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1. Geospatial information service industry expected to grow 
to a \10 trillion market by 2013 

A government study group consisting of industry experts 
discussed prospects for the geospatial information service 
industry, including a view that this market will grow to about 
\10 trillion in the next five years, or by 2013, from about \4 
trillion now, and compiled a future vision of the industry.

2. METI to promote the G Space Project, which involves the 
construction of infrastructure for information distribution

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) formulated 
the G Space Project, a policy package that it should implement 
in order to materialize the future vision. The project consists of 
the following three pillars, including the development of 
infrastructure for geospatial information distribution: 

(a) Development of infrastructure for the distribution of 
geospatial information

(b) Advanced application of geospatial information in industry 
and people’s life 

(c) Creation of an environment that facilitates the effective use 
of positioning information acquired from the positioning satellite
METI will extensively promote this project as part of government
efforts to “create and develop new industries and new services 
based on geospatial information,” a goal spelled out in the Basic 
Plan for Geospatial Information (approved by the Cabinet in April 
2008).

Examples of policies included in the package

Construction of a three-dimensional geospatial information database 
model Regional revitalization projects based on geospatial information
Development of technologies useful for industries, such as those for 
the “energy ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems)” scheme.

source: METI July 2008