| 国土地理院 Kokudo Chiri-in | |
 Geospatial Information Authority of Japan logo | |
 Geospatial Information Authority of Japan Headquarters | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | June 2, 1869 |
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| Jurisdiction |  Japan |
| Headquarters | Yubinbango 305-0811, Ibaraki Prefecture, Tsukuba City, Kitago No. 1, Japan |
| Employees | 671 civilian staff (2018) |
| Annual budget | 9,640,335 thousand yen |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport |
| Website | www |
The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (国土地理院, Kokudo Chiri-in), or GSI, is the national institution responsible for surveying and mapping the national land of Japan. The former name of the organization from 1949 until March 2010 was Geographical Survey Institute;[1] despite the rename, it retains the same initials. It is an extraordinary organ of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Its main offices are situated in Tsukuba City of Ibaraki Prefecture.
It also runs a museum, situated in Tsukuba, the Science Museum of Map and Survey.
- ^ "New English Appellation of the Geographical Survey Institute" (PDF). Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2016-08-18.