Science Museum of Map and Survey

Science Museum of Map and Survey
地図と測量の科学館
Established 1 June 1996 (1996-06-01)
Location Kitagō 1-ban, Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan 〒310-0811
Coordinates 36°06′14″N 140°05′08″E / 36.103953°N 140.085583°E / 36.103953; 140.085583Coordinates: 36°06′14″N 140°05′08″E / 36.103953°N 140.085583°E / 36.103953; 140.085583
Type science
Accreditation The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan
Visitors 40,338 (FY2004)
Owner Geographical Survey Institute of Japan
Public transit access Tsukuba
Website www.gsi.go.jp/MUSEUM/
Building details
Technical details
Floor area 5,464 m2
Design and construction
Architect Toda Corporation

The Science Museum of Map and Survey (地図と測量の科学館 Chizu to Sokuryō no Kagakukan) is a museum in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan that is dedicated to mapping and surveying.

The museum was the first of its kind in Japan when it was opened by the Geographical Survey Institute of Japan in June 1996.

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