The Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying of Austria (German: Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen, BEV) is the body responsible for official surveying, geo-information and weights and measures (metrology) in Austria. It belongs to the German: Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftsstandort und Digitalisierung (Federal Ministry of the Economy Location and Digitization). Its headquarters is in Vienna and it has 67 branches spread across all the Austrian federal states.[1]