The observatory of the Galician language began on 2007 as an initiative of the General Secretariat of Linguistic Policy of the Xunta de Galicia (Galician autonomous government), and has as a main goal to obtain a first hand knowledge on the situation of the Galician language on Galician society.
Ang obserbatoryo ng wikang galiciana ay itinatag noong taon ng 2007 para maging inisyatiba ng Pangkalahatang Kalihiman ng linguistikung pampulitika ng Xunta Galicia (sariling-pamahalaan nagsasariling rehiyon Galicia-España) ang kanilang unang layunin para matutuhan ang salitang galicia.