Geological Survey of Japan

E888644

geological survey agency national research institute

The Geological Survey of Japan is a national research institute responsible for studying and monitoring Japan’s geology, natural resources, and geohazards such as earthquakes and volcanic activity.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Geological Survey of Japan canonical	3
geological survey of Japan	1
産業技術総合研究所地質調査総合センター	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10838715 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Geological Survey of Japan
Context triple: [Fuji Volcanic Zone, monitoredBy, Geological Survey of Japan]

A. Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences
The Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences is a major Japanese research center specializing in advanced studies of the Earth’s systems, including climate, oceans, and geophysics.
B. Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology is a Japanese national research institution specializing in oceanography, marine geology, and Earth science, known for operating advanced deep-sea exploration technologies.
C. National Institutes of Natural Sciences of Japan
The National Institutes of Natural Sciences of Japan is a national research organization that oversees major scientific institutes and facilities in fields such as astronomy, physics, and biology.
D. Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo
The Earthquake Research Institute at the University of Tokyo is a leading Japanese research center dedicated to the scientific study of earthquakes, volcanoes, and related geophysical phenomena.
E. Geospatial Information Authority of Japan
The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan is the national agency responsible for surveying, mapping, and managing geospatial and geographic information across Japan.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Geological Survey of Japan
Target entity description: The Geological Survey of Japan is a national research institute responsible for studying and monitoring Japan’s geology, natural resources, and geohazards such as earthquakes and volcanic activity.

A. Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences
The Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences is a major Japanese research center specializing in advanced studies of the Earth’s systems, including climate, oceans, and geophysics.
B. Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology is a Japanese national research institution specializing in oceanography, marine geology, and Earth science, known for operating advanced deep-sea exploration technologies.
C. National Institutes of Natural Sciences of Japan
The National Institutes of Natural Sciences of Japan is a national research organization that oversees major scientific institutes and facilities in fields such as astronomy, physics, and biology.
D. Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo
The Earthquake Research Institute at the University of Tokyo is a leading Japanese research center dedicated to the scientific study of earthquakes, volcanoes, and related geophysical phenomena.
E. Geospatial Information Authority of Japan
The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan is the national agency responsible for surveying, mapping, and managing geospatial and geographic information across Japan.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geological survey agency ⓘ national research institute ⓘ
abbreviation	GSJ ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Japan Meteorological Agency ⓘ international geological surveys ⓘ universities in Japan ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
fieldOfWork	active fault research ⓘ energy resources ⓘ geochemistry ⓘ geohazards ⓘ geological mapping ⓘ geological risk assessment ⓘ geology ⓘ geophysics ⓘ geothermal energy ⓘ landslide research ⓘ marine geology ⓘ mineral resources ⓘ seismology ⓘ tsunami research ⓘ volcanology ⓘ
focusesOnRegion	Japanese archipelago ⓘ surrounding marine areas of Japan ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.gsj.jp/ ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn	Ibaraki Prefecture ⓘ Japan ⓘ Tsukuba ⓘ
mainTask	assessment of geohazards ⓘ geological survey of Japan ⓘ linked to: Geological Survey of Japan maintenance of geological databases ⓘ monitoring earthquakes ⓘ monitoring volcanic activity ⓘ production of geological maps ⓘ research on energy resources ⓘ research on mineral resources ⓘ
nativeName	産業技術総合研究所地質調査総合センター ⓘ linked to: Geological Survey of Japan
operatedBy	Government of Japan ⓘ
parentOrganization	AIST ⓘ linked to: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology ⓘ linked to: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
partOf	Japanese national geoscience infrastructure ⓘ
publishes	geological maps of Japan ⓘ geological reports ⓘ hazard assessment maps ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fuji Volcanic Zone → monitoredBy → Geological Survey of Japan ⓘ

Nojima Fault → monitoredBy → Geological Survey of Japan ⓘ

Izu–Tobu volcanic group → monitoredBy → Geological Survey of Japan ⓘ

Geological Survey of Japan → nativeName → 産業技術総合研究所地質調査総合センター ⓘ

linked to: Geological Survey of Japan

Geological Survey of Japan → mainTask → geological survey of Japan ⓘ