Japan GIS/Mapping Sciences Resource Guide

(Third Edition)

Government Published Maps

Basic Maps of the Sea

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DIRECTORIES | GEOSPATIAL DIGITAL DATA | IMAGERY
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHED MAPS

1:10,000 Basic Map of Coastal Areas (Waters) (Set of the below)

1:10,000 Bathymetric Chart

Language(s): Japanese
Notes:
  • Is one of two maps that comprise the 1:10 000 Basic Map of Coastal Areas (Waters), the other being the 1:10 000 Submarine Structural Chart.
  • Project was begun 1971 and coverage completed in 1979.

    Coverage: Coastal areas of Japan
    Scale vs. Actual Distance: On paper 1cm = 100m On ground
    Projection: Lambert Conformal Conic
    Datum: Tôkyô
    Datum Level: Nearly lowest low water
    Data Control: Track line

    SEA:
    Isobath Interval: 1m
    Layered Coloring: No

    LAND:
    Contour Interval: 10m

    Represented:

      BOTTOM QUALITY
      Minor Structure
      (See International Hydrographic Organization MISC PUBS in CAT #3 3)Chart INT1: Symbols, Abbrevations, Terms used on Charts. Listed below is a representative sample from a sample map.)

    1. S (sand)
    2. St (stone)
    3. f (fine)
    4. M (mud)
    5. R (rock)
    6. c (course)
    7. Cy (clay)
    8. Sh (shell)
    9. h (hard)
    10. G (gravel)
    11. Wd (seaweed)
    12. Co (coral)
    Publisher:
    Hydrographic Department, Maritime Safety Agency, Ministry of Transport (Suiro-bu (Kaijô Hoan-chô, Unyu-shô))
    5-3-1, Tsukiji
    Chûô-ku, Tôkyô 104
    Japan
    Tel:
    81-3-3541-3685
    Fax:
    81-3-3248-1250

    Distributor(s):
    Japan Hydrographic Agency (Nihon Suiro-bu)
    1-15-16, Toranomon
    Minato-ku, Tôkyô 105
    Japan

    Japan Hydrogaphic Association (Nihon Suiro Kyôkai)
    c/o Maritime Safety Agency (Kaijô Hoanchô)
    5-3-1,Tsukiji
    Chûô-ku, Tôkyô 104
    Japan
    Tel:
    81-3-5565-1287
    Fax:
    81-3-3543-2349

    For index map and ordering information contact distributor.


    1:10,000 Submarine Structural Chart

    Language(s): Japanese
    Notes:
  • Is one of two maps that comprise the 1:10 000 Basic Map of Coastal Areas (Waters), the other being the 1:10 000 Bathymetric Chart.

    Coverage: Coastal area around Japan
    Scale vs. Actual Distance: On paper 1cm = 100m On ground
    Projection: Lambert Conformal Conic
    Datum: Tôkyô
    Datum Level: Depth to the base of alluvium below nearly lowest low water
    SEA:
    Isobaths
    Layered Coloring

    LAND:

    Represented:

      GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE
      Minor Structure

    1. Fault
    2. Buried Fault
    3. Strike Dip
    4. Anticline Axis
    5. Buried Anticline Axis
    6. Syncline Axis
    7. Buried Syncline Axis
    8. Monocline Axis
    9. Buried Monocline Axis
    10. Strike and Dip
    11. Buried Strike and Dip

      BOTTOM QUALITY
      Minor Structure
      (See International Hydrographic Organization MISC PUBS in CAT #3 3)Chart INT1: Symbols, Abbrevations, Terms used on Charts. Listed below is a representative sample from a sample map.)

    12. S (sand)
    13. St (stone)
    14. f (fine)
    15. M (mud)
    16. R (rock)
    17. c (course)
    18. Cy (clay)
    19. Sh (shell)
    20. h (hard)
    21. G (gravel)
    22. Wd (seaweed)
    23. Co (coral)
    Publisher:
    Hydrographic Department, Maritime Safety Agency, Ministry of Transport (Suiro-bu (Kaijô Hoan-chô, Unyu-shô))
    5-3-1, Tsukiji
    Chûô-ku, Tôkyô 104
    Japan
    Tel:
    81-3-3541-3685
    Fax:
    81-3-3248-1250

    Distributor(s):
    Japan Hydrographic Agency (Nihon Suiro-bu)
    1-15-16, Toranomon
    Minato-ku, Tôkyô 105
    Japan

    Japan Hydrogaphic Association (Nihon Suiro Kyôkai)
    c/o Maritime Safety Agency (Kaijô Hoanchô)
    5-3-1,Tsukiji
    Chûô-ku, Tôkyô 104
    Japan
    Tel:
    81-3-5565-1287
    Fax:
    81-3-3543-2349

    For index map and ordering information contact distributor.


    1:50 000 Basic Map of Coastal Areas (Waters) (Set of the below)

    1:50,000 Bathymetric Chart

    Language(s): Japanese
    Notes:
  • Is one of two maps that comprise the 1:50 000 Basic Map of Coastal Areas (Waters), the other being the 1:50 000 Submarine Structural Chart.
  • Project was begun 1971.

    Coverage: Territorial waters
    Scale vs. Actual Distance: On paper 1cm = 100m On ground
    Projection: Lambert Conformal Conic
    Datum: Tôkyô
    Datum Level: Nearly lowest low water
    Data Control: Track line

    SEA:
    Isobath Interval:
    1m: 0-100m
    5m: 100-200m
    10m: 200m-
    Layered Coloring: Yes

    LAND:
    Index Contour Interval: 100m
    Intermediate Contour Interval: 20m
    Supplementary Contour Interval: 10m
    Layered Coloring: Yes

    Represented:

      TIDE LEVELS (Chô)

    1. NHHW
    2. MHWS
    3. MSL
    4. MLWS
    5. MLLW
    6. (DL)

      COASTLINE

    7. Steep shorelines (Kyû:sha kaigan)
    8. Cliffs (Gake)
    9. Sand hills (Sakyu)
    10. Stone shores (Ishihama)
    11. Grass shores (Kusamura kaigan)
    12. Flat shores (Heitan kaigan)
    13. Rocky shores (Gan kaigan)
    14. Stone groups (Gun seki)
    15. Sand beach (Suna hama)
    16. Dry beaches (sand) (Hide hama suna)
    17. Dry beaches (stone) (Hide hama ishi)
    18. Dry beaches (sand and stone) (Hide hama suna to ishi)
    19. Low tide mud beaches (Hishutsu hama doro)
    20. Low tide stone beaches (Hishutsu hama ishi)
    21. Low tide mud sand mix (Hishutsu hama shadei)
    22. Low tide coral (Hishutsu hama sango)

      SEAWARD

    23. Seaport boundaries (regulated by seaport laws) (Kô kai kôsoku ho)
    24. Seaport boundaries (regulated by seaport and bay laws) (Kô kai Kôwan ho)
    25. Fishing port boundaries (Gyokô kai)
    26. Other designated boundaries (Sonota no shittei kai)
    27. Joint fishing rights boundaries (Kyôdô gyogyô ken ku kai)
    28. Sea bottom line (Kaitei sen)
    29. Sea bottom pipe (Kaitei yusô kan)
    30. Undersea parks (Kaichû kôen chi)
    31. Important seaports and bays (Juyô kôwan)
    32. Seaport refuges (Hinankô)
    33. Wave observation points (Harô kansoku ten)
    34. Oil or gas wells (Yu den - Gasu den)
    35. Ferry arrival and departure points (Ferî hacchakujo)
    36. Marinas
    37. Current flow (Chôryu)
    38. Fast currents or severe currents (Kyûchô - gekichô)
    39. Local ports or bays (Chi hô kô wan)
    40. Fishing ports (by type) (Gyokô)
    41. Boring points
    42. Oil or gas wells (underwater) (Yu den - gasu den)
    43. Shallow water fish (Gyoshô)
    44. Swimming places (Kaisui yokujo)
    45. Current and flow observation point (Shio - kairu kansokujo)
    46. Wave breaks (Harô)
    47. Whirlpools (Katsuryu)

      LANDWARD

    48. Ken boundaries (Tofukuken kai)
    49. Hokkaido specific municipal boundaries (Hokkaido Shi chô kai)
    50. County, city or Tôkyô ward boundaries (Gun shi kai - Tôkyôto no ku kai
    51. Town, village or designated county and city boundaries (Chôson kai to shittei gun shi no ku kai)
    52. National appointed parks or protected areas (Kukuritsu to kokutei kôen, hozen chii kai)
    53. General boundaries (Kyô kai ippan)
    54. Electric lines (Sôden sen)
    55. Roads (width over 11 meters) (Dôro fuku'in ijô 11m)
    56. Roads (width 5.5m - 11m) (D&244;ro fuku'in 5.5m - 11m)
    57. Roads (width less than 5.5m) (Dôro fuku'in miman 5.5m)
    58. Railways (Tetsudô)
    59. Boring points
    60. Town or village halls (Chôson yakuba)
    61. Temples (Jiin)
    62. Telegram or telephone company offices (Denpo denwakyoku)
    63. Electric power plants or transformer stations (Hendensho - Hatsudensho)
    64. Dams (Damu)
    65. Waterfalls (Taki)
    66. Hot springs or mineral springs (Onsen - Kôsen)
    67. Lighthouses (Tôdai)
    68. Base water marks (Kihon suijun hyô)
    69. Weather observation points (Kishô kansoku ten)
    70. Oil or gas wells (Yu den - Gasu den)
    71. City Halls (Shiyakusho)
    72. Shrines (Jinga)
    73. Post Offices (Yôbinkyoku)
    74. High schools or universities (Kôtô gakkô to daigaku)
    75. Oil or gas tanks (Yu to gasu no tanku)
    76. Historic landmarks or historic battlefields or natural monuments (Shiseki to meishô to tenen kinenbutsu)
    77. Volcanic vents or volcanic steam vents (Funkako - funkiko)
    78. Mines or rock quarries (Kôzan - saisekijo)
    79. Triangulation marker (sankaku ten)

      BOTTOM QUALITY
      Minor Structure
      (See International Hydrographic Organization MISC PUBS in CAT #3 3)Chart INT1: Symbols, Abbrevations, Terms used on Charts. Listed below is a representative sample from a sample map.)

    80. S (sand)
    81. St (stone)
    82. f (fine)
    83. M (mud)
    84. R (rock)
    85. c (course)
    86. Cy (clay)
    87. Sh (shell)
    88. h (hard)
    89. G (gravel)
    90. Wd (seaweed)
    91. Co (coral)
    Publisher:
    Hydrographic Department, Maritime Safety Agency, Ministry of Transport (Suiro-bu (Kaijô Hoan-chô, Unyu-shô))
    5-3-1, Tsukiji
    Chûô-ku, Tôkyô 104
    Japan
    Tel:
    81-3-3541-3685
    Fax:
    81-3-3248-1250

    Distributor(s):
    Japan Hydrographic Agency (Nihon Suiro-bu)
    1-15-16, Toranomon
    Minato-ku, Tôkyô 105
    Japan

    Japan Hydrogaphic Association (Nihon Suiro Kyôkai)
    c/o Maritime Safety Agency (Kaijô Hoanchô)
    5-3-1,Tsukiji
    Chûô-ku, Tôkyô 104
    Japan
    Tel:
    81-3-5565-1287
    Fax:
    81-3-3543-2349

    For index map and ordering information contact distributor.


    1:50,000 Submarine Structural Chart

    Language(s): Japanese\English
    Notes:
  • Is one of two maps that comprise the 1:50 000 Basic Map of Coastal Areas (Waters), the other being the 1:50 000 Bathymetric Chart.

    Coverage: Territorial waters
    Scale vs. Actual Distance: On paper 1cm = 500m On ground
    Datum: Tôkyô
    Projection: Lambert Conformal Conic
    Datum Level: Depth to the base of alluvium below nearly lowest low water

    SEA:
    Index Isobath Interval: 50m
    Intermediate Isobath Interval: 10m
    Supplementary Isobath Interval: 5m
    Layered Coloring: No

    LAND:
    Index Contour Interval: 100m
    Intermediate Contour Interval: 20m
    Supplementary Contour Interval: 10m
    Layered Coloring: Yes

    Represented:

      GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE
      Minor Structure

    1. Fault
    2. Buried Fault
    3. Strike Dip
    4. Anticline Axis
    5. Buried Anticline Axis
    6. Syncline Axis
    7. Buried Syncline Axis
    8. Monocline Axis
    9. Buried Monocline Axis
    10. Strike and Dip
    11. Buried Strike and Dip

      BOTTOM QUALITY
      Minor Structure (See International Hydrographic Organization MISC PUBS in CAT #3 3)Chart INT1: Symbols, Abbrevations, Terms used on Charts. Listed below is a representative sample from a sample map.)

    12. S (sand)
    13. St (stone)
    14. f (fine)
    15. M (mud)
    16. R (rock)
    17. c (course)
    18. Cy (clay)
    19. Sh (shell)
    20. h (hard)
    21. G (gravel)
    22. Wd (seaweed)
    23. Co (coral)

      THICKNESS OF ALLUVIUM

    24. Spot 1m interval to 20m
    25. Spot >20m

      MISCELLANEOUS

    26. Boring Site

      ACOUSTICAL STRATIGRAPHIC DIVISION IN SEA AREA
      Sedimentary Rocks

    27. (Numerous divisions)
      Igneous Rocks
    28. (Numerous divisions)
    Publisher:
    Hydrographic Department, Maritime Safety Agency, Ministry of Transport (Suiro-bu (Kaijô Hoan-chô, Unyu-shô))
    5-3-1, Tsukiji
    Chûô-ku, Tôkyô 104
    Japan
    Tel:
    81-3-3541-3685
    Fax:
    81-3-3248-1250

    Distributor(s):
    Japan Hydrographic Agency (Nihon Suiro-bu)
    1-15-16, Toranomon
    Minato-ku, Tôkyô 105
    Japan

    Japan Hydrogaphic Association (Nihon Suiro Kyôkai)
    c/o Maritime Safety Agency (Kaijô Hoanchô)
    5-3-1,Tsukiji
    Chûô-ku, Tôkyô 104
    Japan
    Tel:
    81-3-5565-1287
    Fax:
    81-3-3543-2349

    For index map and ordering information contact distributor.

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