From Japan Forestry Technology Association: miscellaneous notes on nationwide forest open data.
2026-09-03 , Phoenix Hall

This is an introduction to the nationwide forest open data sets that JAFTA has been involved in developing, such as the National Forest Inventory data, the National Forest Resource Mesh Map Tiles, and the zoning tool "Morizon".


Japan Forest Technology Association was established in the summer of 1921 as a vocational organization of the Japanese professional foresters.
The aim of the association has been to develop and diffuse the technology and science of forestry and to contribute to the cultural advancement of the society through forestry related activities.


Sponsor name:

Japan forest Technology Association, JAFTA

Level of technical complexity: 1 - beginner Give indication of resources (video, web pages, papers, etc.) to read in advance, that will help get up to speed on advanced topics.:

http://forestbio.jp/
https://www.geospatial.jp/ckan/organization/rinya

Indicate what is (are) the open source project(s) essential in your talk:

Open source projects by the Forest Agency

I make my conference contribution available under the CC BY 4.0 license. The conference contribution comprises the abstract, the text contribution for the conference proceedings, the presentation materials as well as the video recording and live transmission of the presentation:

Japan Forest Technology Association,
International Cooperation Group,
Chief Engineer,
Ph. D.