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Global Mapping Project

Global Mapping Project. August 14, 2012 2nd UNCE-GGIM in NY. Yoshikazu FUKUSHIMA Director-General of Geocartographic Department Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, MLIT. Outline of Global Mapping Project.

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Global Mapping Project

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  1. Global Mapping Project August14, 2012 2nd UNCE-GGIM in NY Yoshikazu FUKUSHIMA Director-General of Geocartographic Department Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, MLIT

  2. Outline of Global Mapping Project • International cooperation of National Mapping Organizationsto develop basic global geospatial information for sustainable development • International Steering Committee for Global Mapping (ISCGM) • 20 members incl. Heads of 17 NMOs • Chair ： Prof. D.R.F. Taylor (Carleton Univ, Canada) • Secretariat: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan • Participation of 166 countries and 16 regions (as of 2012-08-01)

  3. About Global Map dataset • Digital geographic dataset • Covering the whole land areaof the earth • With consistent specifications • Open to the public • ・freely downloadable for non-commercial use • Update interval: 5 yearsto be achieved • Spatial resolution:1km • （equivalent to 1:1,000,000scale） • 8layersincluding drainage, transportation, elevation, • land cover, land use, and vegetation

  4. History of Global Mapping Project 1992 Earth Summit (UNCED),Agenda 21 was adopted Establishment of the Project Japan advocated “Global Mapping” project ISCGMwas established. (Secretariat: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan) 1996 1997 UNGASS, “Global Mapping” is referred to in the adopted document Development of Global Map Data 1998 UNRecommendatory LetterforGlobal Mapping Johannesburg Summit （WSSD） “Global mapping” is included in adopted “Implementation Plan” 2002 2008 Release of Global Map Version 1 Rio+20 “Global mapping” is included in the “The Future We Want” 2012 Future Tasks 2012 Target year of completion of Global Map version2

  5. Global Map - Elevation

  6. Global Map - LandCover

  7. Global Map - Vegetation (Percent Tree Cover)

  8. Integrated Flood Analysis System (IFAS) • Global Map • (Land Use, Land Cover) Parameter Land Information Satellite-based rainfall data • Other Data (Soil, Geology) • Roughness • Surface permeability • 　･････ • Global Map (Elevation) Basin Shape Elevation Flood Analysis PWRI, Japan

  9. Collaboration with Asian Highway Project Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

  10. Map of Disaster Affected Area Global Maps of disaster hit areas are submitted to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Up) Indonesia Earthquake on Sep. 30th, 2009 (Left) Thailand Flood in Oct. 2011

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