IGN FI

IGN France International
Public limited company
Industry Geographic information consultancy
Headquarters Paris, France
Key people
Nathalie Marthe-Bismuth, General Manager
Number of employees
34
Website www.ignfi.com

Created in 1986, IGN France International is the private subsidiary of the French IGN and works essentially abroad.[1] Its goal is to promote the savoir-faire of the French IGN around the world.[2]

A company specialising in geographic information, IGN France International intervenes in numerous fields, both in its core business of cartography as well as in the fields of environment, agriculture, urban planning, civil security and land management.

IGN France International is involved in all levels of project preparation:

Geodesy - Metrology - Cartography - Databases Acquisition: aerial photography, satellite images, field surveys, geodetic networks...

Data processing: Orthophotographs, DTM (digital terrain models), DEM (digital elevation models), photogrammetric restitution, 3D models...

Modelling: structuring of information depending on the intended applications Installation of geographic information systems (GIS) and thematic portals

IGN France International also offers project management assistance, project management, technical assistance, training or complete or partial technology and knowledge transfers.

History

IGN France International is the subsidiary of the National institute for geographic and forest information (IGN) and is involved in geographic information engineering. Created in 1986, its services are mainly offered to foreign decision-makers (Technical ministries, communities...). The company works alone or within a consortium, depending on the circumstances. Its core business - NSDI, geodesy, metrology, cartography, databases, GIS and web portals – targets the following fields: land administration (cadastre, land assessment), environment, agriculture, security, energy...

Its shareholders are made up of IGN, Groupe FIT, Fit Conseil, Esri (llc and France), Imao and Altereo.

Relationship with the French IGN

IGN France International benefits from a privileged relationship with its mother company, the French IGN. This exists in the form of the provision of technical experts (cartographers, geodetic experts, topographers) or training sessions provided by the ENSG, the Institute’s geomatics school. IGN France International also benefits from the research undertaken within the French IGN’s four laboratories: the LAREG (Laboratory of Research in Geodesy), the LOEMI (Optical and Micro-computer Laboratory), the MATIS (Methods of Analysis and Image Processing for Stereo-restitution) and the COGIT (Object Conception and Generalization of Topographic Information). The close collaboration with IGN Espace, specialist in the processing and use of satellite images, allows the company to propose quality spatial imagery services to its foreign clients.

IGN France International’s structure

IGN France International is based in Paris and is made up of around 24 employees.[3] Local branches are also set up punctually to accompany the projects that it leads abroad.

Nathalie Marthe-Bismuth is the General Manager since 2007. The general management department is reinforced by a commercial and sales department, led by Christophe Dekeyne, a technical department led by Aurélie Milledrogues and a financial department that is managed by Nicolas Petermann.

In addition to the technical skills that it possesses internally, IGN France International can also count on the French IGN experts that are often called upon for its projects, as well as its network of institutional or private partners.

Intervention methods

IGN France International’s development strategy is clearly oriented towards the facilitation of project implementation. The company also favours the transfer of skills.

Field survey in the Nile Valley

IGN France International most often takes the role of project manager, but also provides project management assistance. Project management assistance consists of providing complete services and is made up of several phases such as the definition of global processes, the drafting of a quality plan, the drafting or assisting the draft of call for bids, the scoring and analysis of the proposals as well as the periodic provision of experts for critical project phases.

The projects that are undertaken by IGN France International are often accompanied by, when necessary, important practical training sessions, provided in the given country or in France.

Areas of intervention and clients

IGN France International offers its services to the following professionals:

The company is present all around the world with recent projects is several different countries (Panama, Uganda, Qatar, Gabon, Saint-Dominguez, Brazil, Luxembourg, The United Kingdom, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Namibia, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, The United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka, Russia, Uzbekistan, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia or even China). IGN France International is present in more than 120 countries.

Historically very involved in Africa, the company recently completed several new projects,[4] such as:

The company is also very active in the Middle East and Asia:

IGN France International also has a strong presence in Europe:

Sectors of application

IGN France International is active in the field of geomatics and offers its services in several fields: data acquisition, data processing and data modeling, creation of GIS and specific databases, the elaboration, installation and integration of web and thematic portals and the management and use of spatial data. It is involved in the creation and implementation of projects involving monitoring, piloting and assistance in their completion.

It offers support to its clients in the realization of their cartography projects, including both the initial constitution and updates, and more particularly the transfer of technology phase aimed at their local teams.

It also participates in data acquisition, aerial photography, satellite image acquisition, field surveys and the constitution of geodetic systems.

It also participates in the production of orthophotos and digital terrain or elevation models (DTM, DEM), photogrammetric restitution, the creation of 3D models and navigable databases and all databases necessary to the creation of maps...

IGN France International development and installation of dedicated information systems like GIS (geographic information systems) and LIS (land information systems). It also performs development and installation for web applications like geoportals and thematic portals.

Cartography

Valuable tools for understanding territories, the concept of the map has greatly diversified taking the form of vector or raster geographic databases. The map’s utility to the general public has also exploded.

At a national level, a country’s cartography is more often associated with a spatial data infrastructure (NSDI). This process completely redefines the production and distribution of cartographic data, which become independent and complementary layers of information.

IGN France International offers its clients support in achieving their cartographic projects, from the initial constitution all the way through updates, in particular in the phase where technology is transferred to their teams.

Examples:

Geodesy and metrology

Different GNSS systems are used today to achieve accuracies within a few millimeters. Thanks to these systems, the field of geodesy has encountered a revolution and provides cartographers and developers with points of reference, growing more accurate with each passing day.

Reduced to a more local scale, metrology allows, through sub-millimetric details, the monitoring of the temporal evolution of structures or also the provision of assistance for the implementation of nuclear fusion experiments.

Strengthened by the internationally recognized scientific and practical experience of the French National Geographic Institute’s (IGN) Geodesy Department, IGN France International offers services in the fields of geodesy and metrology.

Example:

Land administration

Land administration projects make up a major concern in numerous countries, given what they represent and what is at stake. Major donors are often mobilised because these projects aim to bring stability, new developments in land markets and transparency of land values to the system.

Geographic information is an essential component of land administration through the collection and updating of cadastral data and through the development of information systems that allow the management of land activity.

IGN France International offers solutions ranging from project management assistance in all technical and legal fields to actual project completion, implementation and monitoring. It also has a privileged relationship with the French organisation for public financing (DGFiP).

Examples:

Agriculture and forestry

Geographic information is an essential component of the effective management of agricultural and forestry-related issues. The produced data and their integration in the “trade” applications aims to assist political leaders or sector-oriented professionals in the decision making process. For example, the data help to identify in detail agricultural and forestry areas, to monitor land occupation evolutions and deforestation in the framework of REDD+ projects (The United Nations Collaborative Progamme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries), or to determine different types of crops or forests. Involved in sustainable development issues, IGN France International offers its services those working in the agriculture and forestry fields by producing data, providing GIS, trade information systems and decision support tools, or for completing project management assistance. Examples:

Environment and risk management

The pressure exercised on decision-makers concerning the fight to preserve the environment and to develop efficient prevention and risk management policies is stronger and stronger. At a national level, this could mean the creation of geographic reference databases as with the IGN initiative in the context of the Large Scale Referential (RGE) or an NSDI.

On a global level, IGN France International has always been a major player in the creation of geographic land occupation databases like Corine Land Cover (CoORdination of INformation on the Environment). IGN France International assists those entities wishing to arm themselves with coherent and integrated environmental data. Example:

Defence and civil security

Strengthened by the privileged relationship of the IGN and the French Defence, IGN France International offers its expertise in geoinformation in the field of defence and civil security. Creation or updating of specific military maps, boundary marking, 3D visualisation tools for territories or even the surveillance of exposed works, IGN France International assists its clients in the strictest confidentiality.

Energy and networks

Those involved in the energy sector are looking to optimise the knowledge of their distribution networks (pipelines, electric lines, conduits) in order to reinforce on one hand their ability to intervene, maintain, expand and implement, and on the other hand, to reinforce their contingency plans in the case of disasters. They must also adapt to international environmental standards that are becoming more and more stringent, all while maintaining their productivity Network managers thus need reliable geographic data, turnkey business information systems adapted to the location of their assets, the management of their distribution networks, risk management, the study of new implantation sites. IGN France International assists them in implementing customised solutions that range from the simple mapping of a site to the implementation of a comprehensive geographic information system. IGN France International assists those involved in the energy field and brings them a better knowledge of their networks, increased development and reinforced intervention ability.

Products

Even though IGN France International does not sell “off-the-shelf” items, it does offer a range of products that it adapts to the specific needs of its clients. The company thus positions itself in the 3D market in the field of urbanisation, cartographic production chains or business applications in the field of land and property management. These products were developed in the IGN’s research laboratories.

Reference3D

Reference3D® is a unique and homogenous global geographic reference system allowing the representation and analysis of territories. It targets both public and private entities (national mapping agencies, Defence organisations, governments ...). It is the fruit of a partnership between the French Defence, the IGN and Spot Image. The tool is made up of three layers:

Reference3D® offers important coverage (more than 50 million km² are already available) and supports many applications:

Geoview

Geoview®, the production tool of the IGN, is made for all data-producing structures (national mapping agencies, defence organisations). This comprehensive cartographic data production software combines the following business functions within the same process:

Geoview® enables the production of digital elevation models, orthoimages and 2D vector and 3D databases. It is made up of four modules:

IGN France International concedes Geoview® in the form of capacity building in the context of the different projects that it leads abroad.

3D Urbanis

IGN France International offers its 3D solutions and expertise all those concerned by the sustainable management of the urban environment. 3D Urbanis is made using BATI3D, the IGN’s production tool and fruit of 10 years of research within the MATIS laboratory (Methods of Analysis for Image processing and Stereorestitution). This product targets all structures involved in urbanisation (authorities, urban planners, elected officials, ...).[9] 3D Urbanis has numerous goals:

The 3D georeferenced data of a city, once integrated into the dedicated software solutions, make up a decision-support, dialoguing and communication tool.

CAMA Solution (land assessment)

Developed by IGN France International, this solution is a tool made for those who wish to accurate calculate land values. It is used to calculate the value of land and property. Configured according to the specificities of the local authorities, IGN France International’s CAMA solution strictly respects international assessment standards. IGN France International’s CAMA solution works on an GIS platform and is made up of 7 specific modules:

Notes and references

  1. la filiale export de l'IGN
  2. Rapport d'activité d'IGN
  3. "IGN FRANCE INTERNATIONAL à paris sur SOCIETE.COM (337924328)". Societe.com. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
  4. projets d'IGN France International
  5. Official press release
  6. Official press release
  7. Official press release
  8. Official press release
  9. 3D Urbanis presentation video
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