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
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 宇宙航空研究開発機構(JAXA) | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency |
| 公共交通オープンデータセンター | Public Transportation Open Data Center |
Legislation & Policies
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 宇宙基本計画 | Basic Plan on Space Policy |
Projects & Services
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| プロジェクトPLATEAU | Project 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" |
| 電子国土ウェブマッピングシステム | Digital National Land Web Mapping System |
Technology & Data Formats
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| 3D都市モデル | 3D City Model |
| デジタルツイン | Digital Twin |
| GTFS | General Transit Feed Specification |
| 公共交通オープンデータ（ODPT） API | Open Data for Public Transportation API |
| 統合型GIS | Integrated GIS |
| 個別業務GIS | Task-specialized GIS |
| JPGIS | Japan Profile for Geographic Information Standards |
| GNSS | Global Navigation Satellite System |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| QZSS | Quasi-Zenith Satellite System |
| 国土地理院最適化ベクトルタイル | GSI-optimized vector tiles |
Events
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| 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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