Global Map data without any GIS software. By adopting the 
Geospatial format, Global Map can be easily viewed with 
Adobe Reader which is available with no cost and virtually on 
all the PCs. The “Print-ready Global Map” data of all the 
Global Map data released before the time of the data conversion 
at the end of August 2011" arc available at 
http://globalwebmap.jp/print ready/english/. 
  
  
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Figure 12: Release of “Print-ready Global Map” 
3.2 Analysis on the purpose of Global Map use 
The ISCGM Secretariat conducted a survey in 2011 to know the 
purpose of use of Global Map on the data-download site of the 
ISCGM website to be referred on the occasion of revision of the 
specifications for Version 3 planned in the near future. The 
purposes of downloading “national data”, which are mostly 
vector data, are quite diverse. Major six purposes are Education 
(11%), Earth Observation (10%), Agriculture (9%), Research 
study (8%), Land Change (7%) and Socioeconomics (7%), but 
there are no prominent ones. Both uses of Global Land Cover 
and Vegetation are distributed in similar purposes. Earth 
observation is the largest for the both and account for 22% and 
28%, respectively. Research Study follows next, and Education 
and Land Change rank high. 
  
National Data Global Land Cover 
{vector data; 
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Figure 13: Purpose of data use 
  
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4. CONCLUSION 
Needs for global geospatial Information: As observed in the 
establishment of the UN Committee of Experts on Global 
Geospatial Information Management, the need for the 
information for decision-making, including geospatial 
information, is still crucial for all people in the world even in 
the days of twenty years after UNCED held in Rio de Janeiro. 
Progress of the Global Mapping Project: The Global 
Mapping Project is making steady progress to provide basic 
geospatial information developed in international cooperation 
since its launch in 1996 and the release of Global Map Version 
1 in 2008. The ISCGM and all the project participating 
organizations make effort to develop high quality Global Map 
data and release the Global Map Version 2 in 2013. 
Future prospect: In order to give more precise analysis on 
global issues, Global Map needs to be developed at a larger 
scale. In 2010, the ISCGM adopted a resolution asking for 
investigation of the secretariat into the necessity and feasibility 
of the development of Global Map at a larger scale. The 
ISCGM is now looking into specifications for the data 
development at 1:250,000 scale toward the Global Map Version 
3: 
The best use of high-resolution satellite images or remote 
sensing technology is the essential element to achieve these 
goals. The ISCGM and the project participating countries are 
going to make efforts to develop better Global Map and provide 
all people with the base of geospatial data infrastructure. 
There are a lot of Global Map applications as well as potential 
applications. Further utilization of Global Map is expected. 
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