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The project aims at producing a data base and a new topographic map of the whole country at a scale of 1:200,000, to make available an homogenous and a coherent cartographic reference for various actors (infrastructure, forests, mines, statistics, agriculture, energy, tourism, Office du Niger…). From this new base mapping, related products and services will be developed.

To ensure the successful transfer of know-how, the whole production will be carried out on-site, within the National Mapping Institute of Mali (IGM) by the agents of the IGM with the technical assistance of IGN France International.

Download the project sheet for upgrading the 1:200,000 base map and
the national mapping institute

The State of Qatar and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia decided to modify the border lines for part of their common border. The existing border lines were demarcated in 1996-1998 and mapped by IGN France International. Ten years after the completion of this first demarcation of the border between Saudi Arabia and Qatar, IGN France International, export subsidiary of the French National Geographic Institute (IGN), has been awarded a new tender that will carry on from the previous project.

IGN France International will indeed be supported by the technical skills of several of IGN France's departments, benefiting from their expertise in geodesy and levelling, the acquisition and processing of satellite images, the production of orthoimages and 2D restitution, not to mention the Cartographic Department which will work on the land and sea mappings aspects of the project.

Download the project sheet for the demarcation and determination of borders

In December 2008, the Office de Topographie et de cartographie (Tunisian Ministry of Defence) issued an international invitation to tender for the aerial photography of its territory using modern systems. The technical solution proposed by IGN France International and Reims Aviation was selected. The aircraft, the 97th F406 manufactured by Reims Aviation (GECI group), was delivered at the beginning of April to the Tunisian Ministry of Defence.

The Reims Aviation F406, a twin-turboprop aircraft, is particularly well-suited to light airborne surveillance missions, with integration of the most recent systems: aerial photography, pollution prevention, surveillance of fishing grounds, borders, passenger and freight transport, etc. The F406 can handle many types of missions and is appreciated by operators and pilots for its robustness, ease of operation and its very competitive operating costs.

Download the project sheet for photographic aircraft in Tunisia

This project consists of updating the entire country’s map coverage at a scale of 1:200,000, in order to make a coherent national cartographic reference available for various actors (Infrastructure, Land management, statistics, rural development, social equipment, environment …). This reference will allow exchanges of data coming from various sources.

The database that is produced must be compatible with the national land cover database in order to make a set of various information layers available that should be consistent and complementary. In order to guaranty the success of the capacity building phase, the entire production must be carried out on site, at the IGB premises, and by IGB’s staff, with a methodology that has been set up by IGN France International, with equipment whose configuration has been defined by IGN FI, and with three years of technical assistance and support from IGN FI’s experts.

Download the project sheet for cartographic upgrading at 1:200,000