much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . december 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message ign france international type public limited company industry geographic information consultancy headquarters paris france key people nathalie marthe bismuth general manager number of employees 34 website www.ignfi.com created in 1986 ign france international is the private subsidiary of the french ign and works essentially abroad . 1 its goal is to promote the savoir faire clarification needed of the french ign around the world . 2 a company specialising in geographic information ign france international intervenes in numerous fields both in its core business of cartography as well as in the fields of environment agriculture urban planning civil security and land management . ign france international is involved in all levels of project preparation geodesy metrology cartography databases acquisition aerial photography satellite images field surveys geodetic networks ... data processing orthophotographs dtm digital terrain models dem digital elevation models photogrammetric restitution 3d models ... modelling structuring of information depending on the intended applications installation of geographic information systems gis and thematic portals ign france international also offers project management assistance project management technical assistance training or complete or partial technology and knowledge transfers . contents 1 history 2 relationship with the french ign 3 ign france international s structure 4 intervention methods 5 areas of intervention and clients 6 sectors of application 6.1 cartography 6.2 geodesy and metrology 6.3 land administration 6.4 agriculture and forestry 6.5 environment and risk management 6.6 defence and civil security 6.7 energy and networks 7 products 7.1 reference3d 7.2 geoview 7.3 3d urbanis 7.4 cama solution land assessment 8 notes and references 9 external links history edit ign france international is the subsidiary of the national institute for geographic and forest information ign and is involved in geographic information engineering . created in 1986 its services are mainly offered to foreign decision makers technical ministries communities ... . the company works alone or within a consortium depending on the circumstances . its core business nsdi geodesy metrology cartography databases gis and web portals targets the following fields land administration cadastre land assessment environment agriculture security energy ... its shareholders are made up of ign groupe fit fit conseil esri llc and france imao and altereo . relationship with the french ign edit ign france international benefits from a privileged relationship with its mother company the french ign . this exists in the form of the provision of technical experts cartographers geodetic experts topographers or training sessions provided by the ensg the institute s geomatics school . ign france international also benefits from the research undertaken within the french ign s four laboratories the lareg laboratory of research in geodesy the loemi optical and micro computer laboratory the matis methods of analysis and image processing for stereo restitution and the cogit object conception and generalization of topographic information . the close collaboration with ign espace specialist in the processing and use of satellite images allows the company to propose quality spatial imagery services to its foreign clients . ign france international s structure edit ign france international is based in paris and is made up of around 24 employees . 3 local branches are also set up punctually to accompany the projects that it leads abroad . nathalie marthe bismuth is the general manager since 2007 . the general management department is reinforced by a commercial and sales department led by christophe dekeyne a technical department led by aur lie milledrogues and a financial department that is managed by nicolas petermann . in addition to the technical skills that it possesses internally ign france international can also count on the french ign experts that are often called upon for its projects as well as its network of institutional or private partners . intervention methods edit ign france international s development strategy is clearly oriented towards the facilitation of project implementation . the company also favours the transfer of skills . field survey in the nile valley ign france international most often takes the role of project manager but also provides project management assistance . project management assistance consists of providing complete services and is made up of several phases such as the definition of global processes the drafting of a quality plan the drafting or assisting the draft of call for bids the scoring and analysis of the proposals as well as the periodic provision of experts for critical project phases . the projects that are undertaken by ign france international are often accompanied by when necessary important practical training sessions provided in the given country or in france . areas of intervention and clients edit ign france international offers its services to the following professionals national mapping agencies foreign technical ministries environment energy natural resources urban planning ... foreign municipalities large french or foreign groups that are active abroad french or foreign consultancy firms that are active abroad the company is present all around the world with recent projects is several different countries panama uganda qatar gabon saint dominguez brazil luxembourg the united kingdom egypt libya tunisia algeria morocco senegal burkina faso namibia yemen saudi arabia the united arab emirates sri lanka russia uzbekistan thailand vietnam indonesia or even china . ign france international is present in more than 120 countries . historically very involved in africa the company recently completed several new projects 4 such as the mapping of flooded and flood prone areas in senegal 5 gis flood cartography in senegal the urban cartography of the 7 main cities in senegal 6 the modernization of senegal s cartography at a scale of 1 200 000 a land information system lis in uganda the supervision of the updating of geodetic networks cameroun 7 an agricultural inventory in egypt a technical symposium was held at the end of 2010 in egypt and focused on the added value of geographic information for agricultural projects the company is also very active in the middle east and asia opening of an ign france international branch in abu dhabi demarcation of the land border and delimitation of offshore border lines between the kingdom of saudi arabia and the state of qatar 8 ign france international also has a strong presence in europe the corine land cover project in europe which was composed of environmental databases in 38 european countries and whose methodology is currently being adapted to the andean countries the production of a database and digital cartography for the grand duch of luxembourg the establishment of a spatial data infrastructure in serbia the implementation of an environmental gis in romania sectors of application edit ign france international is active in the field of geomatics and offers its services in several fields data acquisition data processing and data modeling creation of gis and specific databases the elaboration installation and integration of web and thematic portals and the management and use of spatial data . it is involved in the creation and implementation of projects involving monitoring piloting and assistance in their completion . it offers support to its clients in the realization of their cartography projects including both the initial constitution and updates and more particularly the transfer of technology phase aimed at their local teams . it also participates in data acquisition aerial photography satellite image acquisition field surveys and the constitution of geodetic systems . the layering of a large scale orthophoto and vector elements it also participates in the production of orthophotos and digital terrain or elevation models dtm dem photogrammetric restitution the creation of 3d models and navigable databases and all databases necessary to the creation of maps ... ign france international development and installation of dedicated information systems like gis geographic information systems and lis land information systems . it also performs development and installation for web applications like geoportals and thematic portals . cartography edit valuable tools for understanding territories the concept of the map has greatly diversified taking the form of vector or raster geographic databases . the map s utility to the general public has also exploded . at a national level a country s cartography is more often associated with a spatial data infrastructure nsdi . this process completely redefines the production and distribution of cartographic data which become independent and complementary layers of information . ign france international offers its clients support in achieving their cartographic projects from the initial constitution all the way through updates in particular in the phase where technology is transferred to their teams . examples mapping of senegal at a scale of 1 200 000 nsdi in serbia geodesy and metrology edit different gnss systems are used today to achieve accuracies within a few millimeters . thanks to these systems the field of geodesy has encountered a revolution and provides cartographers and developers with points of reference growing more accurate with each passing day . reduced to a more local scale metrology allows through sub millimetric details the monitoring of the temporal evolution of structures or also the provision of assistance for the implementation of nuclear fusion experiments . strengthened by the internationally recognized scientific and practical experience of the french national geographic institute s ign geodesy department ign france international offers services in the fields of geodesy and metrology . example mapping of the border between the kingdom of saudi arabia and the state of qatar land administration edit land administration projects make up a major concern in numerous countries given what they represent and what is at stake . major donors are often mobilised because these projects aim to bring stability new developments in land markets and transparency of land values to the system . geographic information is an essential component of land administration through the collection and updating of cadastral data and through the development of information systems that allow the management of land activity . ign france international offers solutions ranging from project management assistance in all technical and legal fields to actual project completion implementation and monitoring . it also has a privileged relationship with the french organisation for public financing dgfip . examples land information system in uganda a cama type application in namibia agriculture and forestry edit geographic information is an essential component of the effective management of agricultural and forestry related issues . the produced data and their integration in the trade applications aims to assist political leaders or sector oriented professionals in the decision making process . for example the data help to identify in detail agricultural and forestry areas to monitor land occupation evolutions and deforestation in the framework of redd projects the united nations collaborative progamme on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries or to determine different types of crops or forests . involved in sustainable development issues ign france international offers its services those working in the agriculture and forestry fields by producing data providing gis trade information systems and decision support tools or for completing project management assistance . examples monitoring and assessment of arable land in egypt crop inventory in egypt environment and risk management edit the pressure exercised on decision makers concerning the fight to preserve the environment and to develop efficient prevention and risk management policies is stronger and stronger . at a national level this could mean the creation of geographic reference databases as with the ign initiative in the context of the large scale referential rge or an nsdi . on a global level ign france international has always been a major player in the creation of geographic land occupation databases like corine land cover coordination of information on the environment . ign france international assists those entities wishing to arm themselves with coherent and integrated environmental data . example land occupation database in burkina faso defence and civil security edit strengthened by the privileged relationship of the ign and the french defence ign france international offers its expertise in geoinformation in the field