Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying
Austria
Member information
National name
Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen
English spelling
Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying
Member status
Full
Founded
1923
Legal status
Federal Authority
Responsible ministry/organisation
Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs
Number of staff
1100
Case studies
2019: Supporting elections with geodata in Austria
2020: Precision farming with the Austrian Positioning Service
2021: Austrian geoportal use FAIR principles to deliver open data
Contact details
Head of organisation
Permanent correspondent
Postal address
Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen
Schiffamtsgasse 1-3
1020 Wien
Austria
Website
Responsibilities
Geodetic survey
Yes
Topographic mapping
Yes
Cadastre
Yes
Land registration
No
Military mapping
Yes
Thematic mapping
No
Hydrographic mapping
No
Aerial photography
No
Satellite imagery
No
Marine mapping
No
Metrology
Yes
e-Government
Yes
National Spatial Data Infrastructure
No
National Services
Cadastral Portal
Geoportal
Positioning Service
NSDI Portal
No
Products and services
Addresses
Yes
Cadastre
Yes
Land Registration
No
Land Information
Yes
Topographic Maps
Yes
Historical Maps
Yes
Nautical Charts and Services
No
Orthophotos
Yes
Satellite Imagery
No
Distribution
Directly to customers
Yes
VAR network
No
Distributor network
No
Map publishers
Yes
Customers
Central Government
Yes
Local Government
Yes
Utilities
Yes
Commercial
Yes
Military
Yes