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Volume 49, Issue 3
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  • Present Situation and Map Utilization in Japanese Geoparks
    Kuniyasu MOKUDAI, Mamoru KOARAI
    2011 Volume 49 Issue 3 Pages 1-16
    Published: 2011
    Released on J-STAGE: November 07, 2015
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11212/jjca.49.3_1
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    In Japan, geoparks were initiated around 2004. Twenty areas became members of the Japan Geopark Network by September 2011. One of the activities in these geoparks is the creation of various maps, out of which several show the location of geosites and their access routes. Such maps are a form of tourist maps. Some maps explain the geology and landform of an area: they are highly important for initiating scientific activity in geoparks. Thus far, scientific maps explaining the landform and geology of an area have been created by geoscientists, but their information contained in these maps is not reflected in geopark maps. The availability of intelligible scientific maps can aid visitors to geoparks in experiencing a high-quality geotour. However, for creating such effective scientific maps, it is necessary for geoscientists to work in cooperation with geopark managers.
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  • A Study on Topographic Expression which Enhances Comprehension of Geological Features in Geoparks:
    A Case Study of Red Relief Image Map
    Shin MURAKOSHI, Masato KOYAMA, Tomoki UENISHI
    2011 Volume 49 Issue 3 Pages 17-27
    Published: 2011
    Released on J-STAGE: November 07, 2015
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11212/jjca.49.3_17
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    The purpose of this study is to examine characteristics of the Red Relief Image Maps (RRIM) comparing to contour maps and to search for suitable topographic expression for geological tours (geotours) in geoparks. An experiment of map reading tasks involving inclination comparison, ridge / valley judgement, and geological reasoning was conducted. The participants were 40 university students and 81 high school students. They were given the above tasks both with the RRIM as well as with normal contour maps except for the geological reasoning task. Results of the inclination comparison and ridge / valley judgement with RRIM and contour maps were compared among the participants and those of the geological reasoning was compared between each participant. The results indicate that the inclination comparison is better with contour maps than with RRIM while the geological reasoning is better with RRIM among university students. As to ridge/ valley judgement results, fifteen percent of the participants mistook all ridges as valleys and vice versa with RRIM. These results imply that the contour maps are better for grasping local characteristics of landforms while RRIM are better for comprehending large scale landform features so as to lead appropriate geological reasoning from maps. Utility and limitation of RRIM for geotours were also discussed.
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  • Use of Maps on Hakone Volcano
    - In order to Understand Landforms and Eruptive History
    Shuichi NIIDA, Hiroyuki YAMASHITA, Tomohiro KASAMA
    2011 Volume 49 Issue 3 Pages 28-37
    Published: 2011
    Released on J-STAGE: November 07, 2015
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11212/jjca.49.3_28
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    Map is one of the most appropriate and synthetic ways of understanding the features of Hakone volcano: landform, surface formulation processes, distribution of volcanic ejecta, and also geo-historical development. Topographic map can show basic geographic information and is useful to many kinds of professional such as civil engineers, forest scientists, naturalists, and land conservationists. Nowadays, the development of remote sensing and GIS have added further valuable information to classical maps. Bird’s eye view map made by satellite image or shading image gives unique and useful views of landscape. Shadow maps, shape maps, and geologic maps are also useful, but in general they are not popular. Therefore, we have tried map-integration among bird’s eye view map and those maps of other types.
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