Map Cataloger's Tool Box: Names of Commonly Used Agencies -- David Bertuca, University at Buffalo Map Collection

Map Cataloger's Tool Box
Names of Commonly Used Agencies

Below are commonly seen names of governmental and institutional agencies who produce, or who have produced maps.

The materials below are not comprehensive, but merely to be used in assisting the basics of map cataloging.

Corporate Names of Producers




	Additional Links
	Associations That Include Map Catalogers and Map Librarians
Map Projections	Metasites for Maps and Map Collections
Map Scale	Outline Maps blank maps for any use (external site).
Map Coordinates	Map Sellers
Map Series (Titles)	Bibliography and Reference Materials
Mathematical Data

Corporate Names for Commonly Seen Government Map Producers

GeoHeadings

Initialism/Acronym	LC Name
ACIC	Aeronautical Chart and Information Center (U.S.)
AGS	American Geographical Society of New York
DNM	Australia. Division of National Mapping
	Canada Centre for Mapping
	Canada. Surveys and Mapping Branch
	Geodµtisk institut (Denmark)
GB-AEAF	Great Britain. Army. East African Force
GB-AMEDR	Great Britain. Army. Middle East Drawing and Reproduction
SS 84	Great Britain. Army. Survey Squadron, 84
DMS	Great Britain. Directorate of Military Survey
OS	Great Britain. Ordnance Survey
WO	Great Britain. War Office
GSGS	Great Britain. War Office. General Staff. Geographical Section
HIND	Great Britain. War Office. General Staff. Geographical Section ßt Hind ßv 5000.Ý
IGN	Institut gâeographique national (Belgium)
IGN	Institut gâeographique national (France)
IGM	Istituto geografico militare (Italy )
NOS	National Ocean Survey
SGO	South-West Africa. Surveyor General's Office.
	Sudan. Maòslaòhat al-Misåaòhah
	Sweden. Rikets allmèanna kartverk
AMS	United States. Army Map Service
ATC	United States. Army Topographic Command
DMA	United States. Defense Mapping Agency. Aerospace Center
DMAHC	United States. Defense Mapping Agency. Hydrographic Center
DMAH/TC	United States. Defense Mapping Agency. Hydrographic/Topographic Center
DMATC	United States. Defense Mapping Agency. Topographic Center
USNOS	United States. National Ocean Service

David J. Bertuca , Map Librarian, University at Buffalo.
Created by 26 May 2000

Last Modified: 12 July 2005
URL: http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/asl/maps/names-common.html
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