National Geographic Institute (Belgium)

The Belgian National Geographic Institute (NGI) (French: Institut géographique national; Dutch: Nationaal Geografisch Instituut) is the Belgian national mapping agency. It is overseen by the Belgian Ministry of Defense.[1] It collects, manages, and brokers geographic information, in the form of topographic maps, photographs, and digital geodata.[2] It also operates the Belgian geodetic reference system.[1]

The headquarters are located at Campus Renaissance near the Parc du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark in Brussels.[3] It operates Its historical collections include topographic maps of Belgium made during the German occupation of Belgium during the First World War.[4]

In 2001, the NGI received an award from the International Cartographic Association for its 1:50,000 map of Antwerp.[5] In 2021, the institute provided emergency services with extremely detailed photographs of disaster areas to assist with the search for missing persons.[6]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Over het NGI". NGI.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Onze geodata zetten u op de kaart". NGI.be. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  3. ^ "PERSBERICHT Officiële inhuldiging van de nieuwe gebouwen van het NGI". NGI.be (in Dutch). 6 July 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  4. ^ Daenen, Roel (4 May 2012). "Cartografie in België tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog". FARO (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Belgium's National Mapping Agency Receives Award from ICA". ArcNews Online. Winter 2001–2002. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  6. ^ Windey, Ferre (28 July 2021). "New aerial images and maps of disaster areas after storms: "We have never done this"". VRT News (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 February 2026.


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