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National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO)

February 11, 2021
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About NATMO

  • The origin of the National Atlas Organisation dates back to the year 1956 when Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru approved its establishment. 
  • Professor S.P. Chatterjee, the doyen of Indian Geography, was the founder-Director of this Organisation. 
  • It was renamed as the NATMO National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO) in 1978 to give the institution a broad based responsibility in the field of thematic cartography and geographical research. 
  • It is under the administrative control of the Department of Science &Technology of the Government of India. 
  • The main office or the headquarters is in the CGO building in Salt Lake (Bidhan Nagar), Calcutta.
  • The first National Atlas of India in Hindi popularly known as Bharat: Rastriya Atlas having a 26 multi-colour maps with a scale of 1:5 million portraying a comprehensive physical and socio-cultural structure of the country was published in 1957 and was acclaimed the world over as a unique publication. 
  • It has approximately 75 officers and 387 staff members of different categories, viz. scientific, technical and administrative officials. 
  • A large number of highly qualified professional geographers, perhaps the largest number under one roof anywhere in the world exist in this organization. 
  • It also employs qualified statisticians, geologists, cartographers and printing professionals.

Major Functions

  • Compilation of the National Atlas of India
  • Preparation of the National Atlas maps in regional languages
  • Preparation of thematic maps based on research studies on environmental and associated aspects and their impact on social and economic development
  • Any other work entrusted by the Central Government or its agencies to NATMO
  • Installation of automated Mapping System for increasing speed and efficiency in mapping
  • Division of Digital mapping System & Digitized and Scanning of existing maps on digital format
  • Geographical Researches
  • Remote Sensing & GIS, Digital Image processing
  • Division on Cartography for the Visually Impaired
  • Capacity and Infrastructure building of NATMO to convert / to upgrade in digital mode

 

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