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... > social science subjects > geography > geoinformatics > geographic information science > organizational and institutional aspects > national mapping agencies

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national mapping agencies  

Definition

  • A national mapping agency (NMA) is an organization designated by a national government to have responsibility for surveying and mapping the country and providing the resulting geographic information to those who need it. That basic role has taken on a variety of forms around the world. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science; National Mapping Agencies]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-BQ23640P-S

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