The Army Geospatial Information Center ( pt, Centro de Informação Geoespacial do Exército; CIGeoE) is the
military geographical,
cartographical
Cartography (; from grc, χάρτης , "papyrus, sheet of paper, map"; and , "write") is the study and practice of making and using maps. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality (or an im ...
and
geospatial intelligence
In the United States, geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) is intelligence about the human activity on earth derived from the exploitation and analysis of imagery, signals, or signatures with geospatial information. GEOINT describes, assesses, and vi ...
agency of the
Portuguese Army.
The main mission of the CIGeoE is to provide the Army and the other branches of the
Armed Forces of Portugal
The Portuguese Armed Forces ( pt, Forças Armadas) are the military of Portugal. They include the General Staff of the Armed Forces, the other unified bodies and the three service branches: Portuguese Navy, Portuguese Army and Portuguese Air F ...
, as well as the civil community, with geographic information, ensuring the implementation of activities related to the
geographical science, cartographic technique and the promotion and development of scientific and technological research actions in the field of geographical support and
geomatic
Geomatics is defined in the ISO/TC 211 series of standards as the " discipline concerned with the collection, distribution, storage, analysis, processing, presentation of geographic data or geographic information". Under another definition, it ...
s. This mission includes the
geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) and
imagery intelligence (IMINT) activities in support of the Armed Forces.
Besides its main mission, CIGeoE is in charge of contributing to the operational forces of the Portuguese Army with its Geospatial Support Unit (UnApGeo).
History
The present CIGeoE was created in 1932, as the Army Cartographic Services (SCE). The SCE were renamed Army Geographical Institute (IGeoE) in 1993 and Army Geospatial Information Center (CIGeoE) in 2015.
The SCE, IGeoE and CIGeoE are the successors of former Portuguese military geographical organizations, like the Royal Maritime, Military and Geographic Society (created in 1798), the Royal Military Archives (created in 1802) and the Military Cartography Section of the Army Staff (created in 1911).
History of the IGeoE
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Organization
The ''Centro de Informação Geoespacial do Exército'' includes:
* Board of directors (including the Director, the Deputy Director and the Staff);
* Cartographic Production Centre (CPC);
* Military Geographic Documentation Centre (CDGM)
* Development and Information Management Centre (CDGI);
* Geographic Training Centre (CFG);
* General Support Division (RAG)
References
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Portuguese Army
Military units and formations established in 1932
Military cartography
Military geography
Military of Portugal
Military installations in Portugal