Setting up of a geographic information system applied to the mapping of flood areas and flood risk zones in SENEGAL Recent decades have highlighted the worsening frequency and above all the grave consequences of intense rainfall events in Senegal. Most notably, in 2009 almost 500,000 people were affected across the Continue reading
Creation of an exhaustive list of localities entitled to receive the universal electronic communications service, GABON With an estimated population of 1.8 million across a surface area of 268,000km², mainly concentrated in the principal cities and along road and river routes, and with 85% of its land area covered by Continue reading
Infrastructure for spatial data on the town of N’Djamena and its surroundings, CHAD At present, Chad does not possess any up-to-date and accurate spatial data enabling the country to makes plans for land development over the coming decades, in particular for projects concerning its capital. IGN FI, in partnership with Continue reading
Creation of the national map, BENIN IGN FI was awarded the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) tender in October 2014 for a project to create a master digital map of the entire territory of Benin at a 1:50,000 scale. Besides a few exceptions, the country’s maps had not been updated since it became Continue reading
Upgrading of the national map and modernisation of the National geographic institute, MALI The update of base maps in Mali had not been carried out since serval decades and the Geographic Institute of Mali (IGM), due to a lack of technical means, was no longer able to fully ensure its Continue reading
Inventory and mapping of Tatas Sombas, BENIN The Tatas, mud-brick “fortified houses” typical of the north of Benin, form a remarkable architectural heritage. A study has been made of them in a project undertaken by the French Embassy in Benin in partnership with IGN FI and the Koutamarikou and Eco Bénin Continue reading
Land borders and offshore border lines: negotiations support, CONGO Within the framework of the ‘Land borders and offshore borderlines: ‘negotiations support’ project, IGN FI offered the Ministry for Home Affairs and Decentralisation support in the project’s overall management, aiming to contribute to providing Congo’s National Border lines Committee with reliable Continue reading
Aerial photography, LiDAR acquisition and derivated products, HAITI As part of the Disaster Risk Management and Reconstruction project, the World Bank has funded a project aimed at producing aerial photographs covering the whole of Haiti’s territory as well as performing an aerial LiDAR survey. This baseline data was then used Continue reading
Jaxaay Project: cartography of flood zones, SENEGAL The country of Senegal, and more particularly the city of Dakar, has been subject to the recurring problem of flooding since 1989, a problem which has worsened over time due to strong urban pressure. A hydrological study has shown that 40 years ago Continue reading
Preliminary study and technical assistance to implement the national geomatic plan, Gabon Numerous countries, including developing countries, are now integrating National Geomatic Plans (NGP) as a key element of their national development strategy. An NGP is a complete set of actions that consist in bringing together and creating geographical data Continue reading
