National mapping agency
A national mapping agency is an organisation, usually publicly owned, that produces topographic maps and geographic information of a country. Some national mapping agencies also deal with cadastral matters.
History
Ordnance Survey
The first national mapping agency was the Ordnance Survey in the United Kingdom;[1][2] its roots go back to 1747, when the compilation of a map of the Scottish Highlands was proposed.[3][4] This survey at a scale of 1 inch to 1000 yards (1:36,000)[5] was the starting point of the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain (1783–1853), and led to the creation of the Ordnance Survey itself; work was begun in earnest in 1790, when the Board of Ordnance began a national military survey at one-inch-to-the-mile (1:63,360 scale).[6] During the next thirty years, roughly a third of England and Wales was mapped (see Principal Triangulation of Great Britain), as other military matters took precedence.[7]
List of national mapping agencies
Country or territory | National mapping agency[8] | Web site | Online map viewer | Notes |
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Afghanistan | Afghan Geodesy & Cartography Head Office اداره عمومی جیودیزی وکارتوگرافی دجیودیزی او کارتوگرافی لوی اداره |
agcho.gov.af | ||
Albania | Authoriteti Shtetëror i Informacionit Gjeohapësinor (ASIG) State Authority for Geospatial Information |
asig.gov.al | ASIG Geoportal alt |
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Algeria | المعهد الوطني للخرائط و الكشف عن بعد Institut National de Cartographie et de Télédétection National Institute of Cartography and Teledetection |
inct.mdn.dz | ||
Argentina | Instituto Geográfico Nacional | ign.gob.ar | ||
Armenia | Կառավարությանն առընթեր անշարժ գույքի կադաստրի պետական կոմիտե | cadastre.am | ||
Australia | Geoscience Australia | ga.gov.au | Interactive Maps | |
Austria | Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen (BEV) | bev.gv.at | Austrian Map online | |
Azerbaijan | Əmlak Məsələləri Dövlət Komitəsi State Committee on Property Issues |
emdk.gov.az | ||
Bahamas | Bahamas National Geographic Information Systems (BNGIS) Centre | bahamas.gov.bs | ||
Bahrain | الجهاز المركزي للمعلومات Central Informatics Organization |
cio.gov.bh | ||
Bangladesh | বাংলাদেশ জরিপ অধিদপ্তর Survey of Bangladesh |
sob.gov.bd | ||
Barbados | Lands and Surveys Department | gov.bb | ||
Belarus | Государственный комитет по имуществу Республики Беларусь | gki.gov.by | ||
Belgium | Nationaal Geografisch Instituut (NGI) Institut Géographique National (IGN) |
ngi.be ign.be |
Topomap Viewer | |
Belize | Lands and Surveys Department | mnra.gov.bz | ||
Bénin | Institut Géographique National du Bénin (IGN) | ign.bj | Geoportal 2 (planned) Geoportal 1 (hidden) |
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Bolivia | Instituto Geográfico Militar | igmbolivia.gob.bo | Geoportal | |
Bosnia | Federal Administration for Geodetic and Property Affiars | fgu.com.ba | Geoportal | |
Botswana | Department of Surveys and Mapping | mlh.gov.bw | ||
Brazil | Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) | ibge.gov.br | Portal de Mapas | |
Brunei | Jabatan Ukur Survey Department |
mod.gov.bn/survey | Geoportal | |
Bulgaria | Агенция по геодезия, картография и кадастър (АГКК) Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre Agency |
cadastre.bg | ||
Burkina Faso | Institut Géographique du Burkina | igb.bb (offline>webarchive) | ||
Cambodia | General Department of Cadastre and Geography | |||
Canada | Natural Resources Canada – Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation[9] | nrcan.gc.ca | Toporama | |
Chile | Instituto Geográfico Militar | igm.cl | ||
China | 国家测绘地理信息局 National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation |
nasg.gov.cn | ||
Colombia | Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi (IGAC) | igac.gov.co | Geoportal | |
Costa Rica | Instituto Geográfico Nacional | registronacional.go.cr | ||
Croatia | Državna geodetska uprava (DGU) | dgu.hr | Geoportal DGU | |
Cuba | Instituto de Geografía Tropical | geotech.cu | ||
Cyprus | Tmima Ktimatologiou Kai Chorometrias Department of Lands and Surveys |
moi.gov.cy | ||
Czech Republic | Český úřad zeměměřický a katastrální (ČÚZK) Czech Office for Surveying, Mapping and Cadastre |
cuzk.cz | Geoprohlížeč | |
Denmark | Geodatastyrelsen Danish Geodata Agency |
gst.dk | including Faroe Islands and Greenland | |
Dominican Republic | Instituto Cartográfico Militar (ICM) | icm.mil.do | ||
Ecuador | Instituto Geográfico Militar (IGM) | igm.gob.ec | Geoportal IGM | |
Egypt | Egyptian general Survey Authority (ESA) | esa.gov.eg | ||
El Salvador | Instituto Geográfico y del Catastro Nacional (IGCN) | cnr.gob.sv | Visualizador Geográfico | |
Estonia | Maa-amet Estonian Land Board |
maaamet.ee | Geoportal | |
Ethiopia | የኢትዮጵያ ካርታ ሥራ ኤጀንሲ Ethiopian Mapping Agency |
ema.gov.et | ||
Fiji | Mapping and Land Information | lands.gov.fj | ||
Finland | Maanmittauslaitos (MML) Lantmäteriverket (LMV) National Land Survey of Finland (NLS) |
maanmittauslaitos.fi | MapSite | |
France | Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière (IGN) National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information (IGN) |
ign.fr | Géoportail tablet version mobile version |
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Germany | Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG) Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy |
bkg.bund.de | Geoportal.de | excluding 1:5000 – 1:100 000 |
Ghana | Lands Commission | ghanalap.gov.gh | ||
Great Britain | Ordnance Survey (OS) | ordnancesurvey.co.uk | OS Maps online | excluding Northern Ireland |
Greece | Γεωγραφική Υπηρεσία Στρατού (ΓΥΣ) Hellenic Military Geographical Service (HMGS) |
gys.gr | ||
Guatemala | Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN) | ign.gob.gt | ||
Guyana | Guyana Lands and Survey Commission | lands.gov.gy | ||
Hong Kong | 地政总署测绘处 Survey and Mapping Office (SMO) |
landsd.gov.hk | GeoInfo Map | |
Honduras | Dirección General de Catastro y Geografía (DGCG) | dgcg.ip.gob.hn | Visor de Mapas | |
Hungary | Földmérési és Távérzékelési Intézet (fömi) Institute of Geodesy, Cartography and Remote Sensing |
fomi.hu | ||
Iceland | Landmælingar Íslands (LMÍ) National Landsurvey of Iceland (NLIS) |
lmi.is | Map viewer | |
India | Survey of India | surveyofindia.gov.in | ||
Indonesia | Badan Informasi Geospasial | big.go.id | Ina-Geoportal | |
Iran | سازمان نقشه برداری کشور National Cartographic Center |
ncc.org.ir | ||
Ireland | Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSi) | osi.ie | GeoHive | |
Israel | המרכז למיפוי ישראל Survey Of Israel |
mapi.gov.il | govMap | |
Italy | Istituto Geografico Militare | igmi.org | ||
Jamaica | National Spatial Data Management Division (NSDMD) | mwh.gov.jm | ||
Japan | 国土地理院 Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) |
gsi.go.jp | maps.gsi.go.jp/ | |
Jordan | للمركـز الجغـرافي الملكـي الأردني Royal Jordanian Geographic Centre (RJGC) |
rjgc.gov.jo | ||
Kenya | Survey of Kenya | lands.go.ke | ||
Kosovo | Kosovo Cadastral Agency | geoportal.rks-gov.net | ||
Laos | National Geographic Department of Lao (NGD) |
ngd.la | Geoportal WMS | |
Latvia | Latvijas Geotelpiskas Informacijas Agentura (LGIA) Latvian Geospatial Information Agency (LGIA) |
lgia.gov.lv | ||
Lebanon | مديرية الشؤون الجفرافية Direction des affaires géographiques Directorate of Geographic Affairs |
lebarmy.gov.lb | ||
Lithuania | Nacionalinės žemės tarnybos (NŽT) National Land Service |
nzt.lt | https://www.geoportal.lt/map/index.jsp?lang=en | |
Luxembourg | Administration du Cadastre et de la Topographie | etat.lu | ||
Macao | Direcção dos Serviços de Cartografia e Cadastro (DSCC) | dscc.gov.mo | ||
Madagascar | Institut Géographique et Hydrographique National | ftm.mg | ||
Malaysia | Rasmi Jabatan Ukur dan Pemetaan Malaysia (JUPEM) Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia |
jupem.gov.my | ||
Maldives | Maldives Land and Survey Authority | surveyofmaldives.gov.mv | onemap.mv (ESRI Login) | |
Mali | Institut Géographique du Mali (IGM) | igm-mali.ml | ||
Malta | Planning Authority | pa.org.mt | ||
Mexico | Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI) | inegi.org.mx | Mapa digital de México | |
Montenegro | Uprava za nekretnine | nekretnine.co.me | Geoportal | |
Morocco | Agence Nationale de la Conservation Foncière du Cadastre et de la Cartographie (ANCFCC) | ancfcc.gov.ma | ||
Mozambique | Centro Nacional de Cartografia e Teledetecção (CENACARTA) | |||
Nepal | नापी विभाग Survey Department |
dos.gov.np | ||
Netherlands | Kadaster | kadaster.nl | PDOK | excluding Caribbean Netherlands |
New Zealand | Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) | linz.govt.nz | ||
Nicaragua | Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales (INETER) | ineter.gob.ni | ||
Nigeria | Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation (OSGOF) | osgof.gov.ng | ||
Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services (LPS) | lpsni.gov.uk | formerly Ordnance Survey Northern Ireland | |
North Macedonia | Агенција за катастар на недвижности (AKH) Agjencia e kadastrës së pasurisë së patundshme (AKPP) Agency for Real Estate Cadastre (AREC) |
katastar.gov.mk | OSSP | |
Norway | Statens Kartverk Norwegian Mapping Authority |
kartverket.no | Norgeskart | |
Oman | The National Survey Authority (Oman) | nsaom.org.om | ||
Pakistan | Survey of Pakistan | surveyofpakistan.gov.pk | ||
Palestine | Palestine Ministry of Local Government | GeoMOLG | ||
Panama | Instituto Geográfico Nacional "Tommy Guardia" | ignpanama.anati.gob.pa | ||
Paraguay | Dirección del Servicio Geográfico Militar (DISERGEMIL) | disergemil.mil.py | ||
Peru | Instituto Geográfico Nacional | ign.gob.pe | ||
Philippines | National Mapping and Resource Information Authority | namria.gov.ph | Philippine geoportal | |
Poland | Główny Urząd Geodezji i Kartografii Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography (GUGIK) |
gugik.edu.pl | Geoportal | |
Portugal | Instituto Geográfico Português | igeo.pt | ||
Puerto Rico | Sistemas de Información Geográfica (GIS) | pr.gov | ||
Qatar | Qatari Center for Geographic Information Systems (QCGIS) | gisqatar.org.qa | ||
Republic of Korea | National Geographic Information Institute | ngii.go.kr | ||
Romania | Agentia Nationala de Cadastru si Publicitate Imobiliara | ancpi.ro | ||
Russia | Федеральная служба государственной регистрации, кадастра и картографии
Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography (Rosreestr) |
rosreestr.ru | Rosreestr Interactive Map | |
Saudi Arabia | General Commission for Survey (Saudi Arabia) | gcs.gov.sa | ||
Senegal | Direction des Travaux Géographiques et Cartographiques Agence Nationale pour l'Aménagement du Territoire |
au-senegal.com anat.sn |
BaseGeo | |
Serbia | Republički geodetski zavod (RGZ) Republic Geodetic Authority |
rgz.gov.rs | Geoportal geoSrbija | |
Singapore | Singapore Land Authority | sla.gov.sg | Onemap v2 | |
Slovakia | Úrad geodézie, kartografie a katastra | skgeodesy.sk Kataster |
Geoportal Mapový Klient ZBGIS Cadrastal portal |
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Slovenia | Surveying and Mapping Authority of the Republic of Slovenia | gu.gov.si | Map viewer | |
South Africa | Chief Directorate: National Geo-spatial Information | ngi.gov.za | ||
Spain | Instituto Geográfico Nacional | ign.es | Iberpix | |
Sri Lanka | Department of Survey | survey.gov.lk | ||
Sweden | Lantmäteriet | lantmateriet.se | Kartsök och ortnamn | |
Switzerland | Swisstopo | swisstopo.admin.ch | Maps of Switzerland | |
Taiwan | 中華民國內政部國土測繪中心 National Land Surveying and Mapping Center (NLSC) |
nlsc.gov.tw | ||
Thailand | Royal Thai Survey Department | rtsd.mi.th | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | Survey and Mapping Division | agriculture.gov.tt | ||
Tunisia | Office de la Topographie et du Cadastre (OTC) | otc.nat.tn | ||
Turkey | Harita Genel Müdürlüğü | harita.gov.tr | HGK-Atlas | |
Uganda | Department of Surveys and Mapping | mlhud.go.ug | ||
United States | United States Geological Survey | usgs.gov | National Map | |
Ukraine | Derzhavna sluzhba Ukrayiny z pytan' heodeziyi, kartohrafiyi ta kadastru (Derzhheokadastr) | land.gov.ua | Public cadastral map of Ukraine | |
Uruguay | Servicio Geografico Militar | sgm.gub.uy | ||
Uzbekistan | O’zdavgeodezkadastr (State committee of land resources, geodesy, cartography and cadastre of Uzbekistan) | |||
Venezuela | Instituto Geográfico de Venezuela Simón Bolívar (IGVSB) | igvsb.gob.ve | ||
Vietnam | Cục Đo đạc và Bản đồ Việt Nam Department of Survey and Mapping |
dosm.gov.vn | ||
Yemen | Survey Authority | survey-authority.gov.ye | ||
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- Names in the languages listed on the agency's website
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