About NGII

History

  • 1969

    -
    Started mapping on the scale of 1:50,000.
    12.27
    Installed the Korean geodetic datum of Republic of Korea[National Geography Institute, Notification #57].
    09.04
    Legislated regulations for the public survey [Ministry of Construction, Decree #94].
    08.04
    Legislated the manual of map symbols [Ministry of Construction, Decree #93].
    01.12
    Signed an agreement to exchange maps with U.K.
  • 1966

    08.13
    Started mapping on the scale of 1:25,000.
    08.13
    Signed an agreement with the Netherlands to cooperate for aerial photogrammetry.
  • 1963

    12.02
    Established national benchmarks.
  • 1961

    12.31
    Legislated Land Survey Act. [Law #938] [Cabinet Order #456].
  • 1960

    07.15
    Joined International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics [IUGG].