IGN maps are France's equivalent of the UK's Ordnance Survey. The stated aim of IGN is to produce, maintain and disseminate reference geographic information in France. IGN has been involved in all cartography-related operations in France and its territories since 1940 and offer a vast selection of maps including more than 2,000 maps of France in a variety of scales. All maps produced by IGN come with an easy-to-use key in English, French and German.