Survey of India and Austria's BEV sign a geoinformation memorandum

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Survey of India and Austria's BEV sign a geoinformation memorandum

27 October 2026

The Survey of India and Austria's Bundesamt fuer Eich- und Vermessungswesen (BEV) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 13 October 2026. It was signed by India's Ambassador to Austria, Shambhu S. Kumaran, and the President of the BEV, Claus P. Kahn. The BEV is Austria's federal office for metrology and surveying and is its national surveying and mapping authority. The BEV said the memorandum creates a basis for technical exchange and deeper cooperation on geoinformation. On the same day the Embassy of India in Vienna held an India-Austria Space Industry Seminar. Austria is an EU member state, and its capital Vienna is also the seat of the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs.

Indian signatory: Ambassador Shambhu S. Kumaran Austrian signatory: BEV President Claus P. Kahn Subject: Geoinformation cooperation

Why it matters for exams: Survey of India is the country's oldest scientific department and its national surveying and mapping organisation - a frequent question whenever it signs an agreement.

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27 October 2026 Source: Bundesamt fuer Eich- und Vermessungswesen (BEV), Austria

In plain words

BEV Bundesamt fuer Eich- und Vermessungswesen — Austria's Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying, its national mapping authority.

Survey of India Survey of India — India's national surveying and mapping organisation.