FUNCTIONING as a subordinate department under the Department of Science & Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, with its headquarter at Kolkata.Since its inception, it is the SOLE national agency bearing the responsibility of depicting national framework data in the form of thematic maps and atlases to cater to the various needs of different sectors.NATMO being a specialized institution of its kind also engaged cartographic and geographical researches at the national level.NATMO has conceived and published more than eight hundred themes under the broad category of physical, social, economic, environmental disciplines.It has the largest repository of spatial and non-spatial data processed with greater accuracy for delivering good quality products.To ensure precision and value addition, NATMO keeps pace with the most modern technologies viz. GIS, GPS, and Remote sensing.The broad objective of this organization is to prepare atlases and thematic maps of the country to cater to the various needs of ADMINISTRATORS, planners, politicians, researchers, students, and the people at large.Major objectives of the organization areTo prepare atlases and thematic mapsTo collaborate with other central and state government organizations to meet their MAP requirements.To promote the use of geospatial information and technology in cartographyTo provide training in Remote sensing, Geographical Information systems, GLOBAL Positioning System and Digital Cartography.