Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière

The Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃stity nɑsjɔnal də lɛ̃fɔʁmasjɔ̃ ʒeɔɡʁafik e fɔʁɛstjɛʁ]; "National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information"), previously Institut géographique national (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃stity ʒeɔɡʁafik nɑsjɔnal]; "National Geographic Institute") and still abbreviated as IGN, is a French public state administrative establishment founded in 1940 to produce and maintain geographical information for France and its overseas departments and territories. == Administrative organisation == The IGN depends on the French Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Town and Country Planning, Tourism and Sea.

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