IGN France International : geographic information engineering

IGN France International, subsidiary of the French National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information (IGN), is recognised worldwide as a key player in geographic information engineering. It is involved in the setting up of projects and offers its expertise to foreign policy makers and French companies that are active in export. 
Its core business - geodesy, metrology, cartography, databases, GIS and web portals - targets the following fields of activity: cadastre - land assessment, environment, agriculture, security, energy... 

GABON: Success for the seminar of presentation of the PNG’s national implementation

The seminar organized by ANINF (Agence Nationale des Infrastructures Numériques et des Fréquences gabonaises), l’INC (National mapping institute) and IGN France International was a success. More than 100 participants attended the conference. In the perspective of the implementation at a national scale of the National Geomatic Plan (PNG), the objective of the meeting was to present the main steps and the added value of implementing a National Spatial Data Infrastructure.

Upgrading of Mali's cartography: First national mosaic with SPOT 6

SPOT 6, the high-resolution satellite built and operated by Astrium, has been chosen by IGN France International (IGN FI) to update basemaps of Mali.

New shareholders join IGN France International

Key player in the fields of mapping and geographic information, IGN France International has changed ownership. At the end of March 2013, new shareholders join the  IGN France International capital. The National Institute of geographic information and Forestry (IGN), that remains the majority shareholder,  Esri International et Esri France renewed their confidence in IGN France International.

Materialization and mapping of the new border lines between Saudi Arabia and Qatar

Saudi Arabia and Qatar Final meetingThe State of Qatar and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have decided to modify the border lines part of their common borders. In 2010, IGN France International was awarded a tender that will achieve the demarcation of the land borders and the determination of offshore borders lines between the two countries. Initiated in 2010, this project officially ended up last February.

Congo Basin: new phase for the project of supply SPOT images

The forests of the Congo Basin represent 22% of forestry coverage worldwide. Their sustainable development is essential in preventing climage change. Nowadays the SOTF programme (Spatial Observation of Tropical Forets) enters a new phase and new challenges are to be taken up.