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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.

List of national mapping agencies

Country or territory	National mapping agency	Notes
Australia	Geoscience Australia
Belgium	Belgian National Geographic Institute
Brazil	Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
Canada	Centre for Topographic Information
China	National Bureau of Surveying and Mapping
Czech Republic	Czech Office for Surveying, Mapping and Cadastre
Denmark	National Survey and Cadastre of Denmark
Estonia	Estonian Land Board
Finland	National Land Survey of Finland
France	Institut Géographique National
Germany	Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie
Great Britain	Ordnance Survey	Northern Ireland is not covered by the Ordnance Survey
Greece	Hellenic Military Geographical Service
Guatemala	Instituto Geográfico Nacional
India	Survey of India
Indonesia	Badan Informasi Geospasial
Ireland	Ordnance Survey Ireland
Israel	Survey Of Israel
Italy	Istituto Geografico Militare
Japan	Geospatial Information Authority of Japan
Mexico	Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía
Netherlands	Topografische Dienst Kadaster
New Zealand	Land Information New Zealand
Northern Ireland	Land and Property Services Northern Ireland	Formerly Ordnance Survey Northern Ireland
Norway	Statens Kartverk
Pakistan	Survey of Pakistan
Portugal	Instituto Geográfico Português
Russia	Federal State Service for registration, inventory and mapping (Rosreestr)
Saudi Arabia	General Commission for Survey
Slovenia	Surveying and Mapping Authority of the Republic of Slovenia
South Africa	Chief Directorate: National Geo-spatial Information
Spain	Instituto Geográfico Nacional
Sri Lanka	Department of Survey
Sweden	Lantmäteriet
Switzerland	Swisstopo
Turkey	General Command of Mapping
United States	United States Geological Survey
Ukraine	Holovne Upravlinnja Heodezii Kartografi ta Kardastruv (HUHKK)

External links

National Mapping Agencies in UNESCO website

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