Geographical Survey Institute of Japan in the context of "Map making"

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⭐ Core Definition: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan

The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (国土地理院, Kokudo Chiri-in), or GSI, is the national institution responsible for surveying and mapping the national land of Japan. The former name of the organization from 1949 until March 2010 was Geographical Survey Institute; despite the rename, it retains the same initials. It is an extraordinary organ of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Its main offices are situated in Tsukuba City of Ibaraki Prefecture.

It also runs a museum, situated in Tsukuba, the Science Museum of Map and Survey.

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⭐ Core Definition: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan
Geographical Survey Institute of Japan in the context of Science Museum of Map and Survey

Geographical Survey Institute of Japan in the context of Science Museum of Map and Survey

The Science Museum of Map and Survey (地図と測量の科学館, Chizu to Sokuryō no Kagakukan) is a museum in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan that is dedicated to mapping and surveying.

The museum was the first of its kind in Japan when it was opened by the Geographical Survey Institute of Japan in June 1996.

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