We have concluded a cooperation agreement with the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan to promote the utilization of geospatial information.

The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan and Niseko Town have signed an "Agreement on Cooperation to Promote the Utilization of Geospatial Information" with the aim of reducing administrative costs, improving the efficiency of administrative work, and enabling smooth disaster response by sharing information between the national and local governments from their respective positions.
By clarifying the points of contact for mutual cooperation, the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan will contribute to further improving administrative services in Niseko Town by providing expert technical support on the use of maps and aerial photographs.

What is "geospatial information"?
This includes "information indicating the location of a specific point or area in space," such as map data and aerial photograph data. (See the Basic Act on Promotion of the Use of Geospatial Information.)
 
The outline of the cooperation agreement is as follows:
 
Agreement Name: Agreement on Cooperation for Promoting the Utilization of Geospatial Information
〇 Date of conclusion: Tuesday, July 21, 2020
〇 Signatory: Kazushige Kawase, Director General of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan
Kento Tanaka, Niseko Town
 
This agreement marks the 19th such agreement to be signed by a municipality in Hokkaido.
 

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