This data category requires a high level national map. To satisfy this category, the following minimum criteria must be met:

• Scale of 1:250,000 (1 cm = 2.5km).
• Markings of national roads
• National borders
• Marking of streams, rivers, lakes, mountains.
• Updated at least once a year.

Data Location

https://www.gsi.go.jp/kiban/index.html?link_id=linkB01

Comments

Data that can be downloaded is an XML document file or JPGIS2.x format, encoded in JPGIS2.x (GML) format. Data is provided timely (last update: 31/07/2015). Users need to register to download data. No terms of use are provided and the FAQ (https://fgd.gsi.go.jp/download/faq_download.html) also do not mention terms of use.

Basemap data is protected by Survey Law.

Reviewer comments

Users need to register in order to download, and a fee is requiered, thus it is neiter public nor free.

Data Availability

• N Openly licensed
• N Is the data available for free
• Y Is the data machine readable
• Y Available in bulk
• Y Is the data provided on a timely and up to date basis
• Y Is data in digital form
• N Publicly available
• Y Does the data exist
• Y Is the data available online

Details

Date the data became available	Unknown
Format of data	GML
Reviewer	Gil Zaretzer
Submitters	Satoshi IIDA
Last modified	Sat Sep 12 2015 05:34:03 GMT+0000 (UTC)