Topographic Institute and its main activities
The Topographic Institute is a highly specialized institution of the Ministry of Defence that operates on a Slovakwide scale. Its mission is to collect, process and provide information about a territory for the needs of the defence and security of the Slovak Republic. The main activities of the Topographic Institute include:
- production, update and issue of the Military Topographic Map
- implementation of international geodetic and cartographic standards
- execution of special geodetic works for the needs of the Ministry of Defence
- processing of „Military-geographic information“ from the world crisis areas for special units being deployed within the peace-keeping operations of the UN
- administration of the „Military information system of the territory“
- processing and archiving of aerial photography
- development and implementation of GIS technologies within the frame of the Ministry of Defence
- archiving of cartographic products and results of geodetic and topographic works