G-Spatial
Information Center

Vol.6 Mar-30,2018

On 14 November 2017 The Land, Infrastructure andInformation Division of National Spatial Planning andRegional Policy Bureau of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,Transport and Tourism (MLIT) issued an administrative
communication to all municipalities titled “Registration ofopened geospatial information with the Geospatial
information center (GsC)”. The communication spoke tothe following issues:
1.Promoting Geospatial information registration withthe GsC.
2.Encouraging collaboration with GsC in disaster
response.
As a result, we have received ID registration applications from 25
municipalities (as of 12 March 2018).
Prefectures : Iwate, Ishikawa, Shizuoka, Okayama
Cities: Towada(Aomori), Ishinomaki(Miyagi), Hanyu(Saitama),Yachiyo(Chiba), Setagaya(Tokyo), Echizen(Fukui),Nagano(Nagano), Shizuoka(Shizuoka), Susono(Shizuoka),Handa(Aichi), Tsushima(Aichi), Kyoto(Kyoto), Osaka(Osaka),Takatsuki(Osaka), Tottori(Tottori), Kumamoto(Kumamoto)Towns: Otaki(Chiba), Onjuku(Chiba), Oji(Nara),Shiroishi(Saga), Kumejima(Okinawa)

FAQ for municipality data providers
Q : How do I upload a data set?
A : First, please register a user ID. Next, apply for an ID foryour municipality from the “My page” link in the menu ofthe GsC website. After you get an organization ID, you will
be able to upload data on your own.
Q : What kind of data set should we upload? And what
data format should we use?
A : Below is a list of appropriate data sets for registeredmunicipalities.
1-Location of installed AEDs.2-Evacuation facilities(Evacuation centers, evacuation sites and relatedlocations).3-Water sources for firefighting (fireplugs, fire
prevention water tanks and related).4-Wi-Fi hotspot
locations.5-Public toilets.6-Tourist information (events,tourist facilities and related).7-Public facilities
8.Other (road centerlines, city planning basic survey resultsand related)
Data File formats: 1.Shapefile,2.GeoJSON,3.Csv
Merits of registration: For municipalities, time consuming
application procedures are necessary when applying for data.
Registering with the GsC reduces the time and labor application
procedures require. This means better cost performance (verifiedby the Cabinet).

Please register with the GsC for these and other benefits.

➢ 2018.1.29 【Released】 GsC Newsletter Vol.5(EN)➢ 2018.1.17 【Released】 GsC Newsletter Vol.5(JP)For moreinformation➢ Access✓ 2,430 users registered total✓ 164,657 page view(As of Mar 1. 2018)(Data collection period Jan 1 to Feb 28, 2018)➢ Uploaded Data
✓ 416 data providers✓ 1,131 data collections✓ 9,093 data files(As of Mar 1. 2018)

Highly accessed ranking
Data collection period Jan 1 to Feb 28, 2018
1.

Road closing information / Road information
service system / Kyushu Regional Development
Bureau- From Road Bureau of MLIT

2.

Road closing information / Road information
service system / Shikoku Regional Development
Bureau- From Road Bureau of MLIT

3.

Real 3D urban city model / sample image(Shinagawa) -From ASIA AIR SURVEY CO.,LTD.

4.

Future population and household number
prediction tool / terms of use -From National
Institute for Land and InfrastructureManagement(NILIM),MLIT

5.

Road closing information / Road information
service system / Hokuriku Regional Development
Bureau- From Road Bureau of MLIT

6.

Future population and household number
prediction tool / result images- From NILIM

7.

Real 3D urban city model / sample image (Shinjuku)-From ASIA AIR SURVEY CO.,LTD.

8.

CS pictorial drawing tool / CS pictorial drawing
QGIS plugin -From The Forestry Center of Nagano
prefecture

9.

Road closing information / Road traffic information
Now!! -From Road Bureau of MLIT

10. Road closing information / Road information
service system / Kinki Regional Development
Bureau- From Road Bureau of MLIT

➢ 2018.02.23 <Released>ForestTrack / Niseko Red Relief Image Map（From：ASIA AIR SURVEY CO.,LTD.）➢ 2018.02.21 <Release ended> Prove vehicle data of Hokuriku heavy snowfall disaster➢ 2018.02.08 <Released>Prove vehicle data of Hokuriku heavy snowfall disaster (From : AIGID)➢ 2018.02.08 <Released>Matsue station premises people flow sensor data January 2018
(From : AIGID People flow analysis team)➢ 2018.01.30 <Released>”Emergency photographs Mt.Kusatsu Shirane eruption at 23 Jan 2018”➢ 2018.01.17 Added Show case page
➢ 2018.01.11 <Released>Matsue station premises people flow sensor data December 2017
(From : AIGID People flow analysis team)

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Forest Track Niseko Red Relief Image
Map (From : ASIA AIR SURVEY CO.,LTD.)

This is an hourly aggregated data of population abidance
using a 250m grid mesh unit.
This is not a simple measure of population at positioning
points, but an hour by hour calculation of the volume ofpopulation.
*sample image■Data specs and price••We released the smartphone application“Forest Track, limited function version” whichdisplays a Red Relief Image Map withinterlocking GPS (for Android OS).
Using this app you can download the red relief
image map of a portion of the Niseko ski resort,and an overview of the whole country.
You can make ski-trails in the snow. Can you
do it on the relief image map too?

Data format CSVPrice from
900,000yen @municipality unit
* For mesh units that lay across municipal boundaries, themunicipality at the center point of the unit is recognized.
* Some regions not fully covered.
* Available only for entire years and months, not specific dates.

Q> Where can I find the content terms of use for GsC?
A>1.Please have a look at “Terms and use” on the GsC website.
All data set contents on GsC are covered by the “Terms and use.”
You can see the terms and use at the upper right side
Additional informationof the GsC website.
2.You can confirm the detailed regulations foreach data set.
・Open the desired data set on the screen.
・Scroll down to the bottom of the data set page, andyou will see the chart “additional information” (aspictured on the right). More detailed information canbe found in the “restriction” and “license” columns.

Restriction

License➢ Status report

During this fiscal year, GsC sponsored useful events including the EXPO and workshop. We set up adisplay booth at Geospatial EXPO2017 under the name GsC and held our first “user meeting” there.
We received valuable comments at the user meeting including requests for separate user meetings
dealing with each data theme (such as disaster prevention, tourism, etc.) and other relatedworkshops.
We also held local area workshops at Yokohama-city in Kanagawa Prefecture, and Yamaguchi-city inYamaguchi Prefecture to promote the efficient use of the GsC website and registered data.

➢ Future plans
We plan to expand our workshops and other events based on opinions from our clients.
We will inform you of our events on the GsC website and mail magazine for members. We lookforward to seeing you at our future events.
From promotion team

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