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Surveying in Japan

JGD2011 updated JGD2000 after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake shifted the crust by metres. 19 Plane Rectangular zones cover the archipelago.

National datum
JGD2011
Vertical datum
JGD2011 (Tokyo Bay mean sea level)
UTM zones
51N through 55N
CORS stations (our DB)
12

CORS network

GEONET — GSI

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Mapping authority

Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI)

Projected coordinate systems & EPSG codes

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