What is FIG?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)

Who are surveyors?Who are surveyors?

Surveyors are professional people whoseacademic qualifications and postgraduatetraining enable them to advise• on the management and use of land and

property• whether rural or urban• and developed or undeveloped

Who are surveyors?Who are surveyors?

Surveyors understand• the legislation governing land and property• the trade markets • supporting services• economics of construction, management,

maintenance, acquisition and disposal

MembersMembers

• 112 countries represented in 2002• 230,000 individuals in member associations

MembersMembers

Membership categories:• 88 members from 75 countries• 11 affiliates• 16 correspondents• 51 academic members• 21 corporate members• 7 honorary presidents• 29 honorary members

MembersMembers

• leading professional societies representing one or more of the surveying disciplines in their respective countries

• 75 countries represented; 88 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

AffiliatesAffiliates

• groups of surveyors undertaking professional activities but not fulfilling criteria for membership

• currently 11 members from 10 countries

CorrespondentsCorrespondents

• individual in a country where no association exists that is eligible to join FIG

• currently 16 correspondents

Academic membersAcademic members

• organisation, institution or agency which promotes education or research in one ore more of the disciplines of surveying

• first academic members in 1999, now 51 academic members from 31 countries

• membership fee US$ 180 in 2002• Surveying Educational Database with more

than 220 institutions and almost 400 courses

Corporate MembersCorporate 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

• 21 corporate members in 2002

Honorary presidents andHonorary presidents and honorary members 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

• 7 honorary presidents• 29 honorary members

Permanent institutionsPermanent 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

CommissionsCommissions

• 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

Commission administrationCommission 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

Commission 1Commission 1 Professional Practice Professional Practice

Chair Klaus Rürup, Germany 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.

Commission 2Commission 2 Professional Education Professional Education

Chair Pedro Cavero, Spain

• 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.

Commission 3Commission 3 Spatial Information Management Spatial Information Management

Chair Gerhard Muggenhuber, Austria 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.

Commission 4Commission 4 Hydrography Hydrography

Chair Adam Greenland, United Kingdom

The marine environment Hydrographic surveying Data processing and management Nautical charts and bathymetric maps - analogue, digital

and electronic

Commission 5Commission 5 Positioning and Measurement Positioning and Measurement

Chair Matt Higgins, Australia

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.

Commission 6Commission 6 Engineering Surveys Engineering Surveys

Chair Svend Kold Johansen, Denmark 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

and areas of geological hazard.

Commission 7Commission 7 Cadastre and Land Management Cadastre and Land Management

Chair Paul van der Molen, The Netherlands 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.

Commission 8Commission 8 Spatial Planning and Development Spatial Planning and Development

Chair Paul Lohmann, The Netherlands 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.

Commission 9Commission 9 Valuation and the Management of Valuation and the Management of Real Estate Real Estate

Chair Stephen Yip, Hong Kong SAR, China 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

Construction Economics and Construction Economics and Management Management

Chair Philip Shearer, United Kingdom Construction technology and information technology Construction economics and measurement Construction management and environmental management Construction law and contract administration

Joint Commission Working Group Joint Commission Working Group on Under-represented groups in on Under-represented groups in surveying surveying

Chair: 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

Joint Commission Working Group Joint Commission Working Group

on Standards on StandardsChair: 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

Cultures and Languages of FIG

• To identify and clarify the cultural and linguistic issues facing members

• To promote the establishment of a set of guiding principles to assist with the implementation of this.

• To encourage multicultural approach in establishment of a wider political Advisory Board which ensures that cultural issues are recognised and reports to the General Assembly and the Council.

• To encourage the increased participation of more countries in the work of FIG by recognising the importance of cultural issues and linguistic differences.

AdministrationAdministration

• General Assembly– combined to FIG annual working weeks

• Council– 4 year term of office

– President, 5 Vice-Presidents and Congress Director

– current US Council 1999-2002

– next Council from Germany 2003-2006

– new Governance in fully operation 2007

AdministrationAdministration

• Advisory Committee of Commission Officers ACCO– commission chairs and vice-chairs

– vice-presidents

• Permanent office– Director and personal assistant

– Located in Copenhagen at the Surveyors House hosted by DdL

Information deliveryInformation delivery

Annual Review Bulletin, 4 issues commission newsletters publications congress and working week publications web site: www.fig.net

Next MeetingsNext Meetings

• Paris, France, 14-18 April 2003• Athens, Greece, 23-28 May 2004• Cairo, Egypt, 7-12 May 2005• Munich, Germany, XXIII Congress,

August/September 2006• Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China, July 2007• Israel, 2009

FIG Office in Copenhagen