Web Services
The Geological maps below are available as Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Web Map Services (WMS) and Web Map Tile Services (WMTS).
What's New
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[Important Notice] The host name for map distribution (WMS, WMTS) has been changed. (2024/05/10)
(Old) gbank.gsj.jp
(New) ows.gsj.jp
Please change the URL.
Note: The WMTS service host name for the "Seamless Digital Geological Map of Japan (1:200,000)" is "gbank.gsj.jp".
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[Add map] Quadrangle Series 1:50,000 (2024/05/10)
7 NIIGATA section :
IZUMOZAKI, SANJO, KASHIWAZAKI, NAGAOKA, ECHIGO-YUZAWA, TOGAKUSHI, NAKANO
10 KANAZAWA section :
FUNATSU, KAMIKOCHI, MATSUMOTO, TAKAYAMA, NORIKURADAKE, SHIOJIRI, HAGIWARA, ONTAKESAN, KISO-FUKUSHIMA, INA, GERO, KASHIMO, AGEMATSU, AKAHO, KANAYAMA, TSUKECHI, TSUMAGO, IIDA
Web Map Services (WMS) / Web Map Tile Services (WMTS)
Please use the address below for WMS/WMTS client or web service.

WMTS capabilities : basic version / detailed version
detailed

https://ows.gsj.jp/ows/GSJ_Combined_Bedrock_and_Superficial_Geology_and_Age/wms
WMTSWMTS capabilities
https://ows.gsj.jp/tilemap/geologicmap/wmts/1.0.0/JPN_GSJ_1M_Combined_BLT_SLT_BA/default/{TileMatrixSet}/{TileMatrix}/{TileRow}/{TileCol}.png

https://ows.gsj.jp/ows/geologicmap2000k_en
WMTSWMTS capabilities
https://ows.gsj.jp/tilemap/geologicmap/wmts/1.0.0/geologicmap2000k/default/{TileMatrixSet}/{TileMatrix}/{TileRow}/{TileCol}.png

https://ows.gsj.jp/ows/GSJ_CCOP_Combined_Bedrock_and_Superficial_Geology_and_Age/wms
WMTSWMTS capabilities
https://ows.gsj.jp/tilemap/geologicmap/wmts/1.0.0/EASIA_CCOP_2M_Combined_BLT_SLT_BA/default/{TileMatrixSet}/{TileMatrix}/{TileRow}/{TileCol}.png

https://ows.gsj.jp/ows/geologicmap_multiscale_en
WMTSWMTS capabilitiles
https://ows.gsj.jp/tilemap/geologicmap/wmts/1.0.0/geologicmap_multiscale/default/{TileMatrixSet}/{TileMatrix}/{TileRow}/{TileCol}.png

https://ows.gsj.jp/ows/gravdb_en
WMTSWMTS capabilities
https://ows.gsj.jp/tilemap/gravdb/wmts/1.0.0/BouguerAnomaly200/default/{TileMatrixSet}/{TileMatrix}/{TileRow}/{TileCol}.png
(This service includes several layers. For a listing of available layers, please click the capabilities button. )

https://ows.gsj.jp/ows/miscellaneous_00012_en
WMTSWMTS capabilities
https://ows.gsj.jp/tilemap/miscellaneous/wmts/1.0.0/miscellaneous_00012_en/default/{TileMatrixSet}/{TileMatrix}/{TileRow}/{TileCol}.png

Raster-based Web Map Tile Services (WMTS)
A large number of published maps is available on WMTS.
https://gbank.gsj.jp/geonavi/maptile/wmts/1.0.0/WMTSCapabilities.xml (in Japanese)
Images can be checked in the map browser "GeomapNavi".
How to Use
WMS and WMTS are available in some GIS applications such as ArcGIS, QGIS, Google Earth, etc.
Web applications such as OpenLayers can view the maps of WMS and WMTS within your website.
Terms of Use
The license of the geological maps of WMS / WMTS is Government of Japan Standard Terms of Use (Version 2.0) .
If you need to contact us, please use Inquiry Form.