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Table 1 Thematic map data used for comparison with the terrain classification of the current study

From: Global terrain classification using 280 m DEMs: segmentation, clustering, and reclassification

 

Range

Dataset (map)

Creator/publisher

Subject

Map scale/resolution

Usage in this study

1

Japan (nationwide)

Seamless Digital Geological Map of Japan (SDGM)

GSJa (ed.) (2015)

Geology

1:200,000

Grouping decision, subdivision of the groups

2

Japan (nationwide)

Japan Engineering Geomorphologic Classification Map (JEGM) ver.3

Wakamatsu and Matsuoka (2013)

Landform

250 m grid

Grouping decision, subdivision of the groups

3

Japan (nationwide)

Landslide Distribution Maps

NIEDb

Landslides

1:50,000

Grouping decision

4

Japan (urban area)

Land Condition Map

GSIc

Landform

1:25,000

Subdivision of the groups

5

California

Vs30 map

Wills et al. (2015)

Geological ground condition

1:24,000

Comparison

6

Australia

Geological Regions of Australia

Blake and Kilgour (1998), GAd (ed.)

Geology

1:5,000,000

Comparison

7

Australia

Regolith Map of Australia

Chan et al. 1986, GA (ed)

Major landform

1:5,000,000

Comparison

  1. aGeological Survey of Japan, AIST [2015]
  2. bNational Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience
  3. cGeospatial Information Authority of Japan
  4. dGeoscience Australia