Characteristics
	National name of organisation	Lantmäteriet
	English spelling of organisation	National Land Survey
	Member status	Active
	Foundation date	1628
	Responsible ministry / organisation	Ministry of Environment; Justice
	Number of staff	2075
	Annual budget in M€	165
	% state funding	29
	Annual sales in M€	117
	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.
	Objectives	-
Activities
	Geodetic survey	Yes
	Topographic mapping	Yes
	Land registration	Yes
	Military Mapping	Yes
	Thematic mapping	No
	Hydrographic mapping	No
	Aerial photography	Yes
	Satellite imagery	Yes
	Scale range of products	-
Customers
	Central government	Yes
	Local government	Yes
	Utilities	Yes
	Commercial	Yes
	Military	Yes
Distribution
	Direct	Yes
	VARs	Yes
	Map publishers	Yes
Country information
	Region/Country name in English	Sweden
	Inhabitants in millions	8.9
	Size in km2 (x 1000)	450
	Population Density in km2	20
	Gross Domestic Product	$25,080
Contact details
	Head of organisation	Stig Jönsson
	Permanent Correspondent	Ulf Sandgren
	Postal address	SE-80182  Gävle Sweden
	Website address	www.lantmateriet.se

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