International Activities

As the National Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, GSI is engaged in various international activities.
  • Acceptance of trainees
  • Dispatch of experts
  • International cooperation in the field of survey and mapping
  • United States-Japan Conference on Development and Utilization of Natural Resources (UJNR)
  • Japan-Korea Conference for Cooperation in Geodesy and Cartography
  • Japan-China Scientific and Technical Cooperation in Surveying and Mapping
  • International VLBI Service for Geodesy and astrometry (IVS)
  • International GNSS Service (IGS)
  • Gravity measurement
  • United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management(UN-GGIM)
  • Regional Committee of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP)
  • United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names(UNGEGN)
  • ISO/TC 211 (Standardization of Geographic Information)
  • Other related international meetings
  • Geodetic Observation / Preparation of topographic maps