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

2025: Modernising Germany’s land cover mapping system

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2024: Ensuring a high-quality, consistent spatial reference for Germany

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2021: Implementation of ‘Ground Movement Cadastres’ in Germany – a significant contribution for (post) mining monitoring

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2020: German geotopography becomes smart

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Head of organisation	Ministerialdirigentin Karin Schultze
Permanent correspondent	Dr Markus Seifert
Postal address	AdV c/o Landesamt für Digitalisierung, Breitband und Vermessung Bayern, Alexandrastr. 4, 80538 München, Germany
Website	http://www.adv-online.de

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

Cadastral Portal	No
Geoportal	http://www.adv-online.de/Products/Distribution-agencies/
Positioning Service	http://www.adv-online.de/AdV-Produkte/SAPOS/
NSDI Portal	No

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