concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: national mapping agencies

national mapping agencies
type: Concept
broader: organizational and institutional aspects
definition: A national mapping agency (NMA) is an organization designated by a national government to have responsibility for surveying and mapping the country and providing the resulting geographic information to those who need it. That basic role has taken on a variety of forms around the world. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science; National Mapping Agencies]

organizational and institutional aspects
type: Concept
narrower: national mapping agencies