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International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure. What is FIG?.

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What is FIG?

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  1. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure What is FIG? • Established in 1878 in Paris by 7 member associations (Belgium, France (OGE), Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and UK) • Federation of national associations • Only international body representing all surveying disciplines • UN-recognised non-governmental organisation (NGO)

  2. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Who are surveyors? • Surveyors are professional people whose • academic qualifications and postgraduate • training enable them to advise • on the management and use of land and property • whether rural or urban • and developed or undeveloped

  3. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Who are surveyors? • Surveyors understand • the legislation governing land and property • the trade markets • supporting services • economics of construction, management, maintenance, acquisition and disposal

  4. Organizational Structure General Assembly Fig Office Director 2 assistants Council President and 4 Vice-Presidents ACCO Advisory Committee of Commission Officers Com1 Practice Com3 Spat.Inf.Man Com5 Posit.&Map Com7 Cad&LandMan. Com9 Valuation Com2 Education Com4 Hydrography Com6 Eng.Surveys Com8 Spat.Plan.&Dev. Com10 Quantity Surv.. Chairman, vice-chairs, national delegates, work plan, working groups, seminars etc

  5. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Members • 109 countries represented in 2005 • 230,000 individuals in member associations

  6. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Members • Membership categories: • 94 members from 81 countries • 15 affiliates • 14 correspondents • 82 academic members from 52 countries • 27 corporate members • 8 honorary presidents • 31 honorary members

  7. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Members • professional societies representing one or more of the surveying disciplines in their respective countries • 81 countries represented; 94 associations • over 230,000 individuals • new statutes encourage to have whole profession represented • allow more than one member per country • currently 13 countries have more than one member association

  8. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Affiliates • groups of surveyors undertaking professional activities but not fulfilling criteria for membership • currently 15 members

  9. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Correspondents • individual in a country where no association exists that is eligible to join FIG • currently 14 correspondents

  10. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Academic members • organisation, institution or agency which promotes education or research in one or more of the disciplines of surveying • first academic members in 1999, now 82 academic members from 52 countries • membership fee 180 € in 2005 • Surveying Educational Database with more than 260 institutions and more than 450 courses

  11. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Corporate Members • organisation, institution or agency which manufactures or distributes instruments, equipment or supplies or which operates or provides commercial services in support of the profession • 27 corporate members in 2005

  12. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Honorary Presidents and Honorary Members • past presidents who have rendered outstanding service to FIG • individuals who have materially assisted the development and promotion of the surveying profession at international level • 8 Honorary Presidents • 31 Honorary Members

  13. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Permanent institutions • International Office of Cadastre and Land Records OICRF, the Netherlands • FIG Multi-Lingual Dictionary, Germany • International Institution on the History of Surveying and Measurement, UK

  14. Organizational Structure General Assembly Fig Office Director 2 assistants Council President and 4 Vice-Presidents ACCO Advisory Committee of Commission Officers Com1 Practice Com3 Spat.Inf.Man Com5 Posit.&Map Com7 Cad&LandMan. Com9 Valuation Com2 Education Com4 Hydrography Com6 Eng.Surveys Com8 Spat.Plan.&Dev. Com10 Quantity Surv.. Chairman, vice-chairs, national delegates, work plan, working groups, seminars etc

  15. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Commissions • Professional Practice • Professional Education • Spatial Information Management • Hydrography • Positioning and Measurement • Engineering Surveys • Cadastre and Land Management • Spatial Planning and Development • Valuation and the Management of Real Estate • Construction Economics and Management

  16. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Commission administration • Chair • Vice-chair(s) • Vice-chair of administration • Delegates - each member to nominate one delegate to each of the commissions • Annual meetings • Workshops and seminars • Working groups

  17. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Commission 1 - Professional PracticeChair: Klaus Rürup, Germany Chair Elect: Yaacoub Saade, Lebanon • Ethical principles and codes of professional conduct • Guidelines relating to the provision of services • Standards of business practice and total quality management • Changes affecting the operation of surveying practices, their management and their professional structures • International legislation affecting the profession including the liberalisation of trade in services • The role of surveyors in the public sector.

  18. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Commission 2 - Professional EducationChair: Pedro Cavero, SpainChair Elect: Bela Markus, Hungary • Education and teaching methods • Continuing professional development and training • The interaction between education, research and practice • Encouragement of the exchange of students and personnel between member countries.

  19. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Commission 3 - Spatial Information Management Chair: Gerhard Muggenhuber, AustriaChair Elect: Chryssy Potsiou, Greece • Management of land, property and hydrographic information and the related processes, procedures and resources • Spatial data infrastructure - data models, standards, availability and legal aspects, management of spatial knowledge • The impacts on organisational structures, business models, professional practice and administration • Management of spatial information supporting sustainable development.

  20. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Commission 4 – HydrographyChair Adam Greenland, United KingdomChair Elect: Andrew Leyzack, Canada • The marine environment • Hydrographic surveying • Data processing and management • Nautical charts and bathymetric maps - analogue, digital and electronic

  21. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Commission 5 - Positioning and MeasurementChair: Matt Higgins, AustraliaChair Elect: Rudolf Staiger, Germany • The science of measurement • The acquisition of accurate, precise and reliable survey data related to the position, size and shape of natural and artificial features of the earth and its environment.

  22. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Commission 6 - Engineering SurveysChair Svend Kold Johansen, DenmarkChair Elect: Alojz Kopacik, Slovakia • Acquisition, processing and management of topographic and other related information throughout the life cycle of a project • Setting out methods in engineering projects • Validation and quality control for civil construction and manufacturing • Deformation monitoring, analysis and interpretation • Prediction of deformation in engineering projects, mines andareas of geological hazard.

  23. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Commission 7 - Cadastre and Land ManagementChair: Paul van der Molen, The NetherlandsChair Elect: András Osskó, Hungary • Land management and administration • Cadastral reform and multi-purpose cadastres • Parcel-based land information systems and computerisation of cadastral records • Cadastral surveying and mapping • Land titling, land tenure, land law and land registration • Urban and rural land consolidation • National and international boundaries • Land and marine resource management

  24. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Commission 8 - Spatial Planning and DevelopmentChair: Diane Dumashie, United KingdomChair Elect: Simon Adcock, Australia • Regional and local structure planning • Urban and rural land use planning • Planning policies and environmental improvement • Urban development and implementation • Public-private partnerships • Informal settlements and urbanisation in developing countries • Environmental impact assessment.

  25. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Commission 9 - Valuation andthe Management of Real EstateChair Stephen Yip, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaChair Elect: Kauko Viitanen, Finland • Valuation - the estimating of value of real estate by valuers and appraisers, for various purposes, including market value, property taxation, eminent domain, claims of damage or impact on value by some cause or event, and acquisitions for public use or public policy • Investment Market Value and Investment Planning • Development Finance, Land Use Feasibility Planning • Management of Property, as a single asset or by management companies; • Management of property systems to ensure efficient use of public and private resources • Management of public sector property

  26. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Commission 10 - Construction Economics and ManagementChair Philip Shearer, United KingdomChair Elect: Andrew Morley, United Kingdom • Construction technology and information technology • Construction economics and measurement • Construction management and environmental management • Construction law and contract administration

  27. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Under-represented groups in surveyingChair: Gabriele Dasse, Germany • enhancing professional development opportunities for women and young surveyors • encouraging equal opportunities for individual members within FIG, not depending on gender or native language or other cultural characteristics • facilitating professional contacts for women and young surveyors, as well as for linguistic minorities, within the FIG community

  28. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Standards NetworkChair: Iain Greenway, United Kingdom • appoint experts to the work items of ISO Technical Committee 211 (geographic information/geomatics) and ensure that FIG is represented at plenary meetings of TC211 • gain liaison status and appoint experts to other appropriate technical committees of ISO and of other standards bodies, to assist in the creation of workable and current standards • create explanatory material and guidance notes on the implications of standards for surveyors • propose guidelines which can be translated into standards as technologies and methodologies mature

  29. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Administration • General Assembly▪ combined to FIG annual working weeks • Council ▪4 year term of office ▪ President, 5 Vice-Presidents and a Congress Director ▪ current German Council 2003-2006 ▪new Governance in fully operation 2007

  30. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Council 2003-2006 • President: Prof. Holger Magel (Germany) • Vice Presidents: ▪ Dr. Andreas Drees (Germany) ▪ Dr. Ralf Schroth (Germany) ▪ Mr. T. N. Wong, Hong Kong SAR, China ▪ Mr. Ken Allred, Canada▪ Prof. Stig Enemark, Denmark • Congress Director: Mr. Thomas Gollwitzer • ACCO Representative: Mr. Matt Higgins (Australia), 2005-2006

  31. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Administration • Advisory Committee of Commission Officers ACCO • ▪ commission chairs and vice-chairs • ▪ vice-presidents • Permanent office • ▪Director and 2 assistants • ▪Located in Copenhagen at the Surveyors House hosted by DdL

  32. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Information delivery • Annual Review • monthly e-Newsletter • commission newsletters • publications • congress and working week publications • web site: www.fig.net

  33. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Working Weeks and Congresses • Munich, Germany, XXIII Congress 8-13 October 2006 – www.fig2006.de • Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China 12-17 May 2007 – www.fig.net/fig2007 • Stockholm. Sweden 14-19 June 2008 – www.fig.net/fig2008 • Israel, 2009 • Sydney, Australia, XXIV Congress April/May 2010

  34. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Regional Conferences • Accra, Ghana 8-11 March 2006 – www.fig.net/accra • to be decided

  35. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure FIG Office in Copenhagen

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