International of Surveyors Federation Fédération Internationale Fédération des Géomètres Internationale Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Internationale Vereinigung ANNUAL

REVIEW2008 General Assembly – Stockholm, Sweden in June 2008

– Informal Settlements – the Road towards More Sustainable Places. The aim of this report is to explore how surveyors can be better prepared to work with international agencies, national and local governments in the area; – FIG Guidelines on Capacity Assessment in Land Administration. This Guide, developed in cooperation with FAO, is offered as a tool for improving existing Land Administration Sys- tems through in-county self assessment of the capacity needs, especially in developing and transition countries where the financial resources are limited; – Costa Rica Declaration on Pro-Poor Coastal Zone Management. The coastal zones are fragile and include a range of rights and interests. FIG supports the right of poor New chairs elect in a group picture with President Stig Enemark, from left to right: coastal communities to thrive, and retain Leonie Newnham (Commission 1), Daniel Roberge (Commission 7), Yerach Doytsher ongoing access to coastal resources. (Commission 3), President Enemark, Mikael Lilje (Commission 5), Gethin W. Roberts The FIG Publications are worldwide recog- (Commission 6) and Steven Frank (Commission 2). nised by professionals, academia, NGOs and organisations as UN-HABITAT, FAO and the Word The 31st FIG General Assembly was held during Bank in developing policies, profession and the FIG Working Week 2008 at June 15th and practise. Amongst the newest FIG Publications 19th in Stockholm. More than fifty member as- there is also ‘The FIG Profile’ which is the latest sociations participated. The General Assembly FIG brochure explaining the benefits of being elected two new Vice Presidents and new an FIG member. Commission Chairs Elect for the federation. The General Assembly adopted two new Iain Greenway from United Kingdom and member associations at its meeting: Teo CheeHai from Malaysia are the new Vice – Geodetic Engineers of the Philippines, Inc Presidents. They are both well known within FIG – Chamber of Graduate Surveyors from Bul- and their contributions have always been highly garia. appreciated – and the expectations for their Further nine new affiliate members were term of office 2009 – 2012 are related to this. endorsed: The term of office of Vice PresidentsPaul van – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis- der Molen and Ken Allred came to an end at tration, NOAA, United States Department of the end of 2008. Commerce, USA The General Assembly elected and appointed – Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency Delegates listening to the FIG Fanfare at Commission Chairs Elect for 2009–2010 are: (Kadaster), the Netherlands the General Assembly. – Commission 1 Leonie Newnham, Aus- – Surveying Department, Dubai Municipality, tralia United Arab Emirates – Commission 2 Dr. Steven Frank, USA – National Land Survey of Finland (Maanmit- – Commission 3 Prof. Yerach Doytsher, tauslaitos, MML), Finland Israel – National Survey and Cadastre (Kort og Ma- – Commission 4 Dr. Michael Sutherland, trikelstyrelse, KMS), Denmark Canada – National Land Survey of Sweden (Lantmä- – Commission 5 Mikael Lilje, Sweden teriet, LM), Sweden – Commission 6 Dr. Gethin Wyn Roberts, – General Directorate for Surveying, Ministry UK of Water Resources, Republic of Iraq – Commission 7 Daniel Roberge, Canada – Lao National Geographic Department, Lao – Commission 9 Dr. Frances Plimmer, UK. PDR The Chairs Elect will become automatically – Siberian State Academy of Geodesy, Russian Commission Chairs 2011–2014. Federation. Other major decisions of the General Assem- The number of affiliate members is now 28. Outgoing Vice President Paul van der bly include the adoption of the new Statutes and In addition two new corporate members Molen at the General Assembly. Internal Rules. The assembly endorsed four new were endorsed: Derinsu Underwater Engineer- other publications: ing Ltd., Turkey; and Al-Mutakamilad Real Estate – The FIG Work Plan 2007–2010. This includes (Cityplex), Jordan and one academic member the Council and Commission work plans for admitted to membership: University of Novi Sad 2007–2010; from Republic of Serbia. Greeting from the President by Prof. Stig Enemark, President of the International Federations of Surveyors

The second pillar on the agenda is “Keeping ing to the implementation of the MDGs. Thus it is our feet on the ground”. By this I mean profes- obvious that a close and very active co-operation sional and institutional development at regional, with the United Nations on implementing the national, and local level in support of the regional MDGs belongs to the advanced FIG agenda. and local needs of our member associations and I am proud to say that during the first two the individual surveyors. years of the four year term of office we have This Annual Review covers key achievements managed to implement major part of the ambi- on these two areas during the second year of tious Work Plan that was adopted in Hong Kong the current work plan. in May 2007. We have made good progress The big question that I have confronted dur- especially in relation to implementing the MDGs. ing the last year has been: “Is the role of the FIG is a major partner to UN-HABITAT in support surveyors changing?” Without any doubt the of the Global Land Tool Network; we organised a answer is “Yes”! There is a big swing that could joint seminar with UN-HABITAT on Slum Upgrad- be entitled “From Measurement to Manage- ing and the Importance of Financial Mechanisms ment”. This does not imply that measurement as part of the Working Week in Stockholm; and is no longer a relevant discipline. The change is prepared a conference with the World Bank in mainly in response to technology development. Washington that took place in March 2009. Collection of data is now easier, but the assess- From the FIG point of view it is crucial to ment, interpretation and management of data make sure that FIG members and individual still require highly skilled professionals. The role surveyors benefit from our global activities. is changing into managing the measurements. This should be enhanced through an increased There is wisdom in the saying that “All good dialogue with member associations with a focus coordination begins with good coordinates”. on explaining the relevance and importance of “Surveyors have a key role to play And the surveyors are the key providers. The global activities as a basis for developing the in contributing to the global agenda change means that surveyors are increasingly capacity and societal status of surveyors at contributing to building sustainable societies as national and local levels. such as the Millennium Development experts in managing land. Therefore, at the top of the agenda, FIG will Goals. Simply, no development will The other key question is: “What role survey- continually provide a global forum for discussion ors have to play in the global agenda?” The move and exchange of experiences. This relates to FIG take place without having a spatial from measurement to management includes an annual conferences, regional conferences, and dimension and no development increased focus on the social science issues the work of the ten technical commissions. In will happen without the footprint of such as land tenure, land policies and land the field of capacity building the Council contin- management. These are all fields placed in the ues to provide institutional support to individual surveyors – the land professionals.” heart of the global agenda. member countries or regions with regard to The surveyors play a key role in supporting developing the basic capacity for meeting the an efficient land market and effective land use challenges of the future in terms of educational management. These functions underpin develop- programmes, professional organizations, and The theme of the current FIG Council “Building ment and innovation for social justice, economic surveying institutions. the Capacity” for 2007–2010 has been selected growth, and environmental sustainability. The highlight of the activities in 2008 was to emphasise the role of surveyors in building the Therefore, no development will take place the FIG Working Week 2008 in Stockholm. We society through their professional expertise and without having a spatial dimension, and no should not forget the valuable work that the the crucial role that land has in the development. development will happen without the footprint ten commissions are doing by organising their Of course it also highlights the importance to of surveyors – the land professionals. events and through their working groups. These improve professional skills at organisational and In a global perspective surveying and land are also described in this Annual Review as well personal level. To this work FIG has traditionally administration are basically about people, as highlights of visits to regional and national contributed by organising conferences and by politics, and places. It is about people in terms events that have given me a good picture of the producing publications. human rights, engagement and dignity; it is vital professional and social life that surveyors I have described the visionary part of the about politics in terms of land policies and good are having worldwide. Even in the hard economic FIG agenda “Flying high”. By this I mean global government; and it is about places in terms of times, there are options and opportunities for partnerships with the UN agencies such as FAO, shelter, land and natural resources. creative surveyors. UN-HABITAT and the World Bank in support of In facing the global agenda the role of FIG the global agenda such as achieving the Mil- is threefold: (i) to explain the role of the survey- Yours sincerely, lennium Development Goals. We have already ing profession and the surveying disciplines in several good examples on how to proceed in terms of their contribution to the MDGs; (ii) to this direction by organising joint events with our develop and disseminate knowledge, policies main partners. In addition to the global focus and methods towards achieving and implement- our agenda also includes building visions and ing the MDGs – a number of FIG publications partnership at the regional level such as the have already made significant contributions in European territory, the Arab world, the Franco- this regard; and (iii) to work closely with the UN Stig Enemark phone Africa and Latin America. agencies including the World Bank in contribut- President of FIG 3 FIG Working Week and XXXI General Assembly in Stockholm, ­Sweden, 14–19 June 2008

Integrating Generations – the Biggest FIG Working Week in History

The FIG Working Week held in Stockholm, Sweden just before the Midsummer Night was the biggest Working Week ever held. During the event young surveyors were very much in evidence, and mentor sessions brought the generations together. FIG wants to mobilise the next generation of land professionals and continue to develop innovative and transitionary solutions to address global inequality in land and property ownership and tenure. The Working Week was hosted jointly by the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) and the Swedish Association of Chartered Surveyors (SLF), which at the same time celebrated its 100th Anniversary. The theme of the Working Week “Integrating Generations” was in line with the overall theme of the current FIG Council: “Building the Capacity”. 950 participants from 90 nations attended the event and the exhibition. Svante Astermo, President of the Swedish Association of Surveyors, SLF and Chair of In addition to the plenary sessions there were the organising Committee welcomes FIG to Stockholm. over 70 technical sessions, with almost 350 presentations, and technical tours. The Working Week included the joint FIG/UN-HABITAT seminar on “Improving Slum Conditions through Innova- tive Financing”. The conference venue was the Stockholm City Conference Centre comfortably located within a walking distance to Stockholm’s main attractions. FIG is a global organisation that aims to build bridges between ages, cultures and continents. Integrating the young generation is a key issue within FIG. This was demonstrated during the opening ceremony by the Swedish Minister for Environment Andreas Carlgren Opening Ceremony was opened by the music corps of the Royal Guards in the – who opened the conference together with uniforms of the Dragoon’s Battalion. Carl-Olof Ternryd, Honorary President of FIG and President of the FIG Council in 1977, and Cecilia Lindén, Chair of the FIG Working Group for Young Surveyors. The contribution of young surveyors will be most relevant for FIG in solv- ing the issues of our time – where surveying is the backbone of society. In his speech Andreas Carlgren emphasised that in Sweden land and property underpin the economy. However, he said that in developing countries legal empower- ment of the poor is required to support property ownership, and information systems are needed to stop us guessing. He stated that “FIG has such an important key role to play, to combat environmental threat, to combat poverty and slums and to support the development of this globe and its cities.” Prof. Stig Enemark, FIG President making Dr. Anna K. Tibaijuka, Executive Director In his opening remarks president Stig Ene­ his welcome address. of UN-HABITAT was the keynote speaker mark summarised his opening remarks: “We at the opening ceremony. tied the ribbon between the generation that changed the world from analogue to digital and 4 takes digital media for granted – but work needs President Enemark made his major contribu- to be done in many countries.” tion to the conference programme in this plenary The cultural programme of the opening cer- session focussing on the partnership between emony included traditional Swedish folk music FIG and the UN agencies in support of the Mil- and dances performed by the representatives lennium Development Goals. He emphasised from Skansen, and musical entertainment per- in his presentation that “the UN agencies have formed by the music corps of the Dragoon’s access to national governments and to setting Battalion of the Royal Guards. They played both a global agenda, but they will often depend on melodies from ABBA and a new arrangement interest groups and NGOs for implementing this of the FIG Fanfare that was also recorded for agenda. FIG as an international NGO on the other future use. hand has access to national associations and At the opening ceremony the keynote ad- individual professionals, but at the same time as dress was given by Dr. Anna K. Tibaijuka, UN other NGOs will often depend on the UN agen- Swedish folk dances and folk music at Under-Secretary General and Executive Director cies to determine the global agenda. This is why the opening ceremony. of UN-HABITAT. In her speech she reminded the the global partnership is needed to establish the audience that the world is becoming more urban: link that drives development for achieving the “Cities are not prepared to welcome and receive global agenda such as the MDGs.” the new influx. The challenge, therefore, is to try The second plenary session “Land Admin- to guide this urbanisation process.” istration and Finance Systems“ was organised According to Dr. Tibaijuka only some 10 jointly with the FIG/UN-HABITAT seminar. This percent of land parcels in the world are regis- session was chaired by Lars Magnusson tered; in many areas, the poor’s land rights are and Ann Jennervik, focal persons together based on customary rights that are not legally with Bengt Kjellson in organising this special recognised. She noted that individual freehold seminar. The speakers in this sessions included titling is not always appropriate for a number Michael Mutter, from UN-HABITAT Slum Up- of reasons including, the costs of adjudication, grading Facility, speaking about expanding the high technical standards, expensive registration outreach of housing finance for the urban poor FIG Honorary Presidents and Members and transfer fees, and literacy requirements. from co-operational point of view and Renu Sud in Stockholm: Jürg Kaufmann, Carl-Olof She observed that the development of new Karnad, Joint Managing Director of the Housing Ternryd, Stig Enemark, Juha Talvitie, land tools, such as the FIG Land Administration Development Finance Corporation Limited – In- Robert W. Foster and Jerome Ives. Domain Model, will allow for the registration of dia telling about concepts of channelling financial customary forms of tenure and overlapping land flows for adequate and affordable housing.Dan rights and claims. Ericsson, State Secretary of the Ministry of The FIG/UN-HABITAT Seminar “Slum Upgrad- Finance, Sweden explained the Swedish engage- ing through Innovative Financing Mechanisms” ment in land administration and housing finance. discussed for two days the challenges and Dr. Malcolm Childress, Sr. Land Administra- approaches that suit the poor; e.g. intermedi- tion Specialist from the World Bank brought ate forms of title; gender sensitive title and the World Bank vision to the discussion “Land incremental finance from group to project. Finance through Land Governance—Expanding Land markets should also work for the poor, the Discussion of Land Policy during Food Crisis, using innovative planning instruments. This Climate Change and Rapid Urbanization”. This integrated seminar experience was forwarded to new view of world population growth was also the 4th World Urban Forum in China in November demonstrated by President Enemark in his 2008. This seminar attracted new delegates to closing address. Welcome reception at the Stockholm City the FIG Working Week broadening discussions David Zilkoski from NOAA, USA identified Hall. from mere surveyors to multi-discipline dialogue in his presentation at the third plenary session between land professionals and economists. that the new customers for our professional The three plenary sessions started with a services include key groups such as emergency session “Sustainable Urban Development and managers, planners and developers, insurance the Millennium Development Goals”. The keynote industry, agricultural industry, environmental en- addresses were given by Minister Carlgren who gineers, coastal managers, tribal governments, talked about the environment and climate and and international organisations. the role of property and land administration In this plenary session focusing on technical institutions in society. The second speaker was innovations, the other speakers were Frank Dr. Ashraf Ghani, Chairman of the Institute for Udnaes from the Galileo Unit of the European State Effectiveness (Afghanistan), who spoke Commission giving an overview on the status of about the legal empowerment in a globalising the European EGNOS and Galileo Programmes world. He stated that “the land professional and Stig Jönsson, Director General of Lantmä- can bring information, knowledge and wisdom teriet (National Land Survey of Sweden), discuss- Entertainment provided by the Choir of into harmony”. ing about building integrated land information technology students at the Gala Dinner. 5 the City of Stockholm at the famous Stockholm City Hall, also known as the venue of the Nobel Prize Winner Dinner, an excellent place to start the FIG Working Week. The FIG Foundation Dinner gathered 300 participants to the Vasa Museum to see the royal flagship that sank on its maiden voyage in 1628 and that was raised from the depths of Stockholm harbour in 1961. The Nordic speciality “hemma hos” gave a unique opportunity for international participants to go for a home visit and to get to know the Swedish surveyors and their way of living in different locations in Stockholm. About 30 volunteered students made a big job in assisting during the conference – The gala dinner was arranged at the big thanks to these students coming from different parts of the world. Vintergarden at the Grand Hotel, the hotel in Stockholm over a great dinner and music per- systems and about development of NSDI by formances by the student choir of technological using Sweden as an example. students. The Working Week in Stockholm introduced The farewell reception was hosted by the FIG peer review papers for the first time in larger 2010 organising committee in the foyer of Norra scale at an FIG event. Approximately 40 of the Latin under the well-known Swedish paintings. presented papers have been peer reviewed. In his closing address Stig Enemark spoke Peer review option was introduced because about the success of the conference. He re- of the growing requirement for university staff called a Native American saying, used by Dr. to concentrate their submission of papers on Ashraf Ghani: “We do not inherit the earth from conferences that offer a peer review process. It our ancestors, we borrow it from our children”. was considered that the concept worked well in He also referred to the Commission on Legal Stockholm and that the option for peer reviewed Empowerment of the Poor published report: papers will be offered also at the incoming work- “Making the Law Work for Everyone” with a four ing weeks and congresses. There seemed to be pillar approach on empowerment of the poor: a common opinion that the overall quality of the access to justice and the rule of law, property Stockholm City Conference Centre was presented papers has increased and at the same rights, labour rights and business rights. Presi- the venue of the conference. time number of no-shows has decreased. dent Enemark repeated that FIG is strongly com- In providing solutions to worldwide chal- mitted to the Millennium Development Goals and lenges the surveyors and land professionals the UN-HABITAT agenda on the Global Land Tool can contribute from a broad perspective – this Network. Global partnerships will establish the can easily be demonstrated by the focus of link that drives development for achieving the attention of FIG’s ten commissions. The history global agenda such as the MDGs. This agenda pre-conference workshop collected about 60 includes the big challenges of the new millen- participants. nium: climate change, food shortage, energy The Working Week was supported by several scarcity, urban growth, environmental degrada- FIG corporate members both as sponsors and tion and natural disasters. All these issues relate as exhibitors in the exhibition. The gold spon- to governance and management of land. Land sors at FIG 2008 were ESRI and Trimble that governance and management is a core area for also sponsored the FIG Foundation Dinner at surveyors – the Land Professionals. the Vasa Museum. The local gold sponsors President Enemark concluded that we must were the National Land Survey (Lantmäteriet) mobilise the next generation of Land Profession- and Swedesurvey. FIG is most grateful for its als. “We must continue to develop innovative and sponsors and corporate members for their transitionary solutions to address global inequal- continuous support. ity in land and property ownership and tenure. Gamla Stan – the old city of Stockholm. Technical tours included a full-day visit to We can act as Professional Facilitators – we can Gävle to learn from the National Land Survey ‘Fly High’ and we are providing the underlying and Swedesurvey. The other tours included an data to enable monitoring and support decision overview on planning in Stockholm waterfronts making for sustainable development.” and visit to Trimble in Danderyd as well as to Finally President Enemark thanked our Swed- the Stockholm City Survey Department and to ish colleagues under the excellent chairmanship the Swedish Maritime Administration. of Conference Director Svante Astermo, and The social functions of the Working Week the support of the National Land Survey of Swe- started with a welcome reception hosted by den (Lantmäteriet) and Swedesurvey. 6 Commission Activities

The Commission officers meeting in 2008 was countries, who participated actively in the held in conjunction to the FIG Working Week various workshop sessions. 2008 in Stockholm 14–19 June 2008. During As first keynote speaker was Nicholas the Working Week all commissions had their Frunzi, Director of Educational Services, ESRI, annual or other administrative meetings. At who gave an overview of ESRI’s developments in the ACCO meeting commission co-operation, educational services up to the ESRI Virtual Class- organization of FIG conferences, peer review room today and the Blended Learning with ESRI processes and the establishment of an FIG peer Press in the future. Prof. Bela Markus from the review journal were discussed. University of West Hungary, after introducing the concept of e-learning discussed the status, the trends and the importance of business models Commission 1 – Professional in e-learning. He stressed the importance a busi- ­Standards and Practices ness model of re-using and sharing resources to build sustainable courses within networking Commission 1 contributed to the Working Week partnerships. András Osskó, Chief Advisor, Bu- in Stockholm by having two own sessions: “Stand- dapest Land Office focussed on the importance ards” and “The Profession”, and a joint session of changes in the education of land surveyors. with Commission 2 for “Young Surveyors”. Interest in traditional land surveying is decreas- Major activities in Commission 1 are related ing, while interest in land administration, on the to Standards Network and to Young Surveyors other hand, is increasing. As part of the young surveyors Working Group that is a joint working group with Commission 2 programme at the FIG Working programme 30 volunteered students Commission 2. The latter will be reorganised Week in Stockholm in June addressed many of made a big job in assisting during the to Young Surveyors Network in 2009 to better the issues facing both professional surveyors conference and got involved in the young emphasise the cross commission nature of and educators in the next years. These include surveyors network. young surveyors’ activities. The Young Survey- questions related to the need of getting young ors Working Group had an active programme in people interested in surveying and geomatics, Stockholm including speed mentoring sessions what is the role of modern technology in profes- for students and young professionals to meet sional education and training, how to keep the with more experienced colleagues. professional qualifications up to date, need for The Standards Network has been actively capacity building – all issues of great interest involved with ISO/TC 211 standardisation activ- for FIG and the organisers. ity. Christiaan Lemmen and Harry Uitermark As Swedish surveyors are very successful attended the ISO/TC 211 meeting in Japan in in the fields of real estate management and December 2008. Progressing ISO 19152 on the valuation the technical sessions witnessed Land Administration Domain Model (LADM) work their experiences in different joint educational has grown out of the Commission 7 work on the projects, showcases how Swedish educators Core Cadastral Domain Model and the work was have a strong interest in assisting surveyors and accepted into the ISO/TC 211 work programme land related professions in developing countries. in 2008. The LADM ISO 19152 Project Team At conference three technical sessions were has held three meetings in 2008. organised. After the review of the abstracts, 21 presentations were accepted. The main topics were: Curriculum Development; Educational Case Members of the Standards Network after Commission 2 – Studies; and Educational Projects. Commission their meeting in Stockholm Professional ­Education 2 co-operated with other Commissions in two additional Technical Sessions: Young Surveyors; A group of international professionals engaged and Capacity Building. in e-learning and distance education came Summer School on Urban 3D modelling took together for the FIG International Workshop place in Szekesfehervar, Hungary, 23–29 August Sharing Good Practices: e-learning in sur- 2009. The aim was to give an overview of data veying, geo-information sciences and land acquisition, data processing and modelling meth- administration 11–13 June 2008 at ITC in ods related to 3D modeling in urban environments. Enschede, The Netherlands. The workshop 40 students attended from abroad and 10 from was arranged by Commissions 2 and 7, and Hungary. One-day conference was arranged in ITC. The Netherlands Cadastre, Land Registry order to give a top quality overview on new meth- and Mapping Agency sponsored the event. odologies in data collection and modelling. The program consisted of keynote speak- Workshop chair Liza Groenendijk invites ers, technical sessions, hands-on sessions, Commission 3 – President Enemark to deliver his opening demonstrations and guided discussions. The Spatial Information Management address through video conferenceing at programme included 30 accepted contribu- The 2008 Workshop and Annual Meeting of FIG Commission 2 workshop at ITC in June tions and 70 participants from 27 different Commission 3 on “Spatial Information Manage- 2008. 7 Commission Activities

ment toward Environmental Management of Mega number of mega cities; Review and assessment Cities” took place in Valencia, Spain, 18–21 of existing publications and other sources. The February 2008. This Workshop was supported working group will prepare its final report to be by ISPRS, EARSeL, INSPIRE, EuroSDR, UN/ECE launched at FIG 2010 in Sydney. Committee on Housing and Land Management Commission 3 contributed to VSMM 2008, and the Working Party on Land Administration, 14th International Conference on Virtual Systems and FIG Commission 2. This Commission 3 Work- and Multimedia dedicated on “Digital Heritage: shop focused on how surveyors can, through our HI-tech STORY for future” in Cyprus, 20–26 SDIs and good land administration, provide reli- October 2008. able spatial data and the means for monitoring, Commission 3 Chair organised a FIG/UN- planning and providing good management of the HABITAT Expert Group Meeting on Tools for rapidly increasing urban areas. The workshop Legal Integration and Provision of Environmental was integrated into the TOP-CART 2008. In the Improvements in Informal Settlements in Europe third plenary session on “Urban Planning aspects – A case study for Albania and Greece in Athens, Pedro Cavero, President of the Spanish and the impacts of rapid urbanization”; Chryssy Greece, 27–28 November 2008. Association of Surveyors (Colegio Oficial Potsiou, was one of the keynote speakers. The de Ingenieros Técnicos en Topografia) commission 3 workshop was attended by 80 and Chryssy Potsiou, Chair of FIG international participants from 28 countries. Commission 4 – Hydrography Commission 3 in Valencia. Commission 3 delegates were welcomed by Prof Pedro Cavero, head of the organizing Commission 4 members participated at two committee, Jeronimo Miron, UN/ECE WPLA events in 2008: FIG Working Week 2008 in Spanish delegate, President Enemark, and Dr. Sweden and Canadian Hydrographic Confer- Potsiou. Invited Commission 3 keynote speakers ence and National Surveyors Conference 2008 were President Enemark, Ian Dowman, ISPRS in Canada. President, Michael Gould who addressed “the Vice Chair of Administration and Communica- INSPIRE initiative and its Implications”, Kevin tions, David Neale was appointed to the FIG/ Mooney who spoke about the “EuroSDR’s re- IHO/ICA International Advisory Board on the search activities in urban spatial data collection, Standards of Competence for Hydrographic management and delivery”, Dr Ana Maria Cruz. Surveyors and Nautical Cartographers. Vice Besides the five joint sessions, Commission 3 Chair, Dr. Michael Sutherland (Working Group Workshop had eight more technical sessions 4.3 – Administering Marine Spaces) was nomi- with 44 presentations in all. nated chair-elect and approved by the General Chryssy Potsiou attended the UN/ECE organ- Assembly at Stockholm. FIG Publication no. 43 ised the workshop on Legal Empowerment of – Costa Rica Declaration on Pro-Poor Coastal Commission 3 delegates at the opening the Poor in Bergen, Norway, 10–11 April 2008. Zone Management of which Commission 4 was ceremony of Commission Annual Meeting The conference aimed at presenting outcomes a contributor was published and presented at in Valencia of the work of the Commission on Legal Empow- this year’s Working Week in Stockholm. erment of the Poor, and discussing its relevance At the Working Week in Stockholm the an- for the UN ECE region. nual Commission 4 meeting was held and three Commission 3 had a broad programme at the technical sessions were hosted by Commission Working Week in Stockholm including sessions 4: Coastal Zone Management (Joint with Com- for all Commission working groups. missions 7 and 8); Hydrographic Information The main general activity of Commission 3 Management; and Hydrographic Surveying in after the Working Week 2008 in Stockholm has Practice. Of special interest to Commission been preparations for the Commission 3 Annual 4 was a technical tour hosted by the Swedish Meeting and Workshop 2009 on “Spatial Infor- Maritime Administration of their new vessel mation for Management of Sustainable Urban traffic service (VTS). Areas”, in Mainz, Germany. At the CHC/NSC 2008 in Victoria, Canada Paul Kelly, Chair of WG 3.2 represented the theme of this conference was “Bringing Land Commission 3 at the 9th Congress of Metropolis and Sea Together”. FIG Commission 4 hosted a “Trends in Megacities – Metropolis Congress Workshop on Administering Marine Spaces. The 2008” in Sydney, Australia, 22–25 October 2008. goals of the workshop were to inform confer- FIG Commission 3 has set up a Working Group 3.2 ence participants of international efforts with to identify relevant spatial tools that will support regard to administering marine spaces and the Commission 4 delegates at their annual development and use of spatial data infrastructure role of FIG as a source for knowledge and good meeting in Stockholm. (SDI) by city authorities in the world’s largest cit- practice; to solicit feedback from conference ies. The working group is currently pursuing two participants; and to foster links between the lines of inquiry to identify problems facing mega ACLS and FIG in respect to their ongoing efforts cities and how SDI can be used to address these to promote an administrative framework (includ- problems: Questionnaires and visits to a selected ing the Marine Cadastre) for Canada. 8 An overview of FIG was provided and Dr. sion 5, was heavily involved in several sessions Michael Sutherland chaired the session which in Stockholm. Eight sessions were successfully focused on providing an understanding of the organised. All sessions had quality papers, good challenges and issues such as the impact of attendance and interesting discussions. The work- climate change and development on coastal ing group was also involved in the poster session communities; the role of the surveyor and other on “Real Time GNSS CORS”. Most of the presenta- land management professionals in respect of tions on real time networks can be found under the the Administration of Marine Spaces. Feedback title “Permanent GNSS Networks” on the WG web was received from participants on the role of the site under Commission 5. By 2010, the WG hopes surveyor in leading the development, implemen- to add and update the ‘fact sheet’ archive and will tation and maintenance of a Marine Cadastre. base the additions or changes on the forums and In exchange for regular contributions to technical papers from 2008/09. Hydro International, the publisher continued to WG 5.3 – Integrated Positioning, Navi- provide a free subscription to all Commission gation and mapping Systems co-chaired by Audience at the Commission 5 forum in 4 delegates. Andrew Hunter and Naser El-Sheimy has Stockholm filled in the room to the last been preparing the 6th International Symposium seat. on Mobile Mapping Technology, which will be Commission 5 – held in July 2009 in Brazil. Positioning and Measurement WG 5.4 – Global Navigation Satellite Sys- tems chaired by Volker Schweiger, was active Commission 5 primary focus for 2008 has been at the Working Week in Stockholm. The sessions to build on the foundations set in the work plan about Real Time GNSS CORS networks were and to facilitate the needs of grass root sur- successful and were facilitated in partnership veyors and our members. As a result we have with WG 5.2. A poster session and a discussion seen the continued interest and popularity in forum regarding this topic were successfully the development of GNSS positioning applica- launched. The work for a “Report on possibilities tions, associated infrastructure; standards for of cost-effective GNSS techniques for develop- such measuring devices; and new positioning ing countries” is ongoing. It is scheduled to be technologies. Furthermore it is becoming published in a FIG Report for the FIG Congress Commission 5 used poster presentations more evident that these GNSS and positioning in Sydney 2010. WG 5.4 supports German in a successful way at the Commission technologies are become more prevalent and Aerospace Centre (DLR) to acquire kinematic 5 Forum – Craig Roberts making his integral components of fundamental infrastruc- GPS tracks that will be used to evaluate the presentation. ture to support existing and emerging land and TanDEM-X digital elevation model. Due to the spatial information systems. required global coverage of the GNSS tracks, At FIG related symposia various technical different tracks shall be acquired on different sessions and discussion forums have been continents. The work is on going and will be held on these topics and have attracted large presented at the following FIG events. audiences and quality participation. From the Commission Steering Committee consoli- analysis of delegate’s comments and feedback, dated relationship with various organisations it appears that Commission will need to convene such as the US National Geodetic Survey, NOAA, similar forums but with also an emphasis and IAG and ION in 2008. In Stockholm IAG President involvement of ‘mass market’ positioning tech- Prof. Chris Rizos, and representatives from nology such as mobile phone communications other partners participated extensively at many and indoor positioning systems. technical sessions and meetings. WG 5.1 Standards, Quality Assurance and Calibration chaired by David Martin organised in Stockholm one session on Calibration of Instru- Commission 6 – ments and two sessions with WG 5.4. Two of the Engineering Surveys sessions came under the banner of “Standards, Quality Assurance and Calibration” and concerned Commission 6 activities were continued ac- GNSS Antenna Calibration and GNSS Standards. cording the Working Plan for 2007–2010. The The latter session was distinguished by its lively working group structure is stable: debate over the important subject of standards WG6.1 – Deformation Measurement and in surveying and in GNSS in particular. Stand- Analysis, chair Adam Chrzanowski (Canada) ards also resurfaced in the sessions dedicated WG6.2 – Engineering Surveys for Industry to New Positioning Techniques Forum. Work is and Research, chair Thomas Wunderlich progressing on the organisation of a repository of (Germany) standards information related to GNSS. WG6.3 – Engineering Survey Data Bases and Matt Higgins ringing the bell at Geo- WG 5.2 – Reference Frame in Practice Facility Management, chair Lothar Gründig Siberia 2008 in April where FIG chaired by Mikael Lilje, Chair Elect of Commis- (Germany) Commissions 5 and 6 made a good input. 9 Commission Activities

WG6.4 – Engineering Surveys for Construc- (Local and GNSS Systems); Agriculture Applica- tion Works and Structural Engineering, chair tions; Data Processing an Data Acquisition; and Gethin Roberts (UK) – Control Process and Control Algorithm. WG6.5 – Terrestrial Laser Scanners – joint WG The 4th International Conference on Engineer- with Commission 5, chair Maria Tsakiri (Greece) ing Surveying – INGEO prepared by the WG6.2 and Rudolf Staiger (Germany) members was held traditionally in Bratislava, The special and actual topics in focus of Com Slovakia, 22–23 October 2008. The confer- 6 were covered by six study groups. ence had in focus the new methods and tools During the 2008 Commission 6 contributed to support the effective data collection were to six conferences and seminars. developed in the last ten years worldwide. The The 13th International Symposium on De- questions of effective application and usage of formation Measurements was held in Lisbon, new technology, their reliability and operability Portugal, 12–15 May 2008. It was organised were discussed during the conference. The by the WG6.1 and SG1, SG2, SG3 and SG6 conference discussion was focused on present- together with IAG C4, Sub-commission 4.2, day questions of laser scanning, usage of laser Measuring the Changes was the theme Applications of Geodesy in Engineering (4th IAG scanners in industry surrounding, for measure- of the 13th International Symposium on Symposium on Geodesy for Geotechnical and ment of dynamic deformations, data acquisition Deformation Measurements that took Structural Engineering). The theme of the sym- and processing. place in Lisbon, Portugal organised by posium “Measuring the Changes” reflected the The traditional seminar about Terrestrial the WG6.1 together with IAG C4. importance, and demand, for fully automated, Laser Scanning was held in Fulda, Germany, continuous, and reliable deformation monitoring 6–7 November 2008. This event is organised in the civil engineering, mining, and energy sec- by jointly by DVW and FIG Commission 5 with tors. In addition there is a strong trend to incor- participation of Commission 6 members. porate deformation systems into new structures Commission 6 contributed to the FIG Working from the very beginning, driven by concerns Week in Stockholm by six technical sessions for whole-of-life structural health monitoring. devoted to the engineering survey topics. The Automation, multi-sensor integration, continuous commission annual meeting built space for pres- data collection, integrated analysis and physical entation of the progress made by the commission interpretation, and enhanced accuracy and reli- WGs and study groups. Technical sessions cov- ability are the key developments in new monitor- ered deformation monitoring, analysis and inter- ing systems. The symposium had 20 technical pretation using continuum mechanics, monitoring sessions with topics ranging from modeling, and analysis of crustal deformations, optimal monitoring of structures, GNSS, geodeforma- use of InSAR technology, terrestrial-based RF tions, radar, and equipment to laser scanning, positioning technologies, methods and equip- engineering geodesy and multi-techniques. In ment of terrestrial laser scanning for engineering addition, there was a special session for fiber surveying procedures, analysis of cyclic defor- optic sensors hosted by the FIG WG 6.4. The mations and structural vibrations, monitoring of annual meeting of SG5 was held in Lisbon during dynamic loaded structures, application of auto- Exhibition at the Measuring the Changes the conference. The symposium was attended matic measuring systems for machine guidance, in Lisbon. by about 160 delegates from 30 countries. setting-out and measurement of deformations, Maria Joao Henriques and her colleagues multidisciplinary expertise and co-operation, from Laboratorio Nacional de Engenharia Civil which lead to integrated survey methods and (LNEC) and several local organisations organ- systems, co-operation with other professional ised the symposium. organisations (IAG, ISM, ISPRS, etc.). The 4th International Exhibition and Scientific The high number of prepared events under- Congress GEO-SIBERIA 2008 was held in April lines, that the year 2008 was very active and 2008 in Novosibirsk, Russian Federation. It was important for Commission 6. The outcomes organised parallel to the 25 Anniversary of the will transform to results, which are valuable not Siberian State Geodetic Academy. This largest only for Commission members, but all special- surveying event in Russia was co-sponsored by ists dealing with engineering surveying around FIG and by WG6.4. the world. The 1st International Conference on Machine Control & Guidance prepared by ETH was held in 24–26 June 2008 in Zurich, Switzerland Commission 7 – with participation of the WG6.2 and WG6.5 Cadastre and Land Management 4th International Conference on members. During the conference, which was Engineering Surveying – INGEO prepared attended by over 130 participants from different Commission 7 Annual Meeting was held in Verona; by the WG6.2 members was held backgrounds, following sessions were held: 3D- Italy 11–15 September 2008 including one day traditionally in Bratislava, Slovakia in Construction Applications I (Excavator), II & III; open symposium on “Big Works for the Defence October 2008. Kinematic Measurement and Sensor Technology of the Territory”. The meeting was organised joint- 10 ly with Consiglio Nazionale Geometri e Geometri Laurenti. The motto of the meeting that included the FIG/FAO International Seminar was “Verona is Passion”. The Annual Meeting has a long history and is in fact the only world wide forum for land administrators and land professionals. President Stig Enemark stated in his keynote presentation that surveyors have an important role in achieving the Millennium Development Goals because land administration is supporting the global agenda. The annual meeting was attended by 51 delegates from 24 countries with some ac- companying persons and several Italian profes- sionals. High ranking Italian politicians welcomed Commission 7 Annual Meeting 2007 was held in Verona integrated to the FIG/ the participants, emphasizing the importance of FAO International Seminar: András Osskó (Chair FIG Commission 7, left); Domenico land administration. The program followed the Romanelli (President of the Provincial College of Surveyors of Verona); Fausto Savoldi tradition of the Commission 7 annual meetings. (CNGGL President); and Stig Enemark (FIG President). Three days commission meeting, one day open symposium and one day technical tour. In the three days, there were delivered altogether 50 presentations. The Italian presentations dis- cussed the current situation of land surveying profession, education, practice and the role in the society, problems of measuring market value of Italian real estate, town planning and updating of the cadastre. Several delegates spoke about the ongoing initiatives of the commission (WGs 1, 2 and 3, Social Tenure Domain Model, Cadastral Template, FLOSS Cadastre, benefits of using new technologies, good practice, case stud- ies, etc.) There were also 13 country reports, Commissions 7, 8 and 9 had a key role in organising the FIG/UN-HABITAT seminar on with special emphasis on developing countries Improving Slum Conditions through Innovative Financing. Michael Mutter from UN- (Ghana, Kenya and Cambodia). HABITAT and other speakers at the second plenary session in Stockholm. The one day open symposium on “Environ- ment and Land Administration – Big Works for the Defence of the Territory” as part of the ministration chaired by Christiaan Lemmen has Commission 8 – Annual Meeting was very popular program proceeded with its work in developing the Social Spatial Planning and Development among the Italian professionals. The symposium Tenure Domain Model. In 2008 the Land Admin- was organised at the Verona Fiere to provide istration Domain Model (LADM) was submitted At the General Assembly in Stockholm in June space for the interested about 400 profes- by FIG as a New Working Item Proposal to the Dr. Diane Dumashie was elected to take sionals. President Enemark gave a keynote on ISO. The initiative has been accepted by the ISO up the ‘baton’ for the remainder of the term environment and land administration in respect Technical Committee is active in standardisation 2008–2010 from Simon Adcock who had of rights, restrictions and responsibilities. The in the field of digital geographic information. to resign in early 2008. The hand over of the most important presentation was given by The LADM ISO 19152 Project Team had three ‘baton’ presented a good opportunity for a mid Roberto Rosseli who spoke on the ongoing meetings in 2008 in Copenhagen, Delft and in term review of ‘How we work as a Commission’ monumental construction Mose Project aiming Tsukuba in Japan in December 2008. with members feeding back from 2009 annual at protecting Venice and its lagoon against high Working Group 7.3 – Application of In- meeting led by the chair. Commission 8, with its tides. Following the symposium participants novative Technology in Land Administration involvement in the issues surrounding planning visited the Mose Project in Venice. chaired by Daniel Steudler supported the start and urbanisation is often exploring planning At the FIG Working Week in Stockholm more of UN/FAO Project “FLOSS Cadastre” that had and problem resolution of the question ‘where than 80 papers were presented in Commission an expert group meeting in October 2007. As people wish to settle’. This means considering 7 and joint sessions. Commission contributed next step a workshop was organised in Dunedin, not only new development activities but also to the joint FIG-UN-HABITAT symposium on New Zealand, May 2008. Discussion at work- regenerating the built environment. Crucially “Improving Slum Conditions through Innovative shop showed that there would be a tremendous the commission needs to translate its activities Financing” with Tommy Österberg (Sweden) benefit when large national project declare not only in established areas, but also those and Christiaan Lemmen as the leaders and their software developments as open-source. that are new and emerging areas. Increasingly supported by other Commission 7 delegates. The working group is responsible to keep the our members are highlighting and debating the Working Group 7.1 – Development of Cadastral Template up to-date with contribution global issue of environmental resilience in human Pro Poor Land Management and Land Ad- by national delegates and representatives. settlement activities. 11 Commission Activities

an e-forum was run by the GLTN Secretariat in ing the future. The seminar was very active October 2008 to build further consensus on gathering about 200 participants from nine these evaluation criteria. The chair was invited countries. The President of the China Institute to assist in developing and subsequently taking of Real Estate Appraisers and Agents (CIREA) a role of moderator within the e-forum team .The Mr. Song Chunhua, Vice-President Elect Mr. results were shared at the 4th World Urban Forum Teo CheeHai, Vice-President of the Hong Kong in Nanjing, China in November 2008. Institute of Surveyors (HKIS) Mr. Stephen M W Commission 8 has continued to maintain Yip and Vice Minister of Ministry of Housing and strong relationship with other land professional Urban-Rural Development of P. R. China Mr. Qi groups, such as Commonwealth Association of Ji gave welcome addresses. Land Economists (CASLE) and ways to be in- A workshop on FIG recommendations for volved in the next African Regional Conference. good practice in compulsory purchase and compensations was organised. After the seminar Commission 9 representatives lead by Organising Committee of the FIG/CIREA/ Commission 9 – Valuation and the chair Kauko Viitanen visited CIREA office and HKIS Seminar after the successful Management of Real Estate discussed with Mr. Chai Qiang about goals Commission 9 event in Beijing. of the FIG commission 9 and possibilities to In 2008 Commission 9’s activities concentrated activate the Chinese participation. It was also on FIG Working Week in Stockholm and on a joint discussed to make this international seminar a The cross cutting theme occurring in our fo- seminar on Appraisal and Property Protection in tradition for Commission 9. cus is “Man’s relationship with the environment”. Beijing, China on 18–19 October. In addition, the This theme has resulted in increasing numbers Working Groups of the Commission have been of technical sessions being developed at our working with their topics through out the year. Commission 10 – Construction working weeks. Dealing with such questions In Stockholm the Commission held the com- Economics and Management as: the surveyors role and developing our own mission annual meeting and all working groups capacity, the ability to communicate to the public had their own meetings, WG 9.2 even arranged Commission 10 is working to the broad agenda at large, the importance of land and energy, but a special event. In addition there were several set out in the paper an “Explanation of the also how we may increase the technical know presentations on valuation and real estate man- Present and an Agenda for the Future” and in how of planning and development. These suc- agement in seven sessions. Commission work plan. cessful sessions could not be achieved without Working Group 9.2 – Improving Slum Commission attended the FIG Working Week cross commission support, an indication of the Conditions through Innovative Financing, in Stockholm and presented papers in three holistic remit of today’s land professional. chair Bengt Kjellson and co-chair Ann Jen- technical sessions. Richard Hucker chaired The areas of interest of Commission 8 remain nervik, had a key role in organising the joint another very successful Open Session in which on: Urbanisation, be it concentrated in informal set- FIG/UN-HABITAT symposium during the Work- he reported on the work carried out by WG10.3 tlements and/ or Mega cities; Disaster reduction, ing Week in Stockholm on “Improving Slum and lead wide ranging discussion of the several be it coastal or inland, and/ or disasters natural or Conditions Through Innovative Financing”. The examples of project management practice that man made; and Spatial planning, be it on policy and seminar event was very well attended and very he and his colleagues had investigated. practice in greenfield or brown field sites. successful. An important part of the event was Commission chair Andrew Morley attended Commission Working Group 8.4 Urban the inclusion of dialogues as a way to stimulate the CEEC’s bi-annual General Assembly in Prague Planning in Coastal Regions progress has discussion and exchange of experiences across in April 2008 and CEEC presented a paper dur- been made to initiate a joint Commission output, professional disciplines. In addition to a number ing the FIG Working Week. This cooperation is involving Commissions 4, 5 and 8 respectively of plenary sessions and presentations on the working well and promises further involvement with a focus on coastal change, a joint working subject matter, a total of eight dialogues were in the European context. group effort to work toward an interdisciplinary held. This produced valuable outcome which has Shortly after the Working Week, Andrew output of the three disciplines: (i) spatial plan- been documented jointly by FIG and UN-HABITAT Morley was able to attend the ICEC Congress ning, (ii) geodetic surveying and (iii) marine (FIG publication no.44), and the outcome of the in Toronto with the object of bringing to life the th administration to coastal development. The work seminar was presented at the 4 World Urban ten year old MoU between ICEC and FIG. This aims to lead to a guide for practitioners. Forum, in Nanjing, China in November 2008. was a positive meeting and work is in progress Dr. Dumashie has been with the working The Joint FIG/CIREA/HKIS Seminar on Ap- to identify and develop projects of mutual inter- agenda by liaising with international agencies, praisal and Property Protection was organised est to the two memberships. In November the NGOs and member organisations, as well as en- in Beijing, China P. R., 18–19 October 2008 by chair attended the biennial ICEC Europe Regional couraging cross-commission involvement. This the China Institute of Real Estate Appraisers meeting in Rome. work will continue with special focus in Africa. and Agents (CIREA), The Hong Kong Institute Andrew Morley attended the first meeting Commission chair and members have ac- of Surveyors (HKIS) and FIG Commission 9 of a Commission 10 interest group of African tively engaged with the GLTN secretariat, hosted in co-operation with FIG Commission 8. The quantity surveyors held during the AAQS trien- by UN-HABITAT. Following on from Commission major goal of this seminar was to intensify the nial conference in Accra, Ghana in August. It is 8 members’ involvement in 2007 and then early discussion between valuers, surveyors, real hoped that this grouping arrangement will work 2008 on gender responsive evaluation criteria estate experts, investors, financiers, urban to overcome some of the logistical issues that and gender-sensitive tool development process, planners, researchers, teachers and decision have previously limited African participation in makers and develop common ideas for shap- Commission work. 12 Co-operation with United Nations

Co-operation with United Nations

The Global Land Tools Network (GLTN) held a Land Professionals Workshop on Gendering Land Tools, in Bagamoyo, Tanzania from 10–11 March 2008, this workshop was co-hosted by Commission 8 and Dr. Diane Dumashie on behalf of FIG. GLTN remits to develop pro poor land tools that are gender sensitive is one of the core objectives of the network. The workshop discussion was set in the context of the gender mechanism for gendering land tools, and gave careful consideration of how tools can be made responsive to gender and what methodology would enable the gendering of existing land tools. This meeting brought together 12 participants from Sub Saharan Africa, Europe and Asia Pacific to collectively bring their professional knowledge and experience to the network debate and con- tribute to a road map that will identify the way GLTN Advisory Board Meeting at the UN-HABITAT Office, New York, 7 May 2008. forward. The future steps include setting up the Gender Mechanism Expert Group, which will ne- cessitate identification of stakeholders including President Enemark attended the Global professional groups. Land Tool Network International Advisory Board UN/ECE organised a Workshop on Legal (IAB) Meeting in New York 7 May 2008 during Empowerment of the Poor in Bergen, Nor- the 16th Meeting of the UN Commission for way, 10–11 April 2008. The event was being Sustainable Development (CSD-16) 5–16 May hosted by the Mapping and Cadastre Authority 2008. The GLTN IAB is established to provide of Norway (Statens Kartverk), in association objective advice on issues related to the GLTN with the United Nations Economic Commission policies, operational strategies and projects. for Europe’s (UN ECE) Working Party on Land IAB consist of representatives of the various Administration (WPLA) and was attended by 110 7 segments of GLTN partners, where FIG rep- participants from about 36 countries, amongst resents the international professional bodies. them Vice President Paul van der Molen and The meeting in New York was the second of Chryssy Potsiou, Chair of Commission 3. The IAB and chaired by President Enemark due conference aimed at presenting outcomes of the to apologies from the IAB Chairperson, Mrs. work of the Commission on Legal Empowerment Agnes Kalibbala, Uganda. The key issues of the Poor, and discussing its relevance for the included an evaluation of the overall GLTN activi- UN ECE region. ties during the last year. During the CSD-16 a FAO/UN-HABITAT Expert Group Meeting (EGM) range of side-events took place. One of these Richard Trenchard, FAO, Clarissa on Guidelines for Addressing Land Issues after organised by UN-HABITAT, related to Gender Augustinus, UN-HABITAT, and Stig Natural Disasters was held at the UN-HABITAT and Land and included a presentation from Enemark, FIG at the FAO/UN-HABITAT Office in Geneva, 21–23 April 2008. The meet- Dr. Diane Dumashie, Chair of Commission 8 Expert Group Meeting in Geneva in April ing was invited by Paul Munro-Faure, Chief, entitled “Gendering Land Tools: from Policy 2008. Land Tenure and Management Unit, FAO; and to Practice” and showing the results of the Clarissa Augustinus, Chief, Land, Tenure and UN-HABITAT/FIG workshop held in Bogamoya, Property Administration, UN-HABITAT. The EGM Tanzania, March 2008 on Land Tools: Develop- was organised to contribute to the process of de- ing Criteria for Gender Sensitivity. veloping Guidelines and a Toolkit for addressing International Seminar on State and Public Land Issues after Natural Disasters. The meeting Land Management was organised by FIG Com- included about 40 invited experts from the UN mission 7 and the Consiglio Nazionale Geometri Agencies, humanitarian organisations, and the e Geometri Laureati in co-operation with FIG land profession. FIG President Stig Enemark Commission 9 and the Food and Agriculture represented FIG that is currently considering how Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Land best to contribute addressing the land issue after Tenure and Management Unit in Verona, Italy natural disasters. This may include a number of 9–10 September 2008. The Seminar preceded activities ranging from policy development in the Annual Meeting of FIG Commission 7, cooperation with the UN agencies to professional organised in close cooperation with CNGGL. support in actual disaster situations in coopera- Both events attracted land professionals from tion with other professional organisations. all over the world. 13 Co-operation with United Nations

discussed formal and informal ways to come up with action-oriented proposals to create sustainable cities. FIG was represented by President Enemark, who was one of the keynote speakers in Dia- logue 2 – Promoting Social Equity and Inclusive- ness, which was one of the six core sessions of the WUF. His presentation included the launch of the report from the FIG/UN-HABITAT semi- nar in Stockholm “Improving Slum Conditions through Innovative Financing” and information about FIG contribution to the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN). In the GLTN Roundtable he had a larger presentation on the report and on the FIG role in promoting pro poor land tools. President Enemark attended also the meeting Dialogue 2 at WUF – Promoting Social Equity and Inclusiveness – Li Guo, Senior of the International Advisory Board of GLTN that Agricultural Economist, World Bank; Stig Enemark, President, International Federation made the work plan for GLTN for the next years, of Surveyors (FIG); Ms. Rita Payne, former Senior Producer BBC’s Asia Today in which FIG will play a key role. (moderator); Ms. Kyung-wha Kang, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, At the Habitat Professionals Forum meeting Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; Mr. Anders Knape, President, President Enemark gave the leadership of the Swedish Association of Local Authorities (SALAR), Sweden. HPF to the International Federation of Housing and Planning. New initiatives were introduced to increase the number of active professional The international seminar aimed to help rais- groups in the forum. ing global awareness of problems associated President Stig Enemark attended the Expert with state/public land and its management, to Group Meeting on Voluntary Guidelines on Re- improve knowledge of good practices in this sponsible Governance of Tenure of Land and area, and encourage these to be addressed in other Natural Resources at FAO Headquarters, new development initiatives. Introductions were Rome, Italy, 24–25 November 2008. FAO, and made by Stig Enemark on work of FIG in this partners such as the World Bank, UN-HABITAT, area and Mika Törhönen on the work of FAO. IFAD (International Federation of Agricultural It was observed that poor governance of public Development), and FIG have been working since lands disproportionately affects the poor. There 2005 on governance of land administration is a need for a pro-poor policy on public lands to raise awareness and produce guidelines. because of dependence of rural poor on such A good example of this is the FAO publica- lands. There are different types of state lands tion on Good governance in land tenure and – a ‘continuum’ can be constructed State lands administration. As the next step FAO embarks deliver public services that individuals cannot on assisting countries wishing to develop a provide for themselves. State land management formal policy response to the problems of can be improved by technical means and by weak governance and corruption. This work President Enemark at the WUF good governance in land administration. Solving is intended to result in voluntary guidelines for conference in Nanjing. this is in fact is a political and social issue – it responsible governance of tenure of land and is about power relationships. Guidelines in rela- other natural resources prepared jointly by tion to this subject will be published in the near governments, civil society and international future by FAO. organizations and approved by FAO’s member The Fourth World Urban Forum was organ- nations, as well as other interested parties. ised by UN-HABITAT in Nanjing, China P. R. 3–6 This EGM included a group of around 80 par- November 2008. The theme of this WUF was ticipants representing about 60 institutions “Harmonious Urbanization: the Challenge of from all regions in the world. The aim of the Balanced Territorial Development.” The main meeting was to help FAO to finalise a discussion topics of WUF included how to tackle rapid ur- paper called Towards Voluntary Guidelines on banisation and its impact on the poor. More than Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land and 10,000 participants from non-governmental other Natural Resources. This paper will lay the organisations, community-based groups, urban base for regional and civil society consultations Summit of key UN agency people: From professionals and academics to governments, in 2009, which will lead to the preparation of left: Paul Munro-Faure (FAO), Mika local authorities, and national and international the First Draft Voluntary Guidelines at the end Törhönen (FAO), Clarissa Augustinus (UN- associations were at the forum. Through a of 2009. One of the consultation seminars HABITAT), and David Palmer (FAO) at the series of round-table discussions, seminars and will take place at the FIG regional conference FAO EGM in Rome in November 2008. dialogues, participants exchanged ideas and in Vietnam. 14 Co-operation with Professional and Regional Organisations

Co-operation with professional and regional organisations

Vice President Matt Higgins attended the Munich Satellite Navigation Summit in Germany, 19–21 February 2008. The meeting is really is a “Summit”, in that it deals with the latest develop- ments but does so with a focus on the policy aspects. As such the Summit is a quite unique format. It also has the advantage of attracting senior decision makers, making it an ideal event for high level networking. The sessions were structured as panels where speakers gave short explanations of the status of their topic and then form a panel that is questioned by the session chair. In the Summit program, there were many excellent presentations on latest status and policy developments relating to all the major providers of GNSS, including the EU, USA, Russia, India, Japan and China. President Stig Enemark attended the XXI ISPRS Congress (The International Society for Members of the JB-GIS in Beijing: Prof. William Cartwright (Australia), President of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) and the ICA; Dr. Dorota A. Grejner-Brzezinska (USA), IAG; Prof. Stig Enemark (DK); Prof. Ian Annual meeting of the Joint Board for Geospatial Dowman (UK), President of ISPRS; Mr. Bas Kok (NL), President of GSDI; Mr. Mark Societies (JB-GIS) in Beijing, China P. R., 3–11 Cygan (IMTA); Dr. Orhan Altan (Turkey), Secretary General and Incoming President of July 2008. The theme of the congress was ISPRS; Mr. Rodrigo Barriga Vargas (Chile), Observer from PAIGH; Dr. David Fairbairn “Silk Road for Information from Imagery” which (UK), Secretary General of ICA. symbolises the transfer from the last ISPRS congress in Istanbul, to Beijing following the large. Another key project is about establish- Silk Road used by traders since 200BC thus ing an ad hoc committee on Risk and Disaster recognizing the global aspects of the congress Management. by bringing nations and cultures together. The The 39th Conference of the French Chartered congress was organised by the State Bureau of Surveyors and 1st Conference of European Sur- Surveying and Mapping in China and sponsored veyors, Strasbourg, France, 17–19 September by the Chinese Society of Geodesy, Photogram- 2008. The conference was organised by Ordre metry and Cartography (FIG member associa- des Geométrès-Experts (OGE) in cooperation tion). President Ian Dowman recognised the with the two European surveyors’ organizations recent earthquake in Wenchuan that has also the CLGE (Council of European Geodetic Survey- demonstrated the immense importance of ors) and GE (Geométrès Europas). The main aim photogrammetry and remote sensing in disaster of this European Conference was to raise aware- risk management. Geospatial information has ness of the surveying profession and increase its Beijing City Centre with the Forbidden become a key component of prediction, emer- exposure among various European institutions City and Tiananmen Square gency response and recovery. The Congress and EU consumers generally both in France and included three plenary sessions, a range of across Europe. The opening session included workshops, poster sessions, and more than keynote addresses from Pierre Bibollet, OGE 150 technical sessions. President Enemark President, Alain Gaudet, GE President, Hen- presented a keynote entitled “Capacity Building ning Elmstrom, CLGE President, and Francois for Land Governance in Support of the Global Mazuyer, Vice President of OGE and general Agenda”. He also chaired and gave an introduc- rapporteur of the conference. President Stig tory presentation at a special session on Educa- Enemark concluded his keynote presentation by tion and Capacity Building in Geomatics. “FIG sees the European region as a very strong The meeting of the Joint Board of Geospatial partner in building and enhancing the global Information Societies included some fruitful standing of the surveying profession.” information on current activities and discus- The conference was organised around three sions on future cooperation and collaboration main themes: surveyor and advances in technol- between the members. A key issue is about ogy: making sustainable development part of the development of the Geographic Information equation; law, the surveyor and property: what Pierre Bibollet, President of the French Knowledge Network (GIK Network) that is a areas of expertise for what guarantees; and Ordre des Geométrès-Experts and FIG huge common project led by GSDI to serve the surveyors and the consumer: matching services President Stig Enemark at the OGE global geographic information community at to requirements. The conference was attended conference in Strasbourg. 15 Co-operation with Professional and Regional Organisations

by more than 1,000 participants with more surveyors’ association for Latin America. Work Plan 2007–2010 than 100 from outside France and with a This Latin American surveyors associa- – Building the Capacity strong representation from Francophone tion would link professionals of the whole Africa. President Enemark also attended continent in all fields of common interest Promoting and Enhancing the Role of FIG a meeting of the Francophone Group of whether they are professional, educative • Professional development Surveyors. The conference concluded by or related to free movement of labour, etc. • Capacity building and institutional development adopting a document of recommendations This meeting was attended by surveyors • Global development that was signed by the three presidents of from six countries from the region. • Linking the global agenda and individual survey- OGE, CLGE, and GE. The recommendations Vice President Matt Higgins attended ors are focused on the role and professional the Third Meeting of the International Continuing and Enhancing the Dialogue with status of the European surveyor. Committee on Global Navigation Satellite the Member Associations Prof. Pedro Cavero, FIG Ambassador Systems (ICG) in Pasadena, California, • Promoting the benefits of being a member for Latin America, attended the X Interna- USA, 8–12 December 2008. The ICG • Increasing the membership base tional Congress on Surveying, Cadastre, has been formed as a result of recom- • Ongoing implementation of the information and Geodesy and Geomatics that was held in mendations of the UN Committee on the communication policy San José, Costa Rica, 18–20 September Peaceful Use of Outer Space (COPUOS), • Establishing a forum for mapping agency chief 2008. The conference was organised by as ratified by the General Assembly of executives the Colegio de Ingenieros Topógrafos de the UN. The United Nations Office for • Establishing a forum for corporate members Costa Rica CIT/CFIA and co-sponsored Outer Space Affairs (UN OOSA) acts as by FIG. 360 participants from Costa the secretariat for the ICG. FIG has a MoU Promoting FIG as a Global Organisation Rica and several neighbouring countries with UN OOSA. A major development for • Encouraging global representation in Council and attended this bi-annual congress. On the the surveying and geodesy community at commission officers 19th September there was the hand over ICG-3 was the formation of a Task Force • Encouraging global distribution of and representa- of the Spanish version of the Costa Rica on Geodetic References. The proposed tion at FIG conferences Declaration from FIG to the Colegio by Prof. membership of the Task Force means • Interacting with regional organisations and re- Cavero. President Juan Manuel Castro that for the first time ever, there will be a specting cultural diversity Alfaro confirmed to deliver the report to single forum where experts from the user different governmental departments in community (including FIG and the Interna- Responding to the Millennium Development Costa Rica and further offered it to the tional Association of Geodesy, IAG) can Goals foreign delegates of the congress to bring meet directly with experts from the GNSS • Developing an FIG policy on the MDGs in coopera- it to their governments. A meeting was providers. A similar Task Force has been tion with the UN agencies and the World Bank organised to discuss about establishing a established on Time References. • High level FIG/WB conference in 2008 to promote the FIG global profile in this area

Revising the Conference Structure • Even years: Major conference such as the FIG Congress or a major Working Week • Odd years: Working Week and regional confer- ence in partnership with the UN organisations • Council initiated expert symposia on topical is- sues e.g. linked to national events

Empowering ACCO and the Commission Activities • ACCO as a dynamic forum for strategic advice and professional development • Enhancing the profile of the technical programme at the conferences including peer reviewed papers • Establishing an online FIG journal • Establishing Task Forces to deal with inter-com- mission activities and policy implementation

Sustaining the FIG Office Administration and Finances • Administration • Finance Prof. Pedro Cavero making his welcome address at the opening ceremony of • Meetings the conference in Costa Rica in September 2008. Other speakers were Ms. • Events Eugenia Flores Vindas, Minister of Science and Technology, Costa Rica, Eng. Jorge Badilla Pérez and Eng. Juan Manuel Castro Alfaro. 16 Visits to Members

Visits to members

The FIG Council members and representatives of the Federation have visited following member associations and events during 2008. President Stig Enemark attended TOP-Cart 2008, the International Congress on Geomatics and Surveying Engineering – IX National Con- gress of Surveying Engineers in Valencia, Spain, 18–21 February 2008 as a key note speaker. The focus of the conference was to emphasise before the public authorities and the society the role of the surveying profession at national and international level. A special focus was given to developing the cadastre in Spain and enhancing the role of the surveying profession within the Prof. Pedro Cavero, Prof. Ian Williamson, FIG President Stig Enemark, and Director cadastral area, as is the case in most countries Jesús S. Miranda Hita at TOP-Cart 2008. throughout the world. The conference was or- ganized by the Spanish Association of Surveyors in cooperation with the Technical University of Valencia. Plenary session on the cadastre included presentations from Jesús S. Miranda Hita, Director of the Spanish Cadastre; Prof. Ian Williamson, University of Melbourne; and Presi- dent Enemark. The conference was attended by more than 500 delegates with about 450 from Spain. Furthermore 170 students and more than 50 exhibitors made the events a great platform for networking and professional development. The conference included about 20 sessions with about 90 papers presented. President Enemark attended the International Seminar on Land Management at the Ministry for Municipal and Rural Affairs, Deputy Ministry for Deputy Minister for Land and Surveying Dr. Al Ruwaished, FIG President Prof. Stig Land and Surveying, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Enemark, and Assistant Deputy Minister for Land and Surveying Muhammad Alrajhi Arabia, 5–6 April 2008. The focus of the confer- who was hosting the meeting in Riyadh. ence was to contribute to the development of basic land policy principles for the Kingdom of Enemark gave his keynote presentation “Land Vice President Matt Higgins attended the 4th Saudi Arabia. The land information policies and Management and Spatial enabled Government” International Exhibition and Scientific Congress actual databases are already well developed in the plenary session on Geospatial Policies. “GEO-Siberia-2008” was organised by the Si- under the Deputy Ministry of Land and Survey- Plenary sessions also included presentations berian State Academy of Geodesy (SSGA) and ing; and the perspectives for developing a full from Prof. Harlan Onsrud, Executive Director, the International Exhibition Centre Siberian Fair land management system including a modern GSDI; Prof. Mike Jackson, Nottingham Univer- in Novosibirsk; Russian Federation 22–24 April approach to land tenure, land valuation, and land sity, UK; and Dr. Derek Clarke, Department of 2008. This year’s event was devoted to the 75th use control are currently debated. The seminar Land Affairs, South Africa. anniversary of SSGA. There were some 3,000 included a range of presentations from invited President Enemark attended the International participants overall with approximately 100 com- experts such as Prof. Holger Magel, Honorary Conference Policy meets Land management: panies in the exhibition. In the conference there President of FIG; Prof. Gottfried Konecny and Contribution to the Achievement of the Millen- were 18 technical sessions with 450 presenta- Prof. Hans Knoop from Germany. nium Development Goals”, in Munich, Germany, tions. The event has excellent participation from President Enemark attended the international 17–18 April 2008. The Conference was hosted within Russia and surrounding countries and is congress and exhibition Map Middle East 2008 by Prof. Holger Magel. The Conference was fo- representative of the whole of the Central Asian in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 8–10 April cused on the contribution of sound land policies region. FIG Commissions 5 and 6 co-sponsored 2008. The Congress was organized by GIS and proper land management to the achieve- the conference. Development, a corporate member of FIG, and ment and implementation of the Millennium At the occasion of its 161st anniversary, included a range of plenary sessions on geospa- Development Goals. A special focus was given the General Directorate of Land Registry and tial policies, technology, and best practice as to reflecting the on the German contribution in Cadastre together with the FIG Turkish member well as a number regional sessions on municipal this regard, but also the more global perspec- association Chamber of Surveying and Cadastral GIS. A major exhibition presented the latest tive were presented and discussed. President Engineers organised the 2nd Cadastral Congress geospatial technology developments with about Enemark gave a keynote presentation on “Global in the Turkish capital Ankara 21–24 May 2008. 50 companies and organisations. President partnerships in Land Management”. Vice President Paul van der Molen repre- 17 Visits to Members

opportunity to experience the spirit of the Croatian surveyors. President Enemark gave the key note address at the meeting entitled “The Land Management Challenge: The Role of the Surveyors in Support of the Global Agenda”. The presentation explained about the need for – next to the geodetic and technical disciplines of surveying – also to include the areas of land tenure, land value, land use, and land develop- ment as key areas of expertise for the surveying profession. The meeting was attended by around 900 delegates that are almost two thirds of all members. President Enemark and the FIG Director visited Hanoi, Vietnam 8–11 July 2008 for preparations of the 7th FIG Regional Conference that will take place in Hanoi 19–22 October 2009. During the visit the FIG representatives Prof. Mike Jackson, Prof. Harlan Onsrud, Prof. Stig Enemark, and Dr. Derek Clarke in met with the Council of the Vietnam Asso- Dubai at Map Mid East. ciation of Geodesy, Cartography and Remote Sensing, VGCR and several representatives of the Vietnamese administration on surveying, mapping and land administration. During the visit President Enemark visited the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment where they met with Mr. Nguyen Van Duc, Vice Minister for Natural Resources and Environment, and representatives from departments of survey and mapping; environmental protection; and land administration that is in charge for the big land administration project that is on the way in Vietnam. There are several international projects in Vietnam that are of interest for surveyors. The Vice Minister confirmed the full support of the Vietnamese government to the conference. President Enemark visited Sydney 1 August 2008 to meet with representatives of the local organising committee for hosting the FIG XXIV Congress in Sydney 11–16 April 2010. Vice President Paul van der Molen visited the Institution of Surveyors of Tanzania in Dar es Salaam in August 2008 where he met with Vice President Matt Higgins outside the Siberian State Academy of Geodesy SSGA at Prof. Simon Ndyetabula President and Mr. Geo-Siberia 2008. Nassor Duduma, Secretary General of IST. In the discussion IST informed FIG about priority sented FIG at the meeting that was attended issues of the Tanzanian surveyors. Substantial by about 500 colleagues. Prof. van der Molen attention was given to the ethical standards of delivered a key-note speech, addressing the the profession in Tanzania, where the Institution view of FIG on land administration world wide, acts as an advisor to the Government’s National the development and trends, and the role of land Council of Professional Surveyors. The Council valuation for society. issues and maintains the licenses of the private President Enemark visited the Croatian surveyors. It appears that the Institution aims Geodetic Society at the 15th biannual meeting of at keeping high ethical standards, to guarantee Croatian surveyors in Rovijn, 22–25 May 2008. trust of the Tanzanian people in the surveying The Croatian Geodetic Society is the umbrella profession. The Institution is active in promoting organisation for all surveyors and geodesists in the profession in the Tanzanian society while at Croatia with more than 1,500 members. It has the same time promoting professional advance- been a member of FIG since 1996. The visit ment through seminars and courses. Prof. Damir Medak, President Stig was hosted by the President Petar Nikolic FIG Director attended INTERGEO 2008 in Enemark, and President Petar Nikolic. and Prof. Damir Medak and provided a great Bremen, Germany 1– 2 October 2008. The 18 visit was mainly used for discussions with FIG corporate members to discuss future co-operation and new concept of partnership between FIG and its corporate members. INTERGEO was for three days the focal point of the international geo community where over 15,000 experts from all five continents attended the world’s biggest congress trade fair for geodesy, geoinformation and land man- agement. INTERGEO 2008 was also historical in the sense that President of DVW Hagen Graeff opened the INTERGEO for the last time as he stepped off from the DVW presidency at the end of this year. The FIG Director attended INTERGEO 2008 as the FIG representative. He attended the Opening Ceremony and some of the confer- ence sessions as well as the exhibition. During the tradeshow he had also several meetings with the major FIG corporate members who as normally attended the tradeshow. INTERGEO offered excellent opportunities not only to get familiar with the latest development in technol- ogy but also to improve co-operation between the corporate members and FIG. Good discus- sions on co-operation were had among others Minister Faruk Nafiz Özak and FIG Vice President Paul van der Molen meeting at the with e.g. Trimble, ESRI and Bentley on general Congress and discussing the Turkish bid for hosting the FIG Congress 2014. co-operation and participation to the next FIG events in Eilat, Hanoi and Sydney. The FIG Direc- tor met also with representatives of several FIG member associations and members including President Enemark together with Vice Australia, Austria, Germany, Ghana, Russia and President Matt Higgins and FIG Director vis- Ukraine. ited Sydney 10–14 November to discuss the President Enemark attended the Annual Con- themes and arrangements of the FIG Congress ference of the Society of Chartered Surveyors, 2010 that will be held 11–16 April 2010 at Dublin, Ireland, 17 October, 2008, entitled the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre Ireland´s Future in a Global Economy. The one- At the meetings the theme of the conference day conference included six key presentations was confirmed to be “Facing the Challenges addressing the conference themes e.g. from – Building the Capacity”. In addition to the following perspectives banking and property in opening ceremony there will be four plenary Ireland and abroad; forecast for Irish construc- sessions with topics related to big challenges tion; and Ireland in a global economy from a that are facing surveyors and mankind (climate President Stig Enemark, FIG and developer’s perspective. President Stig Enemark change, disaster risk management and good President Võ Đang Hùng, VGCR signed talked about property development and the role land governance), to spatially enabled soci- the agreement on organising the 7th FIG of the global surveying profession. The confer- ety and technological futures (as positioning Regional Conference in Hanoi. ence was very well attended and provided a infrastructures and information mobility). The useful insight on the role and also opportunities technical programme allows 8–10 parallel of the surveying profession in Ireland during the technical sessions and workshops that can current financial crisis. accommodate up to 600 presentations. As President Enemark attended the event of the usual, the option for peer review and non peer Michael Long Memorial lecture on the evening review papers will be offered. before the conference and gave a key presen- President Enemark met during his visit rep- tation on the Role of the Surveying profession resentatives of different Australian associations in Contributing to Society. Michael Long was representing surveyors in New South Wales and the founder of the Land Surveying (Geomatics) in Australia. They expressed great enthusiasm division in the Society of Chartered Surveyors to the congress that is expected to gather more and was strongly committed to the FIG activi- than 2,000 surveyors to Sydney. FIG 2010 will ties. Finally, he gave a lecture to the students at be the only significant conference in the Asia- Dublin Institute of Technology that offers a key Pacific region in 2010. The congress will offer Hagen Graeff, DVW President giving his program in surveying. a real good reason to visit Australia, if you have farewell address at Intergeo in Bremen. 19 Visits to Members

ian surveyors have lot to offer for international participants in both professional and social aspects. President Enemark, Vice President Dr. Dalal S. Alnaggar and the FIG Director visited Mo- rocco 16–20 December 2008 in conjunction to the launch of the FIG Working Week 2011. Dur- ing the visit they attended the seminar organised by ONIGT and had meetings with the Council of ONIGT, the organising committee of FIG 2011, representatives of the Moroccan government, parliament and as well as tourism authorities. The delegation also had the opportunity to meet with the Moroccan surveyors both in Rabat and in Marrakech. FIG Working Week 2011 will be hosted jointly Paul van der Molen (left), Simon Ndyetabula (middle), and Nassor Duduma (right). by FIG and the Ordre National des Ingénieurs Géomètres-Topographes, ONIGT. This prepara- tory visit was organised to introduce FIG and the conference to the authorities and partners in Morocco as well as to the members of ONIGT. The visit offered FIG representatives a good opportunity to get familiar with the conference preparations and facilities in Marrakech. Marra- kech is already familiar to FIG members as was the venue for the 2nd FIG Regional Conference in December 2003. All those who participated this regional conference are fully convinced that Morocco and Marrakech will offer an excellent venue for the Working Week both what comes to professional quality, technical facilities and social programme. The representatives of FIG, ONIGT leaders and Dr. Sarkis Fadous, President of the Arab Union of Surveyors met during the visit with the Mr. Karim Ghellab, Minister of Public Work and Transport who same as Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Housing, Planning and ISA President Jim Curnow and FIG President Stig Enemark sign the Joint venture Agreement Urban Development confirmed their full sup- for the FIG Congress 2010. Back: Mark Gordon, Paul Harcombe, Matt Higgins and port to the conference. The delegation visited Jonathan Saxon. also the Moroccan Parliament where they met with Mr. Mostapha Mansouri, Speaker of not done it earlier or if you just want to return the Moroccan House of Representatives. The for another visit. In addition to the technical and launching seminar of FIG 2011 was opened scientific programme there will be an entertain- by Mr. Aziz Hilali, President of ONIGT. Other ing social programme full of Australian friendship presentations were made by Dr. Mohammed and hospitality. The tradeshow is expected to Ettarid, Congress Director FIG 2011, Presi- be the bigger than any normal FIG congress dent Enemark, Dr. Fadous on behalf of AUS and it will attract also attendees outside the and representatives of Moroccan authorities congress participants. The Young Ambassadors and professional organisations. The meeting are planning a special programme for students was attended by about 100 people. and young surveyors prior to and during the After the meetings in Rabat President congress. Enemark together with the Director and rep- President Enemark also visited the Depart- resentatives from ONIGT visited Marrakech ment of Lands of New South Wales, meeting to see the venues of the Working Week and Dr. Sarkis Fadous, President of AUS, Dr. with Warwick Watkins, Surveyor General, to meet with the surveyors from Marrakech. Dalal S. Alnaggar, FIG Vice President, Des Mooney, General Manager LPI and Paul The meeting on Saturday morning gathered Aziz Hilali, President of ONIGT and Prof. Harcombe, Chief Surveyor LPI and even more more than 30 interested surveyors to dis- Stig Enemark, FIG President at the ONIGT importantly the Congress Director of FIG 2010. cuss the local contributions to the FIG 2011 Headquarters. The visit stated clearly that Sydney and Austral- programme. 20 Permanent Institutions and Communication

Permanent Institutions of when the system was invented and produced. FIG Publications 2008 FIG has two permanent institutions: The Jan de Graeve and Jim Smith com- International Office of Cadastre and pleted a 1,100 page translation, from Land Records – OICRF, www.oicrf.org, French to English, of the final reports No 39, 2008 FIG Work Plan 2007–2010 and The International Institution for the of FGW Struve originally published in FIG REGULATIONS This publication includes the work plans FIG PUBLICATION NO 39 History of Surveying and Measurement 1857. The initial work on this was spon- of the FIG Council and ten technical com- – Permanent Institution of FIG (IIHSM), sored by Norway and Sweden. missions for 2007–2010. FIG Work Plan 2007–2010 www.fig.net/hsm. TheFIG Foundation is Members of the IIHSM also partici- in addition an independent body within pated in the two-yearly meeting of all the Federation. countries involved in the Struve World

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OICRF maintains a digital library that Heritage Monument. This was held OF SURVEYORS (FIG) contains approximately 7,900 publi- in the Latvian town of Jacobspils. In Figpub39.indd I 12.5.2008 12:15:10 st cations (1 of January 2009), which addition to technical presentations No 40, 2008 FIG Statutes, Internal Rules and include things such as conference there were visits to two of the survey FIG REGULATIONs Guidelines FIG PUbLIcATION NO 40 documents, magazine articles and stations to take part in inaugural This publication includes the FIG statutes, reports on land administration. All of celebrations. FIG Statutes, Internal Rules and Guidelines internal rules and other regulations. the available documents and the most recent publications can be accessed electronically at www.oicrf.org and Communication As proposed adoption of the General Assembly on 15 June 2008

downloaded in PDF format. In 2008 INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF sURVEYORs (FIG) the digital library got about 70,000 The main tools for communication of hits. This number is based on the the Federation are the FIG web site No 41, 2008 Capacity Assessment in Land application of new webstat software www.fig.net and different newsletters FIG GuIDE ­Administration FIG PublIc a t Ion that counts the hits as produced by (both as soft and hard copies) and no 41 This Guide, developed in cooperation users, this does not include hits pro- printed material and publications and Capacity Assessment in with FAO, is offered as a tool for improv- duced by search engines – which were CD-ROMs. Land Administration ing existing land administration systems included in earlier OICRF reporting. The web site includes e.g. the through in-country self-assessment of the OICRF is hosted by the Netherlands work plan of the Council and the com- capacity needs, especially in developing Cadastre, Public Registers and Map- missions; contact details of Council and transition countries where the finan- ping Agency. members, member associations, af- Figpub41.indd 1 27.5.2008 12:53:54 cial resources often are limited. The International Institution for the filiates, corporate members, academic History of Surveying and Measure- members, commission officers and No 42, 2008 The Road towards More Sustainable­ ment prepared a 1½ day symposium commission delegates; forthcoming FIG REPORT Places FIG PUBLICATION NO 42 in conjunction to the Working Week events; and FIG publications and confer- The aim of this publication is to explore Informal Settlements: The Road Towards in Stockholm. This was attended by ence reports. More Sustainable Places how surveyors can be better prepared to around 50 colleagues with a large rep- The FIG annual review – an overview work with international agencies, national resentation from Africa. Delegates had of major activities and achievements and local government in this area. The an opportunity to study and to read all and the main medium of external com- publication is the result of FIG Working

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION Tycho Brahe contribution, in the Royal munication. This is supported by a OF SURVEYORS (FIG) Group 8.3 and sets the road ahead in this Library during the Working Week period. monthly e-Newsletter which is sent free area. A separate special session was organ- of charge to all subscribers. All commis- No 43, 2008 Costa Rica Declaration on ised for African colleagues to discuss sions have also their newsletters that FIG POLICY STATEMENT Pro-Poor Coastal Zone ­Management FIG PUBLICATION NO 43 the. link from the Struve Arc to the 30th are published 1–2 per year and posted The coastal areas are fragile and include Meridian via the cross Mediterranean on the commission’s web site. Costa Rica Declaration Pro-Poor Coastal Zone Management a range of rights and interests. FIG sup- link from Crete to North Africa. The In the FIG publications series the ports the right of poor coastal communi- political situation in this area is actu- federation publishes formal policy ties to thrive, and retain ongoing access ally difficult with some of the countries statements and ethical, educational to coastal resources. This publication is a

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION th involved not answering any communica- and technical guidelines, these are OF SURVEYORS (FIG) result of 6 FIG Regional Conference held

Figpub43.indd I 22.5.2008 12:16:22 tions but we continue to work on it. The also available on the FIG home page. in San José, Costa Rica, 2007. General Assembly approved our efforts Proceedings of FIG conferences and of No 44, 2008 Improving Slum Conditions through to link the two meridians and to foster selected technical seminars sponsored FIG REPORT ­Innovative Financing FIG PUbLIcATION further research. or co-sponsored by FIG’s commissions NO 44 Summary report of the joint FIG/UN-HABI- Jim Smith has prepared with col- and member associations are published Improving Slum Conditions TAT seminar that took place in Stockholm, leagues from the UK and South Africa a normally on a CD-ROM and they are through Innovative Financing Sweden on 16–17 June 2008. book on the History of the Tellurometer also available on the FIG home page. that should be published very soon. It FIG publishes also on the web site a FIG/UN-HABITAT Seminar Stockholm, Sweden, 16–17 June 2008 is hoped that there will be a one-day monthly article that is selected from

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SURVEYORS (FIG) meeting in Cape Town in 2009 to be- a conference or event and that is of Figpub44.indd 1 8.10.2008 12:23:38 latedly celebrate the 50th anniversary general interest. 21 Highlights in 2009

Panel at the Closing Session: Joan Kagwanja, Economic Affairs Officer, UN- ECA, chair of the closing session (left), Paul van der Molen, the Netherlands, Clarissa Augustinus, UN-HABITAT, Cheryl Morden, IFAD, Jolyne Sanjak, MCC, Helge Onsrud, Norway and Alain Durand- Lasserve, France and Paul Munro-Faure, FAO.

FIG/ World Bank Conference “Land Governance in Support of the Millennium Development Goals: Responding to New Challenges” – Washington DC, USA 9–10 March 2009

The FIG – WB Conference “Land Governance in UN agencies, development agencies, profes- Support of the Millennium Development Goals: sionals, academia and private sector. Responding to New Challenges” took place at The conference was divided on six themes: the World Bank Headquarters in Washington Land governance for the 21st century; Building DC, 9–10 March 2009. The conference was sustainable, well-governed land administra- organised by the International Federation of tion systems´; Securing social tenure for the Surveyors and the World Bank. The general aim poorest; Making land markets work for all; was to emphasise the important role of Land Improving access to land and shelter; and Land Governance in implementing the Millennium governance for rapid urbanization. Together with Development Goals (MDGs) and to show how FIG opening and closing sessions, donators session and the WB work in parallel in this regard. The and country reports in total around 80 papers The World Bank Headquarters, Conference was attended by about 200 invited were presented in 20 sessions. Washington, D.C. international experts representing governments, In the organising committee FIG was repre- sented by President Stig Enemark and Paul van der Molen. Leading from the World Bank was Klaus Deininger, Lead Economist, World Bank Land Thematic Group. The gold sponsors of the event were ESRI, Trimble, Dutch Kadaster and GTZ and silver sponsors Leica Geomatics and ITC. The main outcomes of the conference and a joint FIG/WB declaration will be published in the FIG publication series.

FIG President Stig Enemark, Inga Björk- Klevby (Deputy Executive Director, UN-HABITAT, Mark Crackler, Director, WB ARD, Klaus Deininger, WB and Paul van der Molen, FIG. 22 FIG Working Week 2009 – Surveyors Key Role in Accelerated Development, Eilat, Israel 3–8 May 2009

The FIG Working Week 2009 will be held in Eilat, Israel, 3–8 May 2009. This is the third FIG Working Week and General Assembly under the current Council and at the same time the last before the FIG Congress 2010. This Working Week is hosted jointly by FIG and the Association of Licensed Surveyors in Israel (ALSI). In the technical programme of the FIG Work- ing Week 2009 there are about 250 papers in almost 60 technical sessions and workshops. The sessions cover all FIG Commissions and include e.g. a Forum for Director Generals of national mapping and cadastre agencies. Local organising committee of FIG Working Technical tours are offered to the Israel– Week 2009: Yoav Tal (left), Joseph Kraus, Egypt and Israel–Jordan boundaries; to the Chair of the Organising Committee and Eilat is a great destination for the FIG research tunnel at Mount Amram; to the copper President of ALSI, Joseph Forrai, Haim Working Week and for holidays. mines of Timna; and to the City of Eilat. Srebro, Congress Director, and Moshe Fogel.

7th FIG Regional Conference Spatial Data Serving People in Hanoi, ­Vietnam, 19–22 October 2009

and Promoting public private partnership). expect 300–350 participants to attend the Integrated to the FIG Regional Conference the conference. The participants are expected Food and Agriculture Organization of the United to come in equal parts from overseas, re- Nations (FAO) will be organizing a Regional Con- gion (East and South East Asia) and from ference on Voluntary guidelines for responsible Vietnam. governance of tenure of land and other natural The Vietnam Association of Geodesy, Car- resources. tography and remote Sensing, VGCR is very Visit to Ha Long Bay (Vietnamese: Vinh Ha well prepared for the conference and will do its Long) which is a UNESCO World Heritage site and utmost to make the conference a great experi- a candidate to the New 7 Wonders of the world ence and success. President Dang Hung Vo, will be a unique destination for the joint technical Secretary General Trinh Anh Co, Conference tour on the last day of the conference. Director Vo Chi My and members of the Board The concept of the regional conference will of VGCR and the organising committee are President Stig Enemark and Nguyen Van follow the concept of previous FIG regional well prepared to welcome the participants to Duc, Vice Minister for Natural Resources conferences that has proved to be successful. Hanoi. and Environment The conference will last for four days: three days for technical sessions and one day to a th The 7 FIG Regional Conference will take place joint technical visit to Ha Long Bay with a cruise in Hanoi 19–22 October 2009. The theme of in this magnificent nature heritage. the conference is Spatial Data Serving People As result of the conference an FIG publica- – Land Governance and the Environment – Build- tion “Hanoi Declaration on Land Acquisition in ing the Capacity. Each of the three days of the Developing Economies” will be prepared as an technical conference has a specific theme and outcome of the conference. The organisers keynote presentations: Day 1: Land Administra- tion (Land administration in Vietnam; World Bank projects in the South East Asia region; and Land acquisition in developing economies); Day 2: SDI and the Environment (SDI developments The joint technical tour for all in Vietnam; Climate change and disaster risk participants will bring you to Ha Long management; and Decentralisation and envi- Bay (Vietnamese: Vinh Ha Long) that ronmental management); and Day 3: Capacity is a UNESCO World Heritage site and a Building: (Professional standards and ethics; candidate to the New7Wonders of the Surveying education in Vietnam and SEA region; world. 23 The FIG Foundation

The FIG Foundation – Building a Sustainable Future FIG Definition of the Functions of the Surveyor

The FIG Foundation is an The definition of the functions of the surveyor as adopted by the FIG independent body under General Assembly in 2004: the International Federation of Surveyors. Summary – The Foundation has A surveyor is a professional person with the academic qualifications been established for the and technical expertise to conduct one, or more, of the following purpose of raising funds activities; to finance surveying educa- – to determine, measure and represent land, three-dimensional ob- tion development projects jects, point-fields and trajectories; and supporting young sur- – to assemble and interpret land and geographically related informa- veyors in order to build a tion, sustainable future. – to use that information for the planning and efficient administration – The Foundation funds of the land, the sea and any structures thereon; and, shall not be used to sup- – to conduct research into the above practices and to develop port the normal activities them. of FIG. – The Foundation is administered by the FIG Office in Copenha- Detailed Functions gen and directed by a Board of five Directors appointed by The surveyor’s professional tasks may involve one or more of the the FIG Council. following activities which may occur either on, above or below the – The Directors of the Foundation will announce every year the surface of the land or the sea and may be carried out in association scholarships and grants available. with other professionals. The first grants were given in 2002 and there after each year. 1. The determination of the size and shape of the earth and the Starting from 2009 the FIG Foundation will offer scholarships measurement of all data needed to define the size, position, shape to attend FIG conferences. These scholarships will be available and contour of any part of the earth and monitoring any change for authors of peer review papers coming from universities in therein. developing countries. 2. The positioning of objects in space and time as well as the position- ing and monitoring of physical features, structures and engineering The FIG Foundation – works on, above or below the surface of the earth. How can I contribute? 3. The development, testing and calibration of sensors, instruments Companies, associations, institutions, events, surveyors’ groups and systems for the above-mentioned purposes and for other and individuals may contribute to the Foundation by: surveying purposes. – Donations which will be recognised by a plaque or a certificate 4. The acquisition and use of spatial information from close range, of different categories reflecting the sum of donation as fol- aerial and satellite imagery and the automation of these proc- lows: esses. – platinum plaque EUR 25,000 5. The determination of the position of the boundaries of public or – gold plaque EUR 10,000 private land, including national and international boundaries, and – silver plaque EUR 5,000 the registration of those lands with the appropriate authorities. – bronze plaque EUR 1,000. 6. The design, establishment and administration of geographic – Donations to support specific projects or by offering scholar- information systems (GIS) and the collection, storage, analysis, ships. Donors and Benefactors may use the FIG Foundation management, display and dissemination of data. logo to promote their project donations or scholarships. 7. The analysis, interpretation and integration of spatial objects and – Voluntary donation when registering to FIG events. phenomena in GIS, including the visualisation and communication – Attending social functions such as the FIG Foundation Dinners of such data in maps, models and mobile digital devices. held during every FIG Congress and Working Week and other 8. The study of the natural and social environment, the measurement of events. land and marine resources and the use of such data in the planning of development in urban, rural and regional areas. 9. The planning, development and redevelopment of property, whether urban or rural and whether land or buildings. 10. The assessment of value and the management of property, whether urban or rural and whether land or buildings. 11. The planning, measurement and management of construction works, including the estimation of costs.

In the application of the foregoing activities surveyors take into ac- count the relevant legal, economic, environmental and social aspects affecting each project.

24 FIG Members (December 2008)

*) Membership to be decided by the General Assembly in May 2009.

Member association Affiliate Corporate member Correspondent Academic member

Member associations

Algeria Ordre des Géomètres-Experts Fonciers Estonia Association of Estonian Surveyors Argentina Federación Argentina de Agrimensores Fiji Fiji Institute of Surveyors Armenia Association of Private Surveyors Finland The Finnish Association of Surveyors Australia The Institution of Surveyors, Australia Maanmittausalan ammattikorkeakoulu- ja Austria Austrian Society for Surveying and opistoteknisten Liitto MAKLI ry ­Geoinformation France Ordre des Géomètres-Experts Belarus Land Reform Association Association Française de Topographie Belgium Union Belge des Géomètres-Experts Georgia Society of Professionals of Land Information ­Immobiliers Technologies Benin Syndicat National des Géomètres- Germany DVW – Deutscher Verein für Vermessungs­ ­Topographes et Assimilés du Bénin wesen – Gesellschaft für Geodäsie, Botswana Botswana Surveying and Mapping ­Geoinformation und Landmanagement ­Association Ghana Ghana Institution of Surveyors Brazil Brazilian Society of Cartography, Geodesy, Greece Technical Chamber of Greece Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Hellenic Association of Rural and Surveying FENEA – Federação Nacional dos Engineers ­Engenheiros Agrimensores Hong Kong SAR, The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors Brunei Darussalam Brunei Institution of Geomatics China The Hong Kong Institution of Engineering Bulgaria Union of Surveyors and Land Managers in Surveyors Bulgaria Chamber of Graduate Surveyors from Hungary Magyar Földméresi, Térképészeti és Bulgaria ­Távérzkelési Társaság Burkina Faso Association des Geometres et Topographes Indonesia Ikatan Surveyor Indonesia du Burkina Iran, Islamic Iranian Society of Surveyors Cameroon Ordre National des Geometres du Cameroun Republic Canada The Canadian Institute of Geomatics Ireland The Society of Chartered Surveyors China P.R. Chinese Society of Geodesy, The Irish Institution of Surveyors ­Photogrammetry and Cartography Israel Association of Licensed Surveyors in Israel China Institute of Real Estate Appraisers and Italy Consiglio Nazionale Geometri e Geometri Agents CIREA Laureati Congo D.R. Federation des Ingenieurs ­Geometres- Jamaica The Land Surveyors Association of Jamaica ­Topographes­ Japan Japan Federation of Surveyors Costa Rica Colegio de Ingenieros Topógrafos de Costa Kenya Institution of Surveyors of Kenya Rica Korea, Republic of Korea Confederation of Surveyors Croatia Croatian Geodetic Society Kosovo Kosova Surveyors Association Cyprus Association of Rural Surveying Engineers of Latvia Latvian Associations of Surveyors Cyprus Lebanon Ordre des Géomètres-Topographes du Liban Czech Republic Czech Union of Surveyors and Cartographers Czech Association of Certified Property Lithuania Lithuanian Association of Surveyors ­Appraisers Lithuanian Association of Property Valuers Denmark Den danske Landinspektørforening Luxembourg Ordre Luxembourg des Géomètres Egypt Egyptian Committee of Surveying and Malaysia Association of Authorised Land Surveyors ­Mapping Malaysia

25 FIG Members (December 2008)

*) Membership to be decided by the General Assembly in May 2009.

Malta Malta Institution of Surveyors Affiliate Members Mexico Colegio de Ingenieros Topógrafos A.C. Mongolia Mongolian Association of Geodesy and Australia and ANZLIC – the Spatial Information Council Cartography New Zealand Morocco Ordre National des Ingénieurs Géometres- Belgium General Administration of the Patrimonial ­Topographes ­Documentation, Federal Public Service Finance Netherlands Geo-informatie Nederland Brunei Darussalam Survey Department, Ministry of Development New Zealand New Zealand Institute of Surveyors Niger *) Association des Géomètres Experts du Niger Cambodia Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning Nigeria Nigerian Institution of Surveyors and Construction The Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors Chile Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico de la Norway Norges Jordskiftekandidatforening (NJKF), Armada de Chile faglig gruppe af Tekna and GeoForum Colombia Instituto Geográfico Agustin Codazzi Palestinian Authority Licensed Surveyors Association in Palestine Papua New Guinea Association of Surveyors of Papua New Denmark National Survey and Cadastre Denmark Guinea Finland National Land Survey of Finland Philippines Geodetic Engineers of the Philippines, Inc. Poland Stowarzyszenie Geodetow Polskich Hungary Institute of Geodesy, Cartography and Remote Portugal Ordem dos Engenheiros, Colégio de Sensing (FÖMI) ­Engenharia Geografica Iceland The Land Registry of Iceland Puerto Rico, USA Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores de Puerto Rico Republic of Iraq General Directorate for Surveying, Ministry of Romania Union of Romanian Geodesy Water Resources Romanian Association of Private Surveyors Jordan Department of Lands & Survey, Ministry of Russia Federal Service of Geodesy and Cartography Finance of Russian Federation Lao PDR National Geographic Department Serbia Union of Surveying Engineers of Serbia Macedonia State Authority for Geodetic Works Slovak Republic Slovak Union of Surveyors and (FYROM) ­Cartographers Chamber of Surveyors and Cartographers Mexico National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Slovenia Association of Surveyors of Slovenia Informatics (INEGI) South Africa South African Council for Professional and Mongolia Administration of Land Affairs, Geodesy & Technical Surveyors Cartography Spain Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros Técnicos en Namibia Office of the Surveyor General, Ministry of Topografía Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation Sri Lanka Surveyors’ Institute of Sri Lanka Nepal Survey Department, Government of Nepal Sweden Association for Chartered Surveying, Prop- erty Evaluation and Transactions – ASPECT Netherlands Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency Switzerland geosuisse – Swiss society of geomatics and Norway Statens kartverk, Norwegian Mapping and land management Cadastre Authority Syria Order of Syrian Engineers and Architects Romania National Agency for Cadastre and Land Tanzania Institution of Surveyors of Tanzania ­Administration Trinidad and Tobago Institute of Surveyors of Trinidad and Tobago Russian Federation Siberian State Academy of Geodesy Tunisia Association Nationale des Ingenieurs ­Géomètres-Experts Tunisiens Rwanda Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Turkey Chamber of Surveying Engineers of Turkey ­Environment Ukraine Ukrainian Society of Geodesy and Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs ­Cartography ­Kingdom of United Kingdom The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Sweden Lantmäteriet RICS Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors Tajikistan Agency for Land Management, Geodesy and Uruguay Asociacion de Agrimensores del Uruguay Cartography under the Government of ­ U.S.A. American Congress on Surveying and Tajikistan ­Mapping United Arab Surveying Department, Dubai The Appraisal Institute ­Emirates Vietnam Association of Geodesy, Cartography and USA United States Department of ­Commerce, Remote Sensing ­National Oceanic and Atmospheric Zimbabwe Survey Institute of Zimbabwe ­Administration NOAA

26 Academic Members

Australia The University of Melbourne, Department of Geomat- Germany Technische Universität Berlin, Geodäsie und ics (cont.) ­Geoinformationstechnik RMIT University, Department of Geospatial Science University of Applied Sciences Oldenburg/­ University of New South Wales, School of Surveying­ Ostfriesland/Wilhemshaven, Department of ­Surveying and Spatial Information Systems Engineering University of Southern Queensland, Department of Ghana University of Mines and Technology, ­Department of Surveying and Land Information Geodetic Engineering University of Technology Sydney, School of Greece National Technical University of Athens, School of ­Construction Property & Project Management Rural and Surveying Engineering Austria University of Agricultural Sciences Vienna, Institute of Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Depart- Surveying, Remote Sensing and Land Information­ ment of Topography Bahrain Arabian Gulf University, College of Graduate Studies Guatemala Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Faculty­ of Belgium ECAM – Haute Ecole Leonard de Vinci, Déparement­ Agronomy, Postgraduate Studies Construction Hong Kong The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Department of University of Applied Sciences Kaho Sint-Lieven, SAR, China Land Surveying & Geo-Informatics Department of Engineering in Construction and Land Hungary The University of West Hungary, College of Surveying­ Surveying and Land Management University of Liege, Unit of Geomatics Ireland Dublin Institute of Technology, Department of Geomat- Botswana University of Botswana, Department of Civil Engineer- ics ing Israel Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Brazil Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos – UNISINOS, Jamaica University of Technology Jamaica, Division of Centro de Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas ­Surveying and Geographic Information Sciences Canada University of Calgary, Department of Geomatics Kenya University of Nairobi, Department of ­Surveying Engineering Latvia Riga Technical University, Department of Geomatics Université Laval, Department of Geomatics Sciences Lithuania Vilnius Gediminas Technical University University of New Brunswick, Department of ­Geodesy Lithuanian University of Agriculture, Water and Land and Geomatics Engineering Management Faculty Chile Universidad de Concepción, Unidad Académica Los Malaysia Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Department of Angeles, Departamento Geomensura ­Geomatics Engineering China, School of Public Administration, Renmin University­ of Mexico Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León People’s China, Department of Land & Real Estate Manage- Republic ment Nepal Land Management Training Centre, Ministry of Land Colombia Universidad Distrital Francisco José de ­Caldas, Fac- Reform and Management ultad de Ingeniería Netherlands ITC International Institute for Geo-Information ­Science Universidad Distrital Francisco José de ­Caldas, Fac- and Earth Observation ultad del Medio Ambiente y ­Recursos Naturales New Zealand University of Otago, Department of Surveying Croatia University of Zagreb, Faculty of Geodesy Nigeria University of Lagos, Department of Surveying and Denmark Aalborg University, ­Department of Development and Geoinformatics Planning Nnandi Azikiwe University, Faculty of Environmental Egypt National Water Resource Center, Survey ­Research Sciences Institute Norway Agricultural University of Norway, Department of Land National Research Institute of Astronomy & Geophys- Use and Landscape Planning ics Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Department of Ethiopia Institute of Land Administration, Bahir Dar University­ Mathematical Sciences and Technology Finland Helsinki University of Technology, Department of Oceania University of the South Pacific, Land Management & Surveying Development Department Espoo-Vantaa Institute of Technology (EVITech), Land Palestinian Palestine Polytechnic University Surveying Authority France Ecole Supérieure des Géomètres et Topographes Poland Agricultural University of Cracow, Faculty of (ESGT) ­Environmental Engineering & Land Surveying Germany Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Puerto Rico, University of Puerto Rico, Civil Engineering Department Surveying Engineering USA Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Department of Technische Universität München Land Surveying and Mapping

27 Corporate Members Romania “Dunarea de Jos” University Galati, Cadastre, Platinum level Environment Management and Protection Bentley Systems, www.bentley.com Department Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. “1 Decembrie 1918” University of Alba Iulia, (ESRI), www.esri.com Department of Topography and Cadastre Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions, Russian Moscow State University of Geodesy and www.intergraph.com ­Federation Carto­graphy, Economic and Land Manage- ment Leica Geosystems AG, www.leica.com State University of Land Use Planning Topcon Corporation, www.topcon.co.jp/eng/ Serbia University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical ­Sciences Trimble Navigation Ltd, www.trimble.com Singapore National University of Singapore, School of Gold level Design and Environment SOKKIA TOPCON CO., LTD., www.sokkia.co.jp Slovenia University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Civil and Silver level Geodetic Engineering BLOM ASA, www.blomasa.com South Africa University of Cape Town, Department of COWI A/S, www.cowi.dk Geomatics Grontmij nv, www.grontmij.com Spain Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Escuela Universitaria de Ingeniería Técnica Topográ- Magellan Navigation http://pro.magellangps.com fica Bronze level Universidade de Santiago de ­Compostela, AED-SICAD Aktiengesellschaft, Department of ­Agricultural and Forestry www.aed-sicad.com Engineering Eimar Arabia Real Estate Development Co. Ltd., Institut de Geomàtica, Integrated ­Geodesy www.eimararabia.com and Navigation GIM International – Reed Business Information – Sweden Royal Institute of Technology, Real Estate Geo, www.gim-international.com Planning and Land Law IGN France International, www.ignfi.fr Department of Real Estate Science at Lund Mason Land Surveys Limited, University www.mason.co.uk Switzerland University of Applied Sciences ­Northwestern MENSI S. A., www.mensi.com Switzerland Schonstedt Instrument Company, Tanzania Ardhi University www.schonstedt.com Turkey Istanbul Technical University, Department of SEDIC – Sudan Engineering and Digital Geodesy and Photogrammetry ­Information Center United King- Kingston University, School of ­Surveying Basic level dom Derinsu Underwater Engineering & Consulting, Newcastle University www.derinsu.com Oxford Brookes University, School of Built GEO:connexion Ltd, www.geoconnexion.com Environment GEOEXPERT, www.geoexpert.asso.fr Sheffield Hallam University, School of Environ- ment and Development GeoInformatics, www.geoinformatics.com University College London, Department of GIS Development Pvt. Ltd., www.gisdevelopment.net Geomatic Engineering Hansa Luftbild Sensorik und Photogrammetrie The University of Nottingham, Institute of GmbH, www.hansaluftbild.de Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya, www.icc.es University of the West of England, Faculty of the Built Environment International Land Systems (ILS), Inc., www.landsystems.com USA Ferris State University, Surveying Engineering LKN Earth Research & Consulting, New Mexico State University, Surveying www.lknconsultants.com Engineering P.V. Publications Ltd., www.pvpubs.com The Pennsylvania State University, Surveying Program Regional level Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, Associated Surveyors (Pvt.) Ltd Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Cameroon Engineering S.A. Science Galileo Instruments, Inc., West Indies University of the West Indies, ­Department of www.earthsurface.com Surveying and GTZ (German Agency for Technical Cooperation),­ www.gtz.de Land Information­ Orbits Engineering Firm www.orbitseng.com/ Reidin.com, Correspondents www.reidin.com SEPRET (Société des Etudes de Projets et Réali- Bahrain, Benin, Bhutan, Gabon, Guyana, India, Lesotho, Mada- sation des Travaux, S.A.R.L.), www.sepret.com gascar, Saint Lucia (WI), Senegal, Zanzíbar (Tanzania), Thailand, OTHER SPONSORSHIP: Den danske Land­ Tonga, Tunisia and Tuvalu. inspektørforening (DdL), http://ida.dk/sites/ddl/

28 FIG Council 2009–2010

President

Prof. Stig Enemark Aalborg University Department of Development and Planning Fibigerstraede 11 DK-9220 Aalborg DENMARK Tel. + 45 99 40 83 44 Fax + 45 98 15 65 41 E-mail: [email protected]

Members of FIG Council 2009–2010 at the first Council meeting in the FIG Office in February 2009: Vice President Teo CheeHai (Malaysia, left), ACCO Representative Dr. Chryssy Potsiou (Greece). President Prof. Stig Enemark (Denmark), Vice President Iain Greenway (United Kingdom) and Vice President Matt Higgins (Australia). Vice President Dr. Dalal S. Alnaggar (Egypt) was not able to attend this meeting.

Vice Presidents

Dr. Dalal S. Alnaggar Mr. Matt Higgins MALAYSIA Chairman Manager Geodesy and Positioning Tel. + 60 3 8068 6188 Regional Center for Training and Water Studies Department of Environment and Fax + 60 3 8068 6199 (RCTWS) Resource Management E-mail: [email protected] 6 October City Locked Bag 40 St. No. 1, Fourth Industrial Zone Coorparoo DC Qld 4151 P.O. Box 58 AUSTRALIA ACCO Representative Zip code 12566 Tel. + 61 7 3896 3754 EGYPT Fax + 61 7 3896 3697 Dr Chryssy A Potsiou E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Lecturer School for Rural and Surveying Engineering Mr. Iain Greenway National Technical University of Athens 26 Ballycrochan Avenue Mr. Teo CheeHai 9 Iroon Polytechniou st, Bangor Association of Authorised Land Surveyors National Technical University Campus BT19 7LA Malaysia 15780 Zografos UNITED KINGDOM c/o Geometra Surveys Sdn Bhd GREECE Tel. + 44 28 9025 2253 7 (Ground Floor) Jalan Industri PBP 3 Tel. + 30 210 7722688 Fax + 44 28 9025 2113 Taman Industri Pusat Bandar Puchong Fax + 30 210 7722677 E-mail [email protected] 47100 Puchong, Selangor Darul Ehsan E-mail: [email protected]

FIG Office

International Federation of Surveyors Mr. John Neel, General Manager Kalvebod Brygge 31–33 E-mail: [email protected] DK-1780 Copenhagen V Tel. + 45 3318 5504 (direct) DENMARK Tel. +45 3886 1081 Mr. Markku Villikka, FIG Director, Fax +45 3886 0252 E-mail: [email protected], E-mail: [email protected] Tel. + 358 44 357 0911 (direct) Web site: www.fig.net 29 Commission Chairs 2006–2010

Yaacoub Saade (Comm. 1, on the left), Belá Markus (Comm. 2), Chryssy Potsiou (Comm. 3), Andrew Leyzack (Comm. 4), Rudolf Staiger (Comm. 5), Alojz Kopacik (Comm. 6), András Osskó (Comm. 7), Simon Adcock (Comm. 8 – 2006–2007), Kauko Viitanen (Comm. 9) and Andrew Morley (Comm. 10) at the FIG Congress in Munich, October 2006. Diane Dumashie has been appointed to chair Commission 8 after the picture has been taken.

Commission 1 – Professional Practice management; nautical charting and bathymetric administration; promoting the role of surveyors Chair: Mr. Yaacoub Saade (Lebanon) maps – analogue and digital, including electronic in land administration matters to the public and Perception of surveying profession; profes- navigational charts. stakeholders. sional practice, legal aspects and organisational structures; standards and certification; code Commission 5 – Positioning and Commission 8 – Spatial Planning and of ethics and applications; under-represented ­Measurement Development groups in surveying; students and young sur- Chair: Professor Rudolf Staiger (Germany) Chair: Dr. Diane Dumashie (United Kingdom) veyors; information technology management The science of measurement including instru- Regional and local structure planning; urban and and professional practice; project management, mentation, methodology and guidelines; the rural land use planning and implementation; plan- quality and best practice. acquisition of accurate and reliable survey ning policies and environmental management data related to the position, size and shape for sustainable development; re-engineering of Commission 2 – Professional Education of natural and artificial features of the earth mega cities; public-private partnerships; infor- Chair: Professor Bela Markus (Hungary) and its environment and including variation mal settlement issues in spatial development, Curriculum development; learning and teach- with time. planning and governance. ing methods and technologies; educational management and marketing; continuing profes- Commission 6 – Engineering Surveys Commission 9 – Valuation and the sional development; networking in education Chair: Professor Alojz Kopacik (Slovakia) ­Management of Real Estate and training. Acquisition, processing and management of Chair: Professor Kauko Viitanen (­Finland) topometric data; quality control and validation Valuation; investment in real estate and invest- Commission 3 – Spatial Information for civil engineering constructions and manu- ment planning; real estate investment vehicles; Management facturing of large objects; modern concepts for real estate, development finance and land use Chair: Dr. Chryssy Potsiou (Greece) setting-out and machine guidance; deformation feasibility planning; real estate economics and Management of spatial information about monitoring systems; automatic measuring sys- markets and market analyses; management of land, property and marine data; spatial data tems, multi-sensor measuring systems; terrestrial property and property systems; management infrastructure – data collection, analysis, laser systems. of public sector property. visualisation, standardisation, dissemination, and support of good governance; knowledge Commission 7 – Cadastre and Land Commission 10 – Construction management for SIM; business models, public- Management ­Economics and Management private-partnerships, professional practice and Chair: Mr. András Osskó (Hungary) Chair: Mr. Andrew Morley (United Kingdom) administration. Cadastre, land administration and land manage- Construction economics, including quantity ment; development of pro poor land manage- surveying, building surveying, cost engineering Commission 4 – Hydrography ment and land administration; development of and management, estimating and tendering; Chair: Mr. Andrew Leyzack (Canada) sustainable land administration as infrastruc- commercial management including procure- Hydrographic surveying; hydrographic educa- ture for sustainable development to underpin ment, risk management and contracts; project tion, training and CPD; marine environment and economic growth; applications of innovative and programme management including planning coastal zone management; data processing and and advanced technology in cadastre and land and scheduling. 30 Income and Expenditure Account 2004–2008

Result 2008 *) Result 2007 Result 2006 Result 2005 Result 2004 INCOME Euro Euro Euro Euro Euro Subscriptions Member associations 275,757 251,432 251,432 230,779 218,683 Affiliates 15,385 12,097 8,646 5,981 4,683 Corporate members 108,794 104,312 89,713 81,156 74,799 Academic members 17,463 17,408 16,152 15,086 12,979 Total 417,399 391,342 365,943 333,002 311,144 Other income Sale of publications 1,643 0 143 50 35 Financial income 13,442 15,458 8,911 8,944 8,038 Projects 70,139 39,961 52,181 83,062 47,733 Various 151 0 14 798 7,622 Total Income 502,774 446,759 427,192 425,856 374,572

EXPENDITURE Administration, FIG Office and Council 166,133 119,540 111,946 95,740 98,309 Council meetings 32,092 44,425 60,232 31,262 23,270 FIG meetings 43,081 48,758 53,609 43,326 56,639 Member support 49,087 61,062 51,585 55,799 32,469 Commission activities 52,787 64,759 64,306 35,535 43,238 Promotion 66,299 35,421 36,315 30,666 28,483 Projects 65,265 46,750 44,344 50,117 53,107 Total expenditure 474,745 420,714 422,337 342,445 335,515 Surplus of the year 28,029 26,045 4,855 83,411 39,057

*) The accounts for 2008 will be finally adopted by the General Assembly in May 2009.

FIG balances 2002–2008

Development (in € )

500,000 Surplus 450,000 Assets 400,000 Equity

350,000

300,000

250,000

200,000

150,000

100,000

50,000

0 Iain Greenway, Vice President in 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 charge of finances. The XXIV FIG International Congress 2010 11–16 April 2010 Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre Sydney, Australia

Facing the Challenges – Building the Capacity

www.isaust.org.au

FIG Annual Review 2008 • ISSN 1018-6522 ISBN-97887-90907-74-7 • Published by the International Federation of Surveyors FIG Office, Kalvebod Brygge 31–33, DK-1780 Copenhagen V, DENMARK, tel. +45 3886 1081, fax +45 3886 0252, email [email protected], www.fig.net

FIG PLATINUM CORPORATE MEMBERS