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Japanese-English Glossary

This page provides a Japanese-English glossary of geospatial terminology and proper nouns used in JGTimes articles.
Note: These translations may differ from official English translations.

Organizations

JapaneseEnglish
国土交通省(MLIT)Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
国土地理院(GSI)Geospatial Information Authority of Japan
内閣府Cabinet Office
一般社団法人 社会基盤情報流通推進協議会(AIGID)Association for Promotion of Infrastructure Geospatial Information Distribution
GIS関連省庁連絡会議GIS-Related Ministries Liaison Council
日本経済団体連合会(経団連)Japan Business Federation

Legislation & Policies

JapaneseEnglish
地理空間情報活用推進基本法Basic Act on the Advancement of Utilizing Geospatial Information
地理空間情報活用推進基本計画Basic Plan for the Advancement of Utilizing Geospatial Information

Projects & Services

JapaneseEnglish
プロジェクトPLATEAUProject PLATEAU
国土数値情報National Land Numerical Information
地理院地図GSI Maps
G空間情報センターG-Spatial Information Center
準天頂衛星システム「みちびき」Quasi-Zenith Satellite System "Michibiki"

Technology & Data Formats

JapaneseEnglish
3D都市モデル3D City Model
統合型GISIntegrated GIS
個別業務GISTask-specialized GIS
JPGISJapan Profile for Geographic Information Standards

Events

JapaneseEnglish
阪神・淡路大震災Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
東日本大震災Great East Japan Earthquake

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