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Abstract
City Planning Survey and Information System in Kanagawa Prefecture, JapanTrack: State and Local Government
Author(s): Takashi Kugo, Tetsuo Karube, Akira Koshizawa
After the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in 1995, the concept of GIS became popular and rapidly spread in Japan. The Kanagawa Municipal Government has started its own Urban Information System since 1985 and has been playing a leading role of GIS implementation among other municipal governments in Japan.
We will introduce how GIS is getting popular in Japan by referring to the Urban Planning Information System developed in Kanagawa Prefecture. In the text, we will also mention how they built the database, its maintenance, the importance of a Basic City Planning Survey, and the policy of practical use of GIS for urban planning.
Takashi Kugo
PASCO CORPORATION
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