A public institution under the supervision of the Ministry of National Defense, responsible for promoting remote sensing techniques, research and training in its fields. Its missions were extended to cover cartography, geodesy, topography, photogrammetry, and gravimetry, as well as cartographic production, aerial photography, and technical control of GIS products. This organization is related to aerospace through its work in remote sensing and cartography, which are crucial for satellite imagery analysis, Earth observation, and space-based navigation and mapping.