Latvian Geospatial Information Agency

Latvian Geospatial Information Agency
Latvijas Ģeotelpiskās informācijas aģentūra
LĢIA
Agency overview
Formed2005
Jurisdiction Latvia
Headquarters
Parent agency
Minister of Defense
Websitewww.lgia.gov.lv

The Latvian Geospatial Information Agency (Latvian: Latvijas Ģeotelpiskās informācijas aģentūra (LĢIA)) is a direct administration institution under the supervision of the Ministry of Defence that implements state policy in the field of geodesy, cartography and geospatial information and participates in the development of that policy.[1][2][3]

Functions

The agency has the following functions:[1]

  • to acquire, process and maintain fundamental geospatial data for military and civil needs, and to ensure the fulfilment of other functions specified in the Geospatial Information Law.
  • to develop a unified information system for the fundamental geospatial data referred to in the Geospatial Information Law.
  • to cooperate, within its competence, with state and local government institutions, NATO member states, European Union institutions and relevant international organisations, and to provide geodetic, cartographic and geospatial information to them and to the public.

References

  1. 1 2 "Latvijas Ģeotelpiskās informācijas aģentūras nolikums" [By-law of the Latvian Geospatial Information Agency]. Likumi.lv (in Latvian). Latvijas Vēstnesis. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Latvijas Ģeotelpiskās informācijas aģentūras vēsture". Archived from the original on 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  3. ↑ "Latvian Geospatial Information Agency". EuroGeographics. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
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