Global Map Japan

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Global Map Japan was developed by Geospatial Information Authority of Japan(GSI).
The data is subject to copyright law of Japan and copyright protection by an international treaty. Application procedure is required in using the product, except for non-commercial purpose and use in small quantity. Acknowledgement of written sources and report of utilization in an appropriate manner is necessary in using the product.(In case of use in small quantity, acknowledgement of written sources is necessary, but report of utilization is not required.) Please contact
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• Global Map Japan version 2 Vector data

  Layer	GML	Shape file
  All	gm-jpn-all_2.zip	gm-jpn-all_u_2.zip
  Boundary	gm-jpn-bnd_2.zip	gm-jpn-bnd_u_2.zip
  Drainage	gm-jpn-hydro_2.zip	gm-jpn-hydro_u_2.zip
  Population	gm-jpn-pop_2.zip	gm-jpn-pop_u_2.zip
  Transportation	gm-jpn-trans_2.zip	gm-jpn-trans_u_2.zip

  
  
• Global Map Japan version 1.1 Raster data

  Layer	BIL	TIFF
  Elevation	gm-jpn-el_1_1.zip	gm-jpn-el_u_1_1.zip
  Land Cover	gm-jpn-lc_1_1.zip	gm-jpn-lc_u_1_1.zip
  Land Use	gm-jpn-lu_1_1.zip	gm-jpn-lu_u_1_1.zip
  Vegetation	gm-jpn-ve_1_1.zip	gm-jpn-ve_u_1_1.zip

  
  
• Global Map Japan version 1.0 Raster data

  Layer	BIL	TIFF
  Elevation	gm-jpn-el_1.zip	gm-jpn-el_u_1.zip
  Land Cover	gm-jpn-lc_1.zip	gm-jpn-lc_u_1.zip
  Land Use	gm-jpn-lu_1.zip	gm-jpn-lu_u_1.zip
  Vegetation	gm-jpn-ve_1.zip	gm-jpn-ve_u_1.zip