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Place Name Web Map Service
This service provides the names of prefectures and municipalities in Japan by WMS(Web Map Service).
Many GISs can include this service as a single layer. For example, if you ovelayes this service layer on FGDJ WMS which does not provides place names, you can get fundamental maps with place names.
Web Services act to provide single feature, applications are built by some Web Services.
Service URL
The URL for this service is http://www.finds.jp/ws/pnwms.cgi? .
Layers
| Layer Name | Description | Reciprocal Number of Scale | Color | Default Style | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Maximum | ||||
| PrefName | Prefecture Name (KANJI and KANA) | 1500000 | - | red | small |
| MncplName | Municipality Name (KANJI and KANA) | - | 1500000 | green | medium |
| AzaName | Aza, cho-moku (KANJI and KANA) | - | 50000 | blue | large |
| PrefRoman | Prefecture Name (Alphabet) | 1500000 | - | red | small |
| MncplRoman | Municipality Name (Alphabet) | - | 1500000 | green | medium |
Styles
| Style Name | Description |
|---|---|
| small | 10points |
| smallborder | 10points with border |
| medium | 12points |
| mediumborder | 12points with border |
| large | 14points |
| largeborder | 14points with border |
| huge | 16points |
| hugeborder | 16points with border |
Sample Images
Sample images generated by QGIS are below (Fundamental Geospatial Data and Rapid Survey Map are used for the background images).
![[Munizipality and Aza in Kanji and Kana]](pnwms-sample-1.png)
![[Municipality and Aza in Kanji and Kana with border]](pnwms-sample-2.png)
![[Prefecture in Kanji and Kana]](pnwms-sample-3.png)
![[Prefecture in Kanji and Kana with border]](pnwms-sample-4.png)
![[Prefecture wich border]](pnwms-sample-r1.png)
![[Municipality with border]](pnwms-sample-r2.png)
Cache Service
Tile cache service is available. See Tile Map Cache Service.
Acknowledgement
This service uses "Digital National Land Information (Administrative Area)" and "Bloc Level Location Reference Information" provided by The Internet Service, National-Land Information Office(only Japanese version).
If you distribute your works which are using this service, we are thanksful for you to involve above into them.
History
- 30th June, 2010
- The layers showing the roman prefectures and municipalities names are available.