Working Committee of the Surveying Authorities of the Laender of the Federal Republic of Germany

Germany

Germany

Member information

National name
Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Vermessungsverwaltungen der Länder der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (AdV)
English spelling
Working Committee of the Surveying Authorities of the Laender of the Federal Republic of Germany
Member status
Associate
Founded
1948
Legal status
Autonomous
Responsible ministry/organisation
Related to the Permanent Conference of the Ministries of Interior
Number of staff
10000
% state funding
100

Case studies

2019: Enabling smarter farming in Germany with open data satellite positioning service, SAPOS®
2020: German geotopography becomes smart
2021: Implementation of ‘Ground Movement Cadastres’ in Germany – a significant contribution for (post) mining monitoring

Contact details

Head of organisation
Permanent correspondent
Postal address
AdV c/o Landesamt für Digitalisierung, Breitband und Vermessung Bayern, Alexandrastr. 4, 80538 München, Germany
Website

Responsibilities

Geodetic survey
Yes
Topographic mapping
Yes
Cadastre
Yes
Land registration
No
Military mapping
Yes
Thematic mapping
No
Hydrographic mapping
No
Aerial photography
Yes
Satellite imagery
No
Marine mapping
No
Metrology
No
e-Government
No
National Spatial Data Infrastructure
No

National Services

Cadastral Portal
No
Geoportal
Positioning Service
NSDI Portal
No

Products and services

Addresses
Yes
Cadastre
No
Land Registration
No
Land Information
No
Topographic Maps
Yes
Historical Maps
No
Nautical Charts and Services
No
Orthophotos
Yes
Satellite Imagery
No

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