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| Characteristics |
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National name of organisation |
Lantmäteriet |
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English spelling of organisation |
National Land Survey |
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Member status |
Active |
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Foundation date |
1628 |
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Responsible ministry / organisation |
Ministry of Environment; Justice |
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Number of staff |
2075 |
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Annual budget in M€ |
165 |
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% state funding |
29 |
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Annual sales in M€ |
117 |
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Role/mission |
Lantmäteriet was established in 1628 and is a Government agency. Its role is to support the creation of an efficient and sustainable use of land, water and constructions. The main activities are:
• Real property formation, including cadastral surveying and real property registration
• Land and property information
• Credit market system
• Geographic information - the national geodetic system, the basic geographic data (official mapping) etc
• Image information and visualisation
• Surveying and large-scale mapping
• Consultancy services, software and training
• Customised databases and maps
• Atlases and tourist maps
Swedesurvey AB is the overseas agency of the organisation. |
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Objectives |
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| Activities |
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Geodetic survey |
Yes |
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Topographic mapping |
Yes |
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Land registration |
Yes |
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Military Mapping |
Yes |
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Thematic mapping |
No |
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Hydrographic mapping |
No |
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Aerial photography |
Yes |
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Satellite imagery |
Yes |
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Scale range of products |
- |
| Customers |
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Central government |
Yes |
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Local government |
Yes |
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Utilities |
Yes |
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Commercial |
Yes |
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Military |
Yes |
| Distribution |
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Direct |
Yes |
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VARs |
Yes |
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Map publishers |
Yes |
| Country information |
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Region/Country name in English |
Sweden |
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Inhabitants in millions |
8.9 |
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Size in km2 (x 1000) |
450 |
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Population Density in km2 |
20 |
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Gross Domestic Product |
$25,080 |
| Contact details |
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Head of organisation |
Stig Jönsson |
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Permanent Correspondent |
Ulf Sandgren |
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Postal address |
SE-80182 Gävle
Sweden |
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Website address |
www.lantmateriet.se |
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