National mapping agency
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The original draftsman's drawings for the area around St. Columb Major, Cornwall, made in 1810.
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
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| Country or territory | National mapping agency[8] | Web site | Online map viewer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Afghan Geodesy & Cartography Head Office اداره عمومی جیودیزی وکارتوگرافی دجیودیزی او کارتوگرافی لوی اداره |
agcho.gov.af | ||
| Albania | Autoriteti Shtetëror i Informacionit Gjeohapësinor (ASIG) State Authority for Geospatial Information |
asig.gov.al | ASIG Geoportal | |
| Algeria | المعهد الوطني للخرائط و الكشف عن بعد Institut National de Cartographie et 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 | ||
| Bolivia | Instituto Geográfico Militar | igmbolivia.gob.bo | Geoportal | |
| Brazil | Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) | ibge.gov.br | ||
| Botswana | Department of Surveys and Mapping | mlh.gov.bw | ||
| Bulgaria | Агенция по геодезия, картография и кадастър (АГКК) Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre Agency |
cadastre.bg | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 Institut für Geodäsie, Kartographie und Fernerkundung Institut de Géodésie, Cartographie et Télédétection |
fomi.hu | ||
| Iceland | Landmælingar Íslands (LMÍ) National Landsurvey of Iceland (NLIS) |
lmi.is | Map viewer | |
| India | भारतीय सर्वेक्षण विभाग 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 | ||
| Jordan | للمركـز الجغـرافي الملكـي الأردني Royal Jordanian Geographic Centre (RJGC) |
rjgc.gov.jo | ||
| Kenya | Survey of Kenya | |||
| 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 | ||
| Luxembourg | Administration du Cadastre et de la Topographie | etat.lu | ||
| Macedonia | Агенција за катастар на недвижности (AKH) Agjencia e kadastrës së pasurisë së patundshme (AKPP) Agency for Real Estate Cadastre (AREC) |
katastar.gov.mk | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| Panama | Instituto Geográfico Nacional "Tommy Guardia" | ignpanama.anati.gob.pa | ||
| Paraguay | Dirección del Servicio Geográfico Militar (DISERGEMIL) | |||
| 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 | Federal State Service for Registration, Inventory and Mapping (Rosreestr) | rosreestr.ru | Rosreestr Interactive Map | |
| Saudi Arabia | General Commission for Survey (Saudi Arabia) | gcs.gov.sa | ||
| Senegal | Direction des Travaux Géographiques et Cartographiques | au-senegal.com | ||
| Serbia | Republički geodetski zavod (RGZ) Republic Geodetic Authority |
rgz.gov.rs | Geoportal geoSrbija | |
| Singapore | Singapore Land Authority | sla.gov.sg | ||
| Slovakia | Úrad geodézie, kartografie a katastra | skgeodesy.sk | Mapový Klient ZBGIS | |
| 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) | |||
| Turkey | General Command of Mapping | hgk.msb.gov.tr | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Ordnance Survey forms OS International to offer national mapping assistance internationally".
- ↑ Nina Morgan. "Ordnance Survey maps that changed the world" (PDF).
- ↑ By Lieutenant-Colonel David Watson to facilitate the subjugation of the clans following the Jacobite rising of 1745
- ↑ Porter, Whitworth (1889). "History of the Corps of Royal Engineers". I. London: Longmans, Green, and Co: 167–68. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- ↑ Hindle, Paul (1998). Maps for Historians. Phillimore & Co. pp. 114–115. ISBN 0-85033-934-0.
- ↑ Hindle, Paul (1998). Maps for Historians. Phillimore & Co. p. 117. ISBN 0-85033-934-0.
- ↑ Seymour, W.A., ed. (1980). A History of the Ordnance Survey. Folkestone: Wm Dawson & Sons. p. 71
- ↑ Names in the languages listed on the agency's website
- ↑ "Natural Resources Canada"
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