Géodata Paris
Grande école · Île-de-France
Grandes écoles and other schoolsFounded 1941
About
The Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃stity nɑsjɔnal də lɛ̃fɔʁmasjɔ̃ ʒeɔɡʁafik e fɔʁɛstjɛʁ]; "National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information"), previously Institut géographique national (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃stity ʒeɔɡʁafik nɑsjɔnal]; "National Geographic Institute") and still abbreviated as IGN, is a French public state administrative establishment founded in 1940 to produce and maintain geographical information for France and its overseas departments and territories.
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Key facts
- Type
- Grande école
- Founded
- 1941
- Also known as
- ENSG, ENSG-Géomatique, Ecole nationale des sciences geographiques, National School of Geographical Sciences