Institut national de l’information géographique et forestière

E396140

government agency of France national mapping agency public administrative establishment

The Institut national de l’information géographique et forestière (IGN) is France’s national public agency responsible for producing and managing official geographic, cartographic, and forest-related information.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Institut national de l’information géographique et forestière canonical	5
Institut géographique national	4
Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière	3
Institut Géographique National	2
Inventaire forestier national	2
French National Forests Office	1
French national mapping agency	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3862065 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Institut national de l’information géographique et forestière
Context triple: [IGN Top25 3531ET (St-Gervais / Massif du Mont Blanc), publisher, Institut national de l’information géographique et forestière]

A. INRAE
INRAE is France’s national research institute dedicated to agriculture, food, and the environment, formed from the merger of INRA and IRSTEA.
B. Département des Cartes et plans
Département des Cartes et plans is the specialized maps and plans department of France’s national library, housing extensive cartographic and geographic collections.
C. Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research is a Swiss research institution specializing in forests, natural hazards, snow and ice, and landscape management and conservation.
D. Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d’Orient
Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d’Orient is a protected regional natural park in northeastern France known for its large forested areas, lakes, and rich biodiversity, popular for outdoor recreation and wildlife observation.
E. Parc naturel régional Oise-Pays de France
Parc naturel régional Oise-Pays de France is a protected regional natural park in northern France known for its forests, wetlands, and cultural landscapes near the Paris metropolitan area.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Institut national de l’information géographique et forestière
Target entity description: The Institut national de l’information géographique et forestière (IGN) is France’s national public agency responsible for producing and managing official geographic, cartographic, and forest-related information.

A. INRAE
INRAE is France’s national research institute dedicated to agriculture, food, and the environment, formed from the merger of INRA and IRSTEA.
B. Département des Cartes et plans
Département des Cartes et plans is the specialized maps and plans department of France’s national library, housing extensive cartographic and geographic collections.
C. Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research is a Swiss research institution specializing in forests, natural hazards, snow and ice, and landscape management and conservation.
D. Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d’Orient
Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d’Orient is a protected regional natural park in northeastern France known for its large forested areas, lakes, and rich biodiversity, popular for outdoor recreation and wildlife observation.
E. Parc naturel régional Oise-Pays de France
Parc naturel régional Oise-Pays de France is a protected regional natural park in northern France known for its forests, wetlands, and cultural landscapes near the Paris metropolitan area.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency of France ⓘ national mapping agency ⓘ public administrative establishment ⓘ
cooperatesWith	European national mapping agencies ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
fieldOfWork	cartography ⓘ forest inventory ⓘ geodesy ⓘ geographic information systems ⓘ land cover monitoring ⓘ remote sensing ⓘ
formedByMergerOf	Institut géographique national ⓘ linked to: Institut national de l’information géographique et forestière Inventaire forestier national ⓘ linked to: Institut national de l’information géographique et forestière
hasMainResponsibility	aerial and satellite imagery acquisition for mapping ⓘ maintenance of geodetic reference systems in France ⓘ management of national cartographic reference data ⓘ national forest inventory in France ⓘ production of official geographic information for France ⓘ
hasService	forest resource assessment for public authorities ⓘ online access to national geospatial data ⓘ professional geospatial data products ⓘ
headquartersCountry	France ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Saint-Mandé ⓘ
inception	2012 ⓘ
jurisdiction	French Republic ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	French ⓘ
legalForm	établissement public administratif ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Val-de-Marne ⓘ
locatedInMetropolitanArea	Paris ⓘ
memberOf	EuroGeographics ⓘ linked to: European national mapping agencies
nativeName	Institut national de l’information géographique et forestière ⓘ
nativeNameLanguage	français ⓘ
officialWebsite	https://www.ign.fr ⓘ
operates	Géoportail ⓘ
ownedBy	French state ⓘ linked to: French state (partially)
parentOrganization	Ministère de la Transition écologique ⓘ linked to: French Ministry for the Environment Ministère de l’Agriculture et de la Souveraineté alimentaire ⓘ
produces	digital elevation models ⓘ forest inventory statistics ⓘ geospatial reference databases ⓘ orthophotos of French territory ⓘ topographic maps of France ⓘ
replaces	Institut géographique national ⓘ linked to: Institut national de l’information géographique et forestière Inventaire forestier national ⓘ linked to: Institut national de l’information géographique et forestière
shortName	IGN ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

IGN Top25 3531ET (St-Gervais / Massif du Mont Blanc) → publisher → Institut national de l’information géographique et forestière ⓘ

Compiègne Forest → managedBy → French National Forests Office ⓘ