), the other does not.

    Scale vs. Actual Distance: On paper 1cm = 5000m On ground
    Projection: Conformal Conic with two standard parallels
    Datum: Tôkyô 1949
    Ellipsoid: Bessel 1841
    Index Contour Interval: 0m, 1000m, 2000m, 3000m
    Intermediate Contour Interval: 200m
    Supplementary Contour Interval: Every 100m and its 1/2 or 1/4 interval as occasion demands
    Map Accuracy: 

     
               | Cumulative maximum  |                     |
               | displacement        |   Drawing Errors    |
               |---------------------|---------------------|
1:500,000      |  Minimum essential  |       +-5.00m       |
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                                     |(Within 0.1mm on map)|
    Represented:
    PHYSICAL FEATURES
    CITY DISTRIBUTION
    MAIN TRAFFIC NETWORKS
    Coverage: Complete, 8 sheets
       District                                                          Revised
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Hokkaido I (Western half of Hokkaido (the island of))             1991
2. Hokkaido II (Eastern half of Hokkaido (the island of))            1991
3. Tohoku (Northern portion of Honshû (main island))                 1991
4. Kanto, Koshinetsu (North central portion of Honshû (main island)  1991
5. Chubu, Kinki (South central portion of Honshû (main island)       1992
6. Chûgoku, Shikoku (Southern portion of Honshû (main island)        1992
7. Kyûshû (the island of)                                            1991
8. Ogasawara, Nanseishoto (the island chains below Tôkyô and Kyûshû) 1991
    Revision:
    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
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  1:500,000 District Map                 |  3 |    4 |    8 |  ¥650 |
       "                                 |  3 |    9 |    8 |  ¥800 |
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Size Codes (sizes rounded)
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3.   79cm x 109cm (31.1" x 42.9") flat sheet
    When 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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