Besides its main mission, CIGeoE is in charge of contributing to the operational forces of the Portuguese Army with its Geospatial Support Unit (UnApGeo).[1]
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).[2]
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);