IGN - French Mapping Agency (Institut Géographique National)

About IGN - French Mapping Agency (Institut Géographique National)

The IGN is the State's operator for reference geographic and forest information, certified as neutral and interoperable. The Institute continuously develops new reference systems, products, and geoserivces, meeting the growing and evolving needs for cartographic data and geolocalized information. A powerful public player in digital technology for the multi-theme description of the territory, the Institute supports the evaluation and implementation of public policies for risk prevention, land use planning, sustainable development, and national defense and security. Thanks to its five research laboratories, the IGN maintains a high level of innovation potential in the fields of geodesy, vector topography, optics and electronics, image processing, and forest inventory. The IGNfab project accelerator supports innovative startups in digital geoserivces; The ENSG-Géomatique, the IGN's National School of Geographic Sciences, trains future geographic information engineers.