Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy
Germany
Member information
National name
Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie
English spelling
Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy
Member status
Full
Responsible ministry/organisation
Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community
Number of staff
400
Annual budget, €millions
70
% state funding
100
Case studies
2019: Delivering free, seamless, cloudless mosaic images of Europe to the world
2020: The importance of geoinformation in crises
2021: Heavy rain hazard maps enable preventive measures in Germany
Contact details
Head of organisation
Permanent correspondent
Postal address
Richard-Strauss-Allee 11
D-60598 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Website
Responsibilities
Geodetic survey
Yes
Topographic mapping
Yes
Cadastre
No
Land registration
No
Military mapping
Yes
Thematic mapping
Yes
Hydrographic mapping
No
Aerial photography
Yes
Satellite imagery
Yes
Marine mapping
No
Metrology
No
e-Government
No
National Spatial Data Infrastructure
No
National Services
Cadastral Portal
No
Geoportal
Positioning Service
NSDI Portal
Products and services
Addresses
Yes
Cadastre
No
Land Registration
No
Land Information
Yes
Topographic Maps
Yes
Historical Maps
Yes
Nautical Charts and Services
No
Orthophotos
Yes
Satellite Imagery
Yes
Distribution
Directly to customers
Yes
VAR network
Yes
Distributor network
No
Map publishers
Yes
Customers
Central Government
Yes
Local Government
Yes
Utilities
Yes
Commercial
Yes
Military
Yes