Concept information
Preferred term
national mapping agencies
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]
Broader concept
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/national_mapping_agencies
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