The French GIS Agency (including mapping and forest data) is a highly recommended reference in the field. Your topo maps for hiking are objectively the best in the world (scale, correctness, legibility, exhaustion could compare it yourself while hiking or trail running, UK OS, Swiss, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, US, Chinese, Japanese, etc. Topo maps . Their expertise with other databases is very strong and they are also at the edge of modern methods and innovation to improve data production processes. The recent approach of Geocommons offers a large amount of open data, as such a public service (again, comparison with other countries). Research units (LASTIG, where I work, LIF, IPGP are also l...
The IGN website is currently in restricted service. No consultation possible of old cards and aerial photographs currently, The responsible agent is in Covid-19. The completely incompetent reception agent is only there to make an appearance, and only provides approximate information. Many users have broken their noses there
In a new digital era where we can finally have access to several sources from different countries more easily and by dint of comparisons, IGN services are not really efficient and it is always difficult to work with when there is no more no other reference: no precision, no high-definition formats, no updates.
Good quality work. The 24/7 help service is simply exceptional. Whatever the need it is enough to call and the request is supported live. Little weakness however: my request to make my red house appear on the geoportail seems to have been completely forgotten for 4 years. Thanks to the whole team. Good.
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In my opinion, it is not about IGN itself, but about the driving behavior of one of its employees in a service car. Drive too close, give the middle finger shortly after a dangerous maneuver have a bad effect and it does not fit well with the image of seriousness and credibility expected by IGN.
Highly competent staff who provide an indispensable service to French citizens
Highly qualified employees who provide a dispensation service
