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Istituto Geografico Militare

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National mapping agency for Italy

43°46′38″N 11°15′36″E / 43.777323°N 11.260037°E / 43.777323; 11.260037

Headquarters in Florence

The Istituto Geografico Militare (IGM), or Military Geographic Institute, is an Italian public organization, dependent on the Italian Army general staff (Stato Maggiore dell'Esercito). It is the national mapping agency for Italy.

Overview

Its headquarters are in via Cesare Battisti, Florence, and they occupy most part of Santissima Annunziata cloister. It was established by king Vittorio Emanuele II in 1861 and the law n rules it. 68 February 2, 1960.

References

  1. ^ (in Italian) History and general information about the IGM Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine

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