International of Surveyors Federation Fédération Internationale Fédération des Géomètres

Internationale Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Internationale Vereinigung ANNUAL

2007

2006– DECEMBER REVIEWJUNE Handover Ceremony – Münster, Germany in December 2006

a diffi cult period of transition. There was a signifi cant growth in membership and activities of FIG. In what way is FIG value for money? Prof. Dale would talk about globalisation, networking, learning from others struggling with the same problems, friendship and about how the more that you put in it the more you will get out. In a world that is changing quickly all these things remain true. There is no other organisation that addresses land issues in a manner and with the breadth that FIG achieves. Then the handover of the chain of offi ce German Council: T. N. Wong, Thomas Gollwitzer, Holger Magel, Stig Enemark, Andreas from Holger Magel to Stig Enemark took place Drees and Ralf Schroth at the handover ceremony in Münster. with the assistance by Hagen Graeff. The new members of the Council were introduced: Dr. President Holger Magel hands the chain of offi ce over to Stig Enemark Dalal S. Alnaggar, Prof. Paul van der Molen and Dr. Chryssy Potsiou as the ACCO repre- The historical FIG handover ceremony took place mentioned in his speech Changing FIG – Model sentative. The two remaining members of the in the historical city hall of Münster 2 December for a Changing World that inauguration in the new Council Ken Allred and Matt Higgins were 2006. The German Council left leadership of the surrounding of the Hall of Peace in Münster is not able to attend the ceremony because of FIG and handed it over to an international team of a special symbolic sign for the new leadership: problems with their travels. individuals elected by the FIG General Assembly the FIG community of idealists and volunteers In his speech President Enemark expressed – after a 128 year tradition of country based has dedicated itself to worldwide peace through that it is a great honour to wear the traditional Council administration – a milestone for FIG. numerous contributions in the fi eld of land, water chain of offi ce. He was happy with the presence The mayor of Münster, Ms. Beate Vil- and coastal management. As surveyors, with of two FIG Honorary Presidents: Peter Dale hjamsson, welcomed more than 40 invited our “boots on the pavement” on site with our from UK and Robert W. Foster from USA at representatives from FIG, DVW (German Asso- clients we know that ultimately it is a matter of the ceremony. The foundation to start is solid ciation for Geodesy, Geo-Information and Land not only doing our duty but always doing more. and the view is good. He thanked Holger Magel Management), the host of FIG Council for the This ethos makes FIG so valuable for the world for his eminent leadership. The role of the FIG previous four years, and German agencies in and world organizations as the UN authorities, Council will now change to a global scope. He the Friedensaal (Hall of Piece) – a famous place the World Bank and for member associations. is happy to continue the work started by previ- because of the treaty of 1648 that ended the The German Council set itself ambitious aims, ous Councils and even broaden it, especially in 30-years lasting war. Mr. Hagen Graeff, DVW as to exercise intellectual leadership concerning relation to the World Bank. President reminded in his address that the Ger- the role and identity of surveyors, to continue the The meeting was closed with a reception man Council has brought new spirit into FIG and FIG re-organisation, to generate more income, with an address by Prof. Joachim Thomas, that the German FIG Presidency has especially to increase substantially membership of FIG, to Head of the Higher Land Consolidation Author- made a special contribution on political activi- promote a professional of outcome and results ity Münster. ties. Mr. Graeff handed over a cheque represent- of FIG meetings, to increase co-operation with ing a value of €20,000 for the FIG Foundation as the United Nations, to increase co-operation with result from the FIG Congress in Munich. sister organisations, to give greater presence Leaving FIG President Prof. Holger Magel on spot in the regions, and to acquaint young persons. If the FIG did not already exist, it would be urgently necessary to found it! In the name of all members of the FIG Coun- cil Prof. Magel stated that the FIG years were strenuous but at the same time wonderful. He expressed words of thanks to DVW, FIG mem- bers and his team in the Council: Dr. Andreas Drees, Dr. Ralf Schroth, T.N. Wong, Ken Allred, Stig Enemark and Thomas Gollwitzer as well as to Matt Higgins (2005–2006) and Gerhard Muggenhuber (2003–2004) as the ACCO representative in the Council. He wished the new Council success in its responsibility in favour of FIG, the mother of all surveying The handing the President’s chain of engineers and surveying. offi ce from President Holger Magel to In a real “laudatio” the FIG Honorary Presi- the new President, Prof. Stig Enemark. dent Prof. Peter Dale gave a refl ection on the The two presidents were assisted by German presidency. He observed that Presi- Entrance to the Hall of Piece President Hagen Graeff, DVW. dent Magel and his team steered FIG through (Friedensaal) at the Münster City Hall. Greeting from the President by Prof. Stig Enemark, President of the International Federations of Surveyors

have taken place during the fi rst year of the capacity and societal status of surveyors at new administration. The highlights of year 2007 national and local levels. were the Working Week in Hong Kong SAR and Therefore, at the top of the agenda, FIG will the 6th Regional Conference in Costa Rica, and continually provide a global forum for discus- some commissions have arranged high level sion and exchange of experiences and new international seminars. Several visits to regional developments between member countries and and national events and member associations individual professionals in the broad areas of have given me a good picture of the surveying surveying and mapping, spatial information man- profession world-wide. I can state that we share agement, and land management. This relates to in most cases same traditions and face similar FIG annual conferences, regional conferences, problems. We can learn a lot from each other. and the work of the ten technical commissions It is my great pleasure to express our sincere within their working groups and commission thanks from the Council and the international sur- seminars. The Council will also ensure that this veying community to Professor Holger Magel global forum offers opportunities to take part and his team for the outstanding work that in the development of all aspects of surveying they made during the German administration practice and the various disciplines including of FIG. I here quote to the speech of our Hon- ethics, standards, education and training, and orary President Peter Dale at the handover the total range of professional areas. ceremony in Münster: “Holger and his team In the fi eld of capacity building the Council steered FIG trough a diffi cult period of transition will provide institutional support to individual gaining a signifi cant growth in membership and member countries or regions with regard to activities of FIG. There is no other organisation developing the basic capacity for meeting the The International Federation of Surveyors has that addresses land – and marine – issues in a challenges of the future in terms of educational during the past few years gone through the manner and with the breadth that FIG achieves. programmes, professional organizations, and biggest changes in its history. The FIG admin- FIG has not only a great history but also has surveying institutions. istration has changed from a country-based understanding of the present and a vision for Our next big effort will be the Working Week council to a truly global organisation with an the future.” So I recognise that I am standing in Stockholm 14–19 June 2008 under theme international council of individuals elected by the on the “shoulders of giants”. Integrating Generations. This is a crucial issue General Assembly. We have developed FIG from The General Assembly adopted the work for all professions and especially for surveyors. a body that was focussing mainly on organising plan of the Council and all Commissions in We need to fi nd ways to attract new students, conferences to an active player on the global Hong Kong. The main topics on the agenda educate young surveyors, and get them involved level when discussing surveying related activi- are: Promoting and enhancing the role of FIG; in international activities also through FIG. The ties and being the only organisation covering all continuing and enhancing the dialogue with conference in Stockholm will be a major Working surveying disciplines. member associations; promoting FIG as a truly Week including election of two Vice Presidents The advanced FIG agenda includes a close global organization; and responding to the Mil- and all Chairs Elect for our ten professional and very active co-operation with the United lennium Development Goals. commissions. I look forward to meeting you all in Nations – including the World Bank – on im- The Council has actively started to imple- Sweden during the white Midsummer nights. plementing the Millennium Development Goals ment the work plan by developing an ambitious I have enjoyed very much cooperating with (MDGs). Naturally, capacity building activities action plan. Here I would like to highlight only a you all during this fi rst year of my Presidency. such as congresses and working weeks still few issues: FIG has taken many steps forward I want to thank especially HKIS for organising an belong to our core activities, but we have with the United Nations especially in relation to excellent Working Week in Hong Kong, and also managed to achieve more. The Federation has implementing the MDGs. FIG is a major partner CFIA/CIT for the memorable regional conference grown to an internationally respected advisor to UN-Habitat in support of the Global Land Tool in Costa Rica. Special thanks also goes to all through our statements and publications by Network; we organise a joint seminar with UN- other member associations for their hospitality using modern communication technology and Habitat on Slum Upgrading and the Importance when welcoming me and council memebers by providing a network of experts. Building the of Financial Mechanisms as part of the Working during the several visits and conferences over Capacity is therefore a carefully selected motto Week programme in Stockholm, June 2008; and the year. Special thanks also belong also to for the current term of offi ce. I am happy to be the close cooperation with the World Bank will Commission Chairs, officers and delegates in lead of the fi rst fully global Council in the FIG result in an expert group meeting in Washington – without this voluntary work FIG would not be history. As FIG celebrates its 130th Anniversary DC in November 2008. We have also increased the network of experts that it is now. this year, I am proud to say that we have built our co-operation with FAO and other UN agen- an excellent basement to develop our activities cies with joint seminars and other events. Yours sincerely, and to implement the ambitious agenda that It is crucial to make sure that member was endorsed by the General Assembly at its associations, other members and individual meeting in Hong Kong in May 2007. surveyors benefi t from our global activities and This Annual Review covers the past eighteen from the work of the technical commissions. months of FIG activities including the FIG Con- This should be enhanced through an increased gress in Munich and the handover ceremony dialogue with member associations with a focus in Münster in 2006, as well as reports from on explaining the relevance and importance of Stig Enemark numerous conferences and other activities that global activities as a basis for developing the President of FIG 3 XXIII FIG Congress in Munich, Germany, October 8–13, 2006

Shaping the Change – Shaping the Change focussing on the policies Biggest FIG congress in history and achievements of FIG during the German presidency. The XXIII FIG Congress was organised in Munich, The keynote address was given by Dr. Klaus Germany 8–13 October 2006. The congress Töpfer, long-time Executive Director of the was attended by 1,300 delegates from about United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). 100 countries. Together with the INTERGEO His speech For a More Just World – the Survey- conference and other simultaneous events the ors’ Role for Achieving Sustainable Development congress was attended by 3,000 participants. was considered as the highlight of the congress. The INTERGEO trade fair attracted about In his presentation he linked measuring with the 19,500. These are the biggest numbers to any perception of ideologies. For surveyors there is FIG event in the history. Many of the individual a lot of work to be done in the implementation of events had record attendance – e.g. the joint rule based systems on property right registra- INTERGEO-Treff and FIG Foundation Dinner tion and secure tenure: “If you want a confl ict sold out the hall at the Löwenbräukeller with then destroy the cadastre.” Clear and accepted more than 1,800 participants. The memorable property situations are a basis for freedom Farewell Dinner at the Hofbräuhaus was sold and a basis for (peace) investment; this is the out allowing 600 delegates to enjoy Bavarian highest priority on the development agenda hospitality. e.g. slum upgrading is not successful without At the opening ceremony the welcome secure tenure. Töpfer acknowledged that FIG is address was given by Dr. Edmund Stoiber, a premium partner of UN because of the needs Bavarian Minister President. In his greeting Dr. for surveyors knowledge. “We need better land Stoiber expressed that surveyors’ contribution management systems with better data; govern- is essential for the development of a country. ments should make money available for that as An important message when it comes from they do for other infrastructures.” a high level politician. Prof. Holger Magel, The presentations included also a welcome The City Hall of Munich at Marienplatz. FIG President gave the Presidential Address address by Mr. Hagen Graeff, President of German DVW that hosted FIG Council for the previous four years. The two congress directors Thomas Gollwitzer for FIG 2006 and Walter Henninger for INTERGEO shared the responsi- bility to chair the opening ceremony. This joint FIG/INTERGEO activity resulted in record attend- ance to the opening ceremony where the doors need to be closed after 1,400 participants had fi lled in the main hall at ICM. The FIG Congress Prize was awarded to Ms. Nsame Nsemiwe from Zambia for her two papers. The entertainment during the open- ing ceremony was performed by double-bass ensemble Bassiona Amorosa that played both classical favourites and a new arrangement of the FIG fanfare with great success. The technical and scientifi c programme of the congress consisted of four plenary sessions (three jointly with INTERGEO and one also with IAG), 90 technical sessions and couple of work- shops (history of surveying, quality management for geodata and hydrography as well as ESRI workshop): in the technical sessions about 500 papers were presented and in addition almost 100 displayed in the poster exhibition. The fi rst plenary session focussed on Urban and Rural Inter-relationship in Land Administra- tion with keynote speakers Dr. Lars Reuter- sward, Director, UN-HABITAT, Maximilian Geierhos, Head of the Bavarian Administration for Rural Development, and Rob Mahoney The FIG 2006 opening ceremony gathered more than 1,400 participants to the main presenting the FIG Marrakech Declaration and auditorium of ICM in Munich. © HINTE GmbH. its outcome. 4 The second plenary session was on Disaster und Risk Management chaired by Peter Creu- zer, President of UN ECE WPLA. Speakers included Dr. Lutz Cleemann, Allianz Zentrum für Technik GmbH, David B. Zilkoski, NOAA, discussing Earth Observations: Bringing To- gether Critical Information for Disaster Prepared- ness and Response and Prof. Jochen Zschau, GFZ presenting the German-Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System for the Indian Ocean. In conjunction to this session the FIG publication on The Contribution of the Surveying Profession to Disaster Risk Management was launched. The third plenary session was about Geoin- formation on Demand with Prof. Josef Frank- enberger, Head of the Bavarian Land Survey Administration, Prof. Joseph Salukvadze, Tbilisi State University and Berik Davies, Shell International Exploration & Production B.V. as Alois Glück, Präsident des Bayerischen Landtags, and Dr. Edmund Stoiber, Bayerischer main speakers. Ministerpräsident, together with Hagen Graeff, President of DVW and Prof. Holger GIS and SDI were also key topic for some Magel, President of FIG. invited sessions introducing international ex- perts like Jack Dangermond, President of ESRI, Jarmo Ratia, President Elect of GSDI, Prof. Milan Konecny, President of ICA. Also many other sister organisations were present at the congress including Prof. Ian Dowman, President of ISPRS, Prof. Gerhard Beutler, President of IAG and representatives of IHO, Eurogeomatics, IFHP, IFHS, ISM, CLGE, GE, FGF etc. The Joint Board of Geospatial Infor- mation Societies had two meeting during the congress on disaster management and on capacity building. The last plenary session on Global Change focussed on new technologies with speakers Prof. Reiner Rummel, Permanent Secretary of Commission Chairs receiving appreciation for their work as commission leaders at the the German Geodetic Commission, Prof. Her- end of the term of offi ce. mann Drewes, President of IAG Commission 1 and Prof. Hans Haubold, United Nations Offi ce for Outer Space Affairs (UN-OOSA). This session organised jointly with IAG and the Geodetic Week was chaired by Prof. Gerhard Beutler, IAG. The general opinion on the technical ses- sions seemed to be that the quality of papers was in general higher than at some previous events and that attendance in many sessions was surprisingly good. This applies especially to commissions 8, 9 and 10. All commissions had several internal meetings during the week to discuss their work plans and future projects. As normally several technical tours offered good opportunities to learn about German surveying and technology. The Congress week was full of social high- lights starting with the welcome reception at the Holiday Inn. About 700 delegates arrived in time to attend this successful get together The exhbition was combined with INTERGEO 2006 which had more than 500 exhibitors party – tasteful food and drinks made people covering more than 30,000 sqm and attracting more than 19,000 during the three to enjoy the reception long beyond the closing days. 5 The FIG General Assembly met in two sessions 8 and 13 October. Major deci- Work Plan 2007–2010 sions were: Prof. Stig Enemark from – Building the Capacity Denmark was elected as the new President of FIG 2007–2010. He won in the election Promoting and Enhancing the Role of FIG over Ken Allred from Canada and TN • Professional development Wong from Hong Kong. Mr. Matt Higgins • Capacity building and institutional development (Australia) and Dr. Dalal S. Alnaggar • Global development (Egypt) were elected as Vice Presidents for • Linking the global agenda and individual survey- 2007–2010. Prof. Paul van der Molen ors was elected as Vice President for the two Continuing and Enhancing the Dialogue with years term of offi ce (2007–2008). the Member Associations Mr. Jürg Kaufmann (Switzerland) • Promoting the benefi ts of being a member and Prof. Kazimierz Czarnecki (post- • Increasing the membership base humously) were appointed as Honorary • Ongoing implementation of the information and Members of FIG. communication policy The combined INTERGEO-Treff and The FIG Working Week 2011 was admit- • Establishing a forum for mapping agency chief FIG Foundation Dinner attracted ted to ONIGT from Morocco to be held in executives more than 1,800 participants to the Marrakech in April/May 2011. During the • Establishing a forum for corporate members sold out Löwenbräukeller to enjoy General Assembly four new FIG publica- Bavarian culture, food and beer. tions were launched: Enhancing the Rep- Promoting FIG as a Global Organisation © HINTE GmbH. resentation of Under-Represented Groups • Encouraging global representation in Council and in FIG; Administering Marine Spaces: commission offi cers International Issues; Guide on the Devel- • Encouraging global distribution of and representa- time. On Monday heads of national del- opment of a Vertical Reference Surface tion at FIG conferences egations were invited to lunch reception for Hydrography; and The Contribution of • Interacting with regional organisations and re- at the City Hall of Munich, hosted by the the Surveying Profession to Disaster Risk specting cultural diversity mayor of Munich. The reception allowed Management. participants to admire this central point Several new members were approved in Responding to the Millennium Development of Munich.The Bavarian State Reception Munich: Institution of Surveyors of Tanzania, Goals was organised in the famous Kaisersaal Syndicat National des Géomètres-Topogra- • Developing an FIG policy on the MDGs in coopera- of the Residenz Castle. These royal rooms phes et Assimilés du Bénin, Iranian Society tion with the UN agencies and the World Bank gave an impression of the great history of of Surveyors, Federation des Ingenieurs • High level FIG/WB conference in 2008 to promote Bavaria. Almost 700 guests crowded in Géomètres-Topographes (Congo D.R.), the FIG global profi le in this area these impressive rooms. Mongolian Association of Geodesy and In the evening of the opening of FIG 2006 Cartography, Society of Professionals of Revising the Conference Structure and INTERGEO the traditional INTERGEO- Land Information Technologies (Georgia), • Even years: Major conference such as the FIG Treff was organised in the Löwenbräukel- China Institute of Real Estate Apprais- Congress or a major Working Week ler, one of the most famous breweries in ers and Agents and FENEA – Federação • Odd years: Working Week and regional confer- Munich. The evening with Bavarian music, Nacional dos Engenheiros Agrimensores ence in partnership with the UN organisations food and beer fulfi lled expectations of more from Brazil and the Hong Kong Institution • Council initiated expert symposia on topical is- than 1,800 participants. The congress was of Engineering Surveyors. sues e.g. linked to national events concluded with the Farewell Dinner at the New affi liates members were endorsed Empowering ACCO and the Commission famous Hofbräuhaus. from Iceland, Macedonia FYROM, Mongolia, Activities The very fi nal social event was organ- Romania and ANZLIC from Australia and • ACCO as a dynamic forum for strategic advice ised by FIG 2010. This reception at the New Zealand. Totally 7 new corporate and professional development Holiday Inn after the closing ceremony members were approved raising the • Enhancing the profi le of the technical programme gave a taste of “aussie” hospitality and number of corporate members to 34, at the conferences including peer reviewed pa- food and allowed to meet with the Austral- this includes also the fi rst member from pers ian team with young ambassadors - young Sudan. 13 universities and institutions were • Establishing an online FIG journal surveyors were in focus during the whole endorsed as academic members. • Establishing Task Forces to deal with inter-com- FIG 2006 – and the nature represented by At the closing ceremony President mission activities and policy implementation a grown-up koala. Magel summarised lessons learnt “survey- The exhibition of the FIG Congress was ors can shape the change by collaboration, Sustaining the FIG Offi ce Administration and this time combined to the annual INTERGEO communication and cooperation. Survey- Finances Trade Show. The exhibition attracted more ors can shape the change with passion, • Administration than 19,500 visitors to the exhibition that energy and enthusiasm by working in many • Finance expanded to three hall at the ICM cover- dimensions. Surveyors need wings for fl y- • Meetings ing 30,000 sqm of exhibition space and ing in the air and boots for walking on the • Events introducing 550 exhibitors. rough ground.” 6 FIG Working Week and XXX General Assembly in Hong Kong SAR, China, 13–17 May 2007

First Working Week for the new FIG Council: Strategic Integration of Surveying Services

The FIG Working Week 2007 including XXX General Assembly was organised in Hong Kong SAR, China 13–-17 May 2007. The conference was attended by more than 500 delegates from 64 countries. The Working Week was organised by the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors HKIS to- gether with FIG. The local organising Committee was chaired by Mr. Hak Chan and the Congress Director was the capable Ms. Winnie Shiu. The highlight of the opening ceremony was the traditional Lion Eye Dotting Ceremony fol- lowed by the Lion Dance. The Eye Dotting Cer- emony was performed by the Honorable Donald Tsang, the Chief Executive of HKSAR, Mr. Raymond Chan, President of HKIS and Prof. Stig Enemark, FIG President. The welcome addresses were given by Mr. Lu Xinshe, Vice Minister, Ministry of Land and Resources and Director General of State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping, Mr. Hak Chan, President Raymond Chan and President Stig Enemark. At the plenary session after the opening ceremony the keynote addresses were given by The Hong Kong harbour. Dr. Leung Ying, GBS, JP, Convenor of the Non- offi cial Members of the Executive Council of the Hong Kong SAR. His presentation underlined the importance of Hong Kong’s professionals focussed on good governance. What could ‘getting access’ to mainland China. Globali- be learned from managing mega-cities? “It sation included a growth in cross-border is high time that FIG explains what good investment in real estate: US$ 551 billion governance is,” argued Prof. Magel. Mega- in 2006. The total value of real estate in cities could be “magnets of hope” or “the South East Asia was, he reported, strongly last stop on the way to hell”. Co-operation, growing. Dr Leung brought into discussion participation, collective learning, targeted economy of scale; there were four global ac- resources and, again, transparency, were counting fi rms, the fi fth largest in the world all part of the solution. Holistic solutions so small that it escapes public notice. What needed to be adopted: ministries and de- will happen to the land professions? partments were not “their own kingdoms”. The second keynote speaker was President Mr Tse addressed in his speech the land Enemark, whose presentation covered The Role market in Hong Kong. of FIG in Responding the Millennium Goals and The fi nal plenary session was about respond- the Global Agenda. Surveying and mapping, ing to the global agenda with Keith Bell from the spatial information management, cadastre World Bank, Prof. Theo Kötter from Uni Bonn and land management provide a basis for and Dr. Xiao Ping as the keynote speakers. poverty reduction and sustainable develop- In his keynote Good governance and land ment. FIG would work closely with the World administration Keith Bell explained that the Bank and UN-Habitat to support and contrib- World Bank has invested substantial sums ute to the global agenda. Most relevant was of money in land-reform projects and much administering the people-to-land relationship attention has been paid to institutional through land policy, land management, aspects in relation to this: transparency, ac- good governance and building the capacity countability and separation of bureaucracy to deal with this. and politics. Prof. Kötter spoke about disas- The second plenary sessions focussed on ter management. The number of disasters governing mega cities – policies and technical worldwide had grown signifi cantly over the aspects with Prof. Holger Magel, Mr. Albert past fi fty years. Mega-cities with a very high Leung and Mr. Tony Tse as the keynote population density were a challenge in this speakers. Professor Magel’s presentation respect. Surveyors could provide great sup- Lion Dance welcomes FIG to Hong Kong. 7 A toast to the Local Organising Committee at the gala dinner.

port for spatial planning; such support took fees. Prof. Holger Magel was appointed as an the form of GPS (also for tsunami-warning Honorary President. systems), photogrammetry, earth observa- The most important decision of the General tion and GIS. Assembly was adoption of the Council and Com- The technical and scientifi c programme of mission work plans for 2007–-2010. In addition the conference consisted of 60 technical ses- the MoU between FIG and the World Bank was sions with almost 300 papers. Unfortunately the endorsed. FIG Working Week 2012 was given number of unpresented papers was bigger than to CNG from Italy to be held in Rome. in previous FIG events. Some of the sessions The second session of the General Assembly offered high profi le presentations and especially focussed on report of the next conferences. the session that was coordinated with the World Bank received good feedback. In the future Commissions are considering increasing the quality of presentations by offering a peer-review process to give academics increased interest to attend the meetings. The option to present Raymond Chan, Stig Enemark and practical papers and case studies will be kept. Chun-ying Leung. The Working Week was full of social high- lights starting with the welcome reception at the Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel followed by the FIG Foundation Dinner and Chinese Evening at Stanley Plaza with the Hong Kong Police Band. The farewell dinner took place at the conference hotel. The exhibitors’ party was well received both by the exhibitors and the visitors. The FIG General Assembly met at two ses- sions on 13 and 17 May 2007 at the Shangri- La. New members were approved including a new member association from Romania and an affi liate member from Norway and Tajikistan. Bentley Systems joined as platinum corporate member. The General Assembly also expelled Vice Presidents Ken Allred, Dalal S. some member associations, affiliates and The Hong Kong Police Band entertaining Alnaggar and Paul van der Molen. academic members due to unpaid membership participants at the FIG Foundation Dinner. 8 FIG Regional Conference in San José, Costa Rica, 12–15 November 2007

Coastal Zone Management, Land Administration and Capacity Building in focus

The 6th FIG Regional Conference was held in technology internationally and in San Jose, Costa Rica, 12–15 November 2007; Costa Rica. the fi rst time the event had been held in Latin Social highlights of the week America. The themes of this regional meeting, started with a welcome reception at Coastal Zone Management, Land Administration the CFIA headquarters on Monday. and Capacity Building were selected focusing on This arrangement offered delegates the regional hot topics named; environmental time for relaxation and an oppor- issues especially to use and future of coastal tunity to enjoy the choir of CFIA. regions. The conference was organised by FIG The Costa Rican Cultural Evening and the Colegio Federado de Ingenieros y de on Tuesday at the Pueblo Antiguo Arquitectos de Costa Rica (CFIA)/Colegio de Park included Costa Rican music Ingenieros Top6grafos de Costa Rica (CIT), and dances, typical local food and the FIG member association in Costa Rica. drinks, Costa Rican masquerade Other international and regional organisations and fi reworks. The Farewell Dinner cooperated, including the United Nations and its was given in the Ramada Plaza agencies and international and regional spatial Herradura Hotel, the venue of the information societies. Almost 250 delegates conference. from 32 countries participated the event. At the closing ceremony ad- At the opening ceremony the keynote ad- dresses were given by Arq. Eu- dresses were given by Mr. Fernando Zum- genia Morales, Sub Director of bado, Costa Rican Minister of Housing, Ing. CFIA, President Castro Alfaro and Juan Manuel Castro Alfaro, President of President Enemark, who also at CFIA/CIT and Prof. Stig Enemark, FIG Presi- the end of the ceremony gave ap- Costa Rican evening with mask dancers. dent. The welcome address on behalf of CFIA preciations to the organisers of the was given by Ing. Freddy Bolanos, represent- 6th FIG Regional Conference for a ing Ing. Olman Vargos Zeledon, Executive well-prepared event. Director of CFIA. In his closing address President The technical programme included 21 tech- Enemark presented the conclusions nical sessions and workshops. The sessions reached by the meeting. As regards – running three in parallel – attracted a lot of coastal-zone management, it may delegates and held a very high professional be observed that society across the standard. The three plenary sessions focused on world is moving towards the coast. the key topics of the conference: coastal zone The coastal zone is a dynamic management; land administration; and capacity environment where change is a building. Totally 60 papers were presented and constant. The development of this published on the FIG web site. zone should be without exclusion The technical exhibition was compact hav- of any group or use: we need to ing booths covering surveying and geomatics ensure social justice. We need to fi nd an equitable balance between confl icting priorities, between rich and poor. It is a real issue in Costa Rica and in many other parts of Ing. Juan Manuel Castro Alfaro, President of CFIA/ the world. Coastal zones are highly CIT and Prof. Stig Enemark, FIG President at the vulnerable due to dynamic change, closing ceremony. e.g. in climate and multipurpose use at the land/sea interface. Based on the outcome of the conference, The joint technical and social tour collected FIG is preparing a publication to identify more than 200 delegates to the Poas Volcano problems and issues relating to coastal followed by lunch at the Colinas del Poas res- regions and analyse these in the context of taurant. Finally the last stop on the tour brought integrated coastal zone management from participants to Coffee Britt company for a coffee the perspective of the role of the surveyor, tour. In this location the participants learned supporting technology, capacity building about the processes in a coffee plantation and and land administration. The publication enjoyed a very entertaining and informative show Ing. Freddy Bolanos, Congress Director, will also examine recommendations and telling the history of coffee. giving his welcome address. ways forward. 9 Commission Activities

During 2007 the Commission chairs met at a educational programs in which students can really special meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia, 9–11 specialise in real estate economics. February 2007 and during the Working Week in Professor Enemark in his keynote presenta- Hong Kong SAR, China and the Regional Confer- tion encouraged the interaction between educa- ence in Costa Rica. tion, research and professional practice, under- lying the importance of curriculum development Commission 1 – Professional as the key to the future. Ann B. Johnson, the Standards and Practices Higher Education Solutions Manager (ESRI), had Commission 1 has established a Young Survey- a keynote presentation on Meeting the Challenge ors working group chaired by Cecilia Lindén. – Incorporating New Technologies and Methods The principle idea is based on the fact that, into a Curriculum for Surveying. She introduced today many of the FIG member organizations the experiences of the US team dealing with are facing diffi culties to attract young people Body of Knowledge in GIS. to the profession of surveying. The goal for Totally 21 presentations were given in nine President Stig Enemark, Aleš Cepek, the group is to create connections between sessions during the symposium. The speakers Václav Slaboch and Karel Vecere at the “old” and “young” surveyors by increasing the represented 11 countries, educational and gov- Commission 2 symposium in the Dean’s number of young professionals participating in ernmental institutes as well as private compa- boardroom at the CTU in June 2007. the work of FIG; by helping young professionals nies from all over Europe and also from Canada, in the beginning of their careers with contacts; United States and Hong Kong SAR, China. and by increasing co-operation between the There was a separate session summarising the commissions and students and young profes- Bologna changes in Slovakia, Czech Republic, sionals. The working group is organising special Canada and Croatia. An unforgettable sightsee- programme for young surveyors in Stockholm ing, a boat-trip on the River Vltava crowned the in June 2007. The board of the working group social part of the symposium. met in Cairo in November 2007. Commission 3 – Spatial Information Commission 2 – Professional Management Education Commission 3 organised a workshop on Spatial FIG Commission 2 organised symposium on Cur- Information Management towards Legalising riculum Development under the title Scientia Est Informal Urban Development, and Informal Settle- Potentia (Knowledge is Power) in Prague, Czech ments – Real Estate Market Needs for Good Land Republic 7–9 June 2007 in cooperation with the Administration and Planning in Sounio, Greece, Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Czech Technical 28–31 March 2007. This was a joint workshop University (CTU). The main focus of meeting was of Commission 3 and the UN/ECE Working Party to initiate discussion between Working Group 2.1 on Land Administration (WPLA) and the UN/ECE members, to introduce their experiences on Cur- Committee on Housing and Land Management riculum development. The organising committee (CHLM). The workshop focused on informal Sightseeing cruise on river Vltava during was chaired by Aleš Cepek (CTU). or unplanned development, a topic of major Commission 2 symposium in Prague in The papers presented at the symposium importance for several countries worldwide. June 2007. were independently and blindly reviewed by Local organisers were the Technical Chamber of two scientific committee members, taking Greece (TCG), which was also a major sponsor into account the indicated nature of the paper of the event, and the Hellenic Association of Rural (scientifi c or strategic) and type of presentation. and Surveying Engineers (HARSE). In total 130 All accepted full papers were published in the delegates from 42 countries participated the proceedings volume and on the symposium workshop. Welcome addresses were given at website. two opening sessions by TCG President Yannis The symposium was opened by Václav Alavanos, HARSE President Chronis Akritidis, Slaboch, past Vice President of CLGE, Karel FIG President Stig Enemark, UN/ECE Division Vecere, President of the Czech Offi ce for Sur- Director Kaj Bärlund, Commission 3 Chair veying, Mapping and Cadastre (COSMC) and Chryssy Potsiou, Commission 3 Vice-chair Stig Enemark, FIG President. Makis Apostolatos, UN/ECE CHLM Chair The symposium started with reports from Doris Andoni, andUN/ECE WPLA Chair Peter commission working groups. It was decided to Creuzer. Keynote speakers were Prof. Enemark, organise a workshop on e-Learning at ITC in En- Paul Kelly and Gabor Remetey. schede in June 2008 by Liza Gronendijk, chair A plenary session was held on Policy makers Opening Ceremony of the Joint FIG of WG 2.2. WG 2.3 on Educational Management for planning and land administration. Technical Commission 3, UN/ECE CHLM and WPLA and Marketing chaired by Gert Steinkellner will sessions addressed: Technical aspects for Workshop in Sounio in March 2007: present their results in Vienna in March 2009. informal urban development monitoring and Peter Creuzer, Kaj Bärlund, Chryssy Prof. Arvo Vitikainen, chair of WG 2.4 stated planning control; Necessary tools for good Potsiou and Makis Apostolatos. that his working group is preparing a meeting on land administration and planning; Informal 10 urban development; Land policies for lower administration of marine spaces and capacity economies; Land tools for planning and property building. On the latter issue, the IHO was keen registration; Illegal urban development in the to participate and to make contact with local ECE; eGovernance – participatory democracy; stakeholders in regards to promoting the ben- and Urban planning and property registration. efi ts of developing hydrographic capacity within Totally fi fty papers were presented. To satisfy the region because to date, Costa Rica has not specifi c requests and to bring together experts established a national hydrographic offi ce. from private and public sectors with academic Starting in 2007, in cooperation with Reed members to jointly address issues of major Publishing commission initiated a quarterly importance, Commission initiated an optional, Commission 4 Newsletter publication in Hydro double-blind peer review process for presenters International. In exchange for regular contribu- of papers at this workshop. At the workshop 12 tions to Hydro International, the publisher has papers were included through the peer review offered to provide a free subscription to all procedure. The workshop fi ndings were summa- Commission 4 delegates. rised and published as special resolutions. This was the first Commission 3 annual Commission 5 – Positioning and workshop in a series of three planned for Measurement 2007–2010. The next workshop will take place Commission 5 has been pro-active through out in Valencia, Spain in February 2008 with the the past year and has had several highlights. topic Spatial information towards environmental At the Working Week in Hong Kong the Com- Informal urban settlements and slum management of mega cities. mission facilitated several GNSS CORS open upgrading is a hot topic to several FIG sessions as this type of technical information Commissions. Commission 4 – Hydrography exchange forum has proven to be a successful Andrew Leyzack and Gordon Johnston at- format at previous FIG events. The theme of tended the XVII IHO Conference in Monte Carlo, these sessions focussed on new positioning Monaco, 7–11 May 2007. Gordon brought along techniques and infrastructure. As result, a new his IHO Capacity Building Committee and Inter- sub-group of WG 5.3 called New Positioning national Advisory Board (IAB) hat. Representing Techniques Forum chaired by Andrew Hunter FIG they were invited to join in the IHO General was formed. This group met informally for the Assembly as observers. The conference provided fi rst time at the 4th International Symposium on an excellent opportunity for the Commission Chair LBS and TeleCartography which was held in to meet with members of the FIG/IHO/ICA IAB to Hong Kong, November 2007. discuss training, competency and certifi cation At the Regional Conference in Costa Rica issues. It was also an opportunity to drum up the Commission facilitated another series of interest in the upcoming regional conference in GNSS CORS forums. The objective of these Costa Rica. CARIS took up the call and offered discussion sessions was to provide fundamental to contribute to the regional meeting. information about GNSS CORS to assist with the The conference in Hong Kong was the fi rst uptake and implementation of such infrastruc- working week where a newly formed commis- ture to manage land administration issues and Commission 4 has a key role in planning sion met to kick off the new work plan. The Port initiatives in the region. From Commission work coastal areas and on coastal zone of Hong Kong’s Hydrographic Service hosted a plan perspective it was the launching pad for the management. tour of their facility and Commission 4 national Commissions “fact sheet” programme. delegate Lesly Lam organised a good work- Following on from the International Asso- shop for both Commissions 4 and 5 to network. ciation of Geodesy (IAG) / FIG MoU signing in The annual Commission 4 meeting as well as Munich, the Commission 5 Steering Committee two strategic planning meetings for Costa Rica have met, through the course of the year at vari- was held during this event. ous conferences, with IAG offi cials Ruth Neilan Past Commission 4 Chair Adam Green- and Chris Rizos to discuss future combined land attended the 9th South East Asian Survey events. Another highlight this year was the Congress, which was co-sponsored by FIG, in signing of United States Institute of Navigation Christchurch, New Zealand 31 October – 2 No- (ION) / FIG MoU in March 2007 by FIG Council vember 2007. Commission 4 contributed with and ION representative Dorota Brzezinska. a signifi cant hydrographic component to the This signing will now provide a clear mandate session content of this conference. for ION, FIG and IAG to work towards a three-way The Regional Conference in Costa Rica was co-operation on GNSS matters. focused on providing answers to specifi c chal- Commission 5’s liaisons also include practi- Commission 5 offi cials at the ACCO lenges faced within Central America, particularly cal involvement as Naser El Sheimy assisted meeting in Munich: Rudolf Staiger within the coastal zone. Commission 4, was with the organisation of the FIG / ISPRS / IAG (chair 2006-2010), Matt Higgins (Chair called upon to deliver technical sessions deal- 5th International Symposium on Mobile Mapping 2002-2006) and Rob Sarib (Chair of ing with coastal zone management (CZM), the Technologies in Padova, Italy May 2007. Chair Administration). 11 Commission Activities

ISPRS Conference held 2007 in Beijing, China in co-operation of the joint working group with Commission 5 on laser scanning. There are two conferences planned for 2008: the 13th International Symposium on Deformation Measurements in Lisbon, Portugal, 12–15 May 2008 and the 4th International Conference on Engineering Surveying – INGEO in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Commission 7 – Cadastre and Land Management In Commission 7 work plan 2007–2010 there are three important aims that the commission will focus: promotion the importance of development of land administration world wide; strengthening co-operation and working relations with UN or- ganisations and the World Bank; introduction of low-cost and innovative technology in land admin- istration and cadastre. To implement these aims the commissions has organised or cosponsored Participants at the Commission 7 Rudolf Staiger attended the 24th General As- following events: Annual Meeting 2007 in Seoul, Korea. sembly of International Union for Geodesy and The FIG Commission 7 Annual Meeting 2007 Geophysics in Perugia, Italy July 2007 as the was held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, 18–23 offi cial FIG representative. Vice President Matt May 2007 together with an open symposium on Higgins participated and provided reports from Good practice in cadastre and land registry. The several major GNSS meetings such as the Munich meeting was organised in co-operation with the Satellite Navigation Summit 2007 and the United Korean Cadastral Survey Corporation (KCSC). Nations – International Committee on GNSS. The meeting was strongly supported by KCSC Commission 5 conducted a special session and Ministry of Government Administration on geodesy supporting sustainability, chaired by and Home Affairs. Forty participants from 14 John Hannah, at the 9th South East Asian Survey countries attended. Mongolia attended as new Congress and the 119th New Zealand Institute of country. More than 300 Korean professionals Surveyors Conference in Christchurch, New Zea- participated the open symposium, where papers Alojz Kopacik, Chair of Commission land 31 October – 2 November 2007. were presented by Commission 7 delegates and 6, arranged the ACCO meeting in professionals from the region. As part of the Bratislava in February 2007. The Commission 6 – Engineering symposium the Cadastral Expo was opened; the meeting was sponsored by the Cham- Surveys opening ceremony of the exhibition gathered an ber of Surveyors and Cartographers, Commission 6 organised during 2007 two events audience of 3,000 people including politicians President Vladimir Stromcek (in the that were planned by commission working groups and foreign visitors. middle) and Jan Hardos attended the and members. International course for engineer- One day workshop on Land administration for meeting. ing surveying was held in Graz, Austria and the 8th sustainable development was arranged before conference on optical 3D measurement techniques the GeoConference Quebec 2007 (2–5 October was held in Zürich, Switzerland. Both these events 2007) in Quebec, Canada. The successful event are well-known within the engineering surveying was organised by Commission 7 WG 7.2 in co-op- community and were attended by high number eration with local organisers – Daniel Roberge, of participants. Traditionally these events focus Canadian delegate to Commission 7 and Soeren on surveying, geodesy, machine-, computer- and Christensen chair of WG 7.2 being in charge robot-vision and spatial information systems gath- for the arrangements. Fifty participants from 22 ering representatives from universities, industry countries attended, half of them coming from and government to discuss recent scientifi c and developing or emerging countries representing technical advancements and applications for mainly professionals on land administration, ca- optical static and kinematic 3D measurement dastre and academia. President Stig Enemark, techniques. Emphasis at both meetings was in new Remy Sietchiping, UN Habitat and Keith Bell, Clara Msale from Tanzania University and emerging technology in laser-scanning. World Bank were invited speakers proving a receiving the Ernst & Young Australia Commission chair Prof. Alojz Kopácik at- live working relation between FIG and the UN award for best content material in tended the XIII Congress of the International organisations. a presentation in Commission 8 Society for Mine Surveying in September 2007 UN FAO organised an Expert Group Meeting programme at the Working Week in in Budapest, Hungary representing FIG Council. on the project FLOSS Cadastre in Rome, 22–23 Hong Kong. Papers and presentations were prepared for the October 2007. The project free/libre open source 12 software FLOSS, is in the cadastral fi eld supported Bank Initiative on Compulsory Purchase and Compen- by the World Bank and FIG Commission 7 as part of sation. Finally, some special themes and cases from Commission 7 WG 7.3 activities. FAO provided some specifi c regions were discussed, such as the matter funding to start the project. The main initiative comes of boring a tunnel under someone’s house or whether from the Land Tenure group of FAO, which has seen land expropriation supported innovative procurement in several projects fail in developing countries often due road projects. to the high software and license costs. FAO and World The seminar was a valuable experience for Com- Bank representatives and invited experts participated mission 9 also in scientifi c sense, as the authors of the meeting, where Commission 7 was represented conference papers were also offered the possibility to by its Chair András Osskó and Daniel Steudler, participate in a peer-review process. Altogether there Chair of WG 7.3. were about 120 very active participants from 35 coun- An Expert Group Meeting for African land registrars tries with more than 40 very interesting presentations. Of in Nairobi, Kenya, 26–27 November 2007 was organ- all papers, 21 went through the peer-review process. ised by UN-Habitat. At the meeting many questions It was suggested that an international committee of was debated, for example, how the existing continuum experts be established to advise countries on specifi c and recognition of customary rights can be applied to problems. There should be guidelines on skills and sup- implement incremental tenure upgrading. It was also port-organisations needed for development of skills and Dr. Paul Munro-Faure, discussed what particular techniques and procedures capacity, as well as relevant standards for compensation, FAO at a workshop during must be envisaged to register land rights and trans- assessment defi nition and procedures. Also discussed Commission 9 seminar in actions in “non-cadastral” environment. Christian was the need for an authorisation or licensing system Helsinki. Lemmen, Chair of WG 7.1 represented commission for specialist valuation and other experts, along with at the meeting and presented paper Social Tenure creation of independent and liable professional bodies Domain Model. to provide all parties with information. The presentations and opinions presented during the workshop form a solid Commission 8 – Spatial Planning and basis for future developments, in co-operation with FAO Development and the World Bank. In 2007 Commission 8 activities concentrated on con- Since the Working Week in Hong Kong WG 9.2 has ferences in Hong Kong and in Costa Rica. Dr. Diane been concentrating on the two days of special ses- Dumashie is preparing a report that references a full sions that will be organised during the Working Week round up of technical sessions relating to informal set- in Stockholm. WG 9.3 is preparing a diagnostic tool tlements over the period (2002–06). The report will be for analysing the practices of the valuation profession published in 2008. in different countries, being in the phase of acquainting Commission 8 working groups are currently building oneself with the existing systems around the world and content around the various working groups. This applies selecting case countries. WG 9.4 is collecting valuation particularly around working groups on informal settlement report examples from different countries to prepare issues in spatial development, planning and governances; the review of valuation methods and standards. WG land use planning and implementation; and urban planning 9.5 is focusing in identifying the effects and possibili- and coastal regions. ties of digitalisation for of the profession in real estate markets. Commission 9 – Valuation and In addition, Kauko Viitanen represented Commission Commission 9 seminar the Management of Real Estate 9 in the Cyprus Golf Development Conference organized at the Helsinki Technical Commission 9 organised a seminar Compulsory pur- by RICS in October 2007. University. chase and compensation in land acquisition and taking in conjunction with the Baltic Valuation Conference and Commission 10 – Construction together with FIG Commissions 7 and 8 in Helsinki, Economics and Management Finland 6–8 September 2007. The goal was to intensify Historically, Commission 10 has worked on construc- discussions between valuation people, surveyors, real tion economics and commercial management together estate experts, fi nanciers, urban planners, researchers, but it is proposed in the current work plan that they be teachers and decision-makers, and to develop ideas studied and discussed separately in future. Interest in for shaping the future. and discussion of the detailed and technical issues of President Stig Enemark and Finnish Minister of construction economics may be enlivened by some Housing Jan Vapaavuori gave welcoming addresses. consolidation of the current separate strands of activity The focus of the seminar was on expropriation systems within the commission. The commercial management and the need for alternatives, compensation, quality group would concentrate on the primary and strategic management of expropriation processes, protection issues, in particular those that are concerned with pro- Many commissions are of property rights, uncertainty of valuation, pro-poor curement and contracts. The Commission will focus only working with the United approaches to compensation and expropriation in de- on strategic issues and the options of different solutions Nations and the World veloping countries, human rights perspective, history to problems and needs. This is because the detail of Bank on implementing the and development of expropriation. Much attention was application will have to vary with every country’s policy- Millennium Development given to the background and context of the FAO/World economic and social development and needs. Goals. 13 Activities 2006–2007

Member visits 2006 President Magel visited China and Hong Representatives of the FIG Council 2003–-2006 Kong SAR, 23 October – 3 November 2006 visited following member associations and on the occasion of the 50th anniversary events from June to December 2006. celebrations of former WTUSM and the 14th Vice-President Stig Enemark participated Geoinformatics 2006 in Wuhan, where he the 38th National Congress of the French Géomé- delivered both a welcome greeting and a tres-Experts in Saint-Malo, France, 14–-16 June keynote speech From Surveying to Geomatics 2006. The congress was very well attended and Land Management. During the visit he met with about 500 French surveyors plus a range with the board of the new member association of international participants especially from CIREA in Beijing. On the occasion of his visit Francophone world. The Congress was headed to the State Ministry of Lands and Resources by Mr. Alain Gaudet, President of the Ordre des Prof. Magel was awarded with the fi rst time to President Holger Magel among students Géometres-Experts. foreign experts given title of Senior Advisor of at the IGSM in Cracow. President Holger Magel attended the XIX Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Centre, International Geodetic Students Meeting (IGSM) Ministry of Lands and Resources by Vice in Cracow, Poland, 30 June – 2 July 2006. Minister Lu Xin She, who is simultaneously President Magel gave a keynote speech About the Director General of the State Bureau of FIG’s and Surveyors Contributions to Building a Mapping and Surveying. better world at the fi nal plenary session of IGSM FIG President Elect Stig Enemark and the FIG that was attended by more than 100 students Director visited San Jose, Costa Rica 13–17 from about 15 countries who also listened to the November 2006 to discuss the 6th FIG Regional speech of Prof. Kazimierz Czarnecki, Presi- Conference and to meet with representatives of dent of the Polish surveyors’ association SGP the Colegio de Ingenieros Topógrafos de Costa (who passed away short after the meeting). Rica (CIT), the FIG member association in Costa President Magel attended the 5th Map Asia Rica and Colegio Federado de Ingenieros y de 2006 in Bangkok, Thailand, 29 August – 1 Sep- Arquitectos de Costa Rica (CFIA). tember that was co-sponsored by FIG and organised by GIS Development in cooperation Member visits 2007 with Thai Survey. GIS Development President The FIG Council members and representatives of the Federation have visited following member The opening of the Professional M. P. Narayanan could welcome about 1,000 associations and events during 2007. Enhancement Course in Rome: from left: delegates from more than 30 mainly Asian President Stig Enemark visited the Map Prof. Casella, President Piero Panunzi, countries. According to the conference theme World Forum Conference in Hyderabad, India, CNG, Ms. Orietta Felici, Head of the GeoICT for Good Governance President Magel 22–25 January 2007, the conference being Instituto Leon Battista Alberti, Chair of gave a keynote speech about Geographic In- the key regional event on geospatial informa- the opening ceremony, Dr. Andreas Drees formation: Global trends and perspectives for tion, organised by GIS Development, India. and Mr. Kurt Rieder, President of EGoS. sustainable development. The visit also allowed discussions on the Thai membership in FIG. President Enemark presented a keynote paper Vice President Andreas Drees and the FIG on Building the Capacity: Promoting Institutional Director visited Rome, Italy 11–13 September and Organizational Development in Surveying 2006 to attend the fi rst international Profes- and Land Administration. A total of fi ve plenary sional Enhancement Course for Surveyors sessions, 11 seminar session, 3 seminars, and organised by the Consiglio Nazionale Geometri 14 technical sessions concluded a very compre- (CNG) with co-operation of the University of Pavia hensive program with about 200 presentations. for Italian and international surveyors. The num- The conference was attended by more 1,000 ber of participants was 25 representing most participants. President Enemark also chaired regions of Italy and invited students from several the seminar and the following panel discussion European and Mediterranean countries. on surveying and mapping. During the confer- FIG President Magel visited Morocco and the ence he had the opportunity to discuss with key headquarters and regional offi ces of FIG mem- players in the surveying fi eld in India, including ber association ONIGT in Rabat and Casablanca Maj. Gen. M. Gopal Rao, Surveyor General 9–-17 September 2006. He also gave a lecture of India, in order to invite India to become a at the Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan member of FIG. II, an academic member of FIG. President Enemark and Vice President The FIG Director attended the Swedish Sur- Paul van der Molen visited the Institution of veying and Valuation Conference in Stockholm Surveyors of Kenya in Nairobi, Kenya, 29–31 18–19 October 2006. This annual national January 2007 during their visit to UN-Habitat conference was attended by about 400 parti- to discuss with UN-Habitat co-operation on Charminar four tower building in cipants who listened for two days on presen- Global Land Tools Network and participating Hyderabad, India where the World Map tations on surveying, valuation and real estate the expert group meeting on transparency in Forum took place. management. land administration. 14 The FIG Director met during his visit to Hong Risk Management Gi4DM in Toronto, Canada Kong in January representatives of the Hong 23-25 May, 2007. The conference theme was Kong Institute of Surveyors and the Hong Kong Geomatics for Disaster and Risk Management. Institute of Engineering Surveyors. On the way Ken Allred was the recipient of the CIG Presi- he met with the Private Surveyors Association dent’s Citation at their gala dinner. He received of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur. the award from CIG President Terry Tarle in President Enemark visited Havana, Cuba, appreciation for his special contribution to the 12–17 February 2007 as invited keynote Canadian geomatics profession through his ac- speaker at the International Congress GEO- tive international role in FIG. MATICA 2007. The congress was organised President Enemark represented the Council as part of the XII Convention on INFORMATICA at the FIG Commission 2 seminar Scientia Est 2007 that included a range of sub congresses Potentia in Prague, Czech Republic 7-–9 June and symposia with more than 1,000 partici- 2007. pants. GEOMATICA 2007 was organized by Dr. Vice President Dalal S. Alnaggar visited the Tatiana Delgado. The congress included 5th National Congress of ONIGT in Casablanca, Evening reception photo: From left: about 20 sessions with about 80 presenta- Morocco 15–16 June 2007. Githinji Katuthu, ISK Hon Treasurer; tions, with a special focus on geospatial data President Enemark was invited to attend Ibrahim Mwathane, Past Chairman infrastructures. President Enemark gave a the Survey & Engineering GIS Summit in San of ISK; Stig Enemark, FIG President; welcome address at the opening session and Diego, USA, 16–19 June 2007 as keynote Mwenda Makathimo, ISK Chairman; a key note presentation on Land Management speaker. The summit was held in conjunction Justus Muhene, ISK Vice Chairman; S. G. in Support of the Global Agenda that included with the 27th Annual ESRI International User Mwangi, ISK Hon Secretary. an overview of the FIG organisation current Conference that attracted policies in a global perspective. He also chaired more than 15,000 visitors a session on cadastral systems, a very actual from throughout the world. topic in Cuba that is currently building a ca- The summit was the 5th of its dastral database for both the rural and urban kind where surveyors come areas. During the visit President Enemark also together to discuss, share, had the opportunity to meet with UNAICC and and learn about applications to discuss future co-operation. of GIS to land surveying. The During the Commission offi cers meeting in summit attracted around Bratislava, Slovakia, 9–11 February 2007 the 400 participants from 22 ACCO members had the opportunity to meet countries and included more with and to enjoy the hospitality of the two Slovak than forty sessions dealing member associations. with a range of surveying President Enemark and the FIG Director met topics. President Enemark with the leaders of the Swedish SLF 22 Febru- also gave a keynote address ary 2007 to discuss among other issues the at the ESRI Education User Working Week 2008. Conference that was held Vice President Matt Higgins attended the in parallel to the Survey Munich Navigation Summit 2007 in Munich, Summit. Another keynote Germany, 6–8 March 2007. In the programme address was presented by there were many excellent presentations on Curt Summer, Secretary latest status and policy developments relating General of ACSM. GEOMATICA 2007 in Havana, Cuba. to all the major providers of GNSS, including President Enemark attended the Cambridge the EU, USA, Russia, India, Japan and China. Conference at St. John College, Cambridge, UK, The summit had approximately 440 registrants 15–20 July 2007 as a plenary session keynote from 28 countries. speaker. The tradition around the Cambridge President Stig Enemark paid visits to the Uni- Conferences is dating date back to 1928. Since versity of Nairobi and the Institution of Surveyors then an increasing number of chief executives of Kenya (ISK) in connection to his visit to the from National Mapping Agencies around the meeting of the Governing Council of UN-Habitat world have met at St. John College every four 16–20 April 2007. years. This year’s conference entitled Expand- Vice President Paul van der Molen attended ing horizons in a shrinking world was attended Commission 7 Annual Meeting and Seminar in by more than 200 participants from around 70 Seoul, Korea on behalf of the Council 19–23 countries throughout the world. The conference May 2007. was organized by Ordnance Survey, UK and Vice President Ken Allred represented FIG hosted by Director General and Chief Execu- at the 2007 Annual Conference of the Canadian tive Vanessa V. Lawrence. The conference ESRI President Jack Dangermond and Institute of Geomatics (CIG) and the Joint CIG/IS- was organized with plenary sessions in the President Stig Enemark at the ESRI User PRS Conference on Geomatics for Disaster and mornings supported by a range of workshops Conference in San Diego. 15 Activities 2006–2007

in the afternoon. This provided a good mix (the Netherlands), Goskomzemgeodescadastre keynote presentations and discussions in the (Uzbekistan) and DHV (the Netherlands). He workshops. addressed the audience in an opening speech, President Enemark attended the Commission highlighting the role of surveyors in matters of 9 Seminar on compulsory purchase and com- land policy and registration, and explaining the pensation in Helsinki, Finland 6–8 September commitment of FIG in this fi eld. 2007 as a keynote speaker. This visit also of- 2–5 October President Enemark visited fered a good opportunity to discuss the future Quebec Conference 2007 in Quebec, Canada, co-operation with FAO with Dr. Paul Munro- as a key note speaker. The conference was Faure, Chief of the Land Tenure Service, FAO. co-organised by the Canadian Institute of RICS President David Tuffi n, Diane Du- Geomatics (CIG), the Ordre des arpenteurs- mashie, chair of RICS FIG delegation and Rob géomètres du Québec (OAGQ), Laval University Mahoney visited the FIG offi ce in Copenhagen (UL) and the Department of Natural Resources 14 September 2007. A wide-ranging discussion and Wildlife (MRNF). Daniel Roberge, Direc- took place covering the issues where RICS and tor of the Offi ce of the Surveyor General of RICS President David Tuffi n and FIG FIG can work more closely to raise the profi le Quebec, Pierre Tessier, President of OAGQ; President Stig Enemark at the FIG Offi ce of the profession worldwide – particularly in and Annick Jaton from Laval University, were in Copenhagen. the developing world. As result of the meeting the co-presidents of this international confer- President Enemark attended the Annual Geomat- ence. The welcoming theme Histoire de voir ics Faculty Christmas Lecture in London 13 le monde of the conference attracted around December 2007 when he met also with the RICS 1,200 participants especially from the French President. As result a joint FIG/ RICS working speaking surveying and geomatics community, group to examine the issue about how well the here of 900 from the Quebec province, 150 term “surveying” is understood in world and from the rest of the all Canadian provinces and national institutions, and to recommend a way 150 participants from about 40 other countries forward was proposed. This would feed into the throughout the world. Focus was on the Franco- crisis in education which has been identifi ed in phone countries with a strong attendance from many parts of the world. the Africa. Most presentations were in French President Enemark visited the Israel Associa- with a few in English. Simultaneous translation tion of Licensed Surveyors (ALSI) and the Survey was provided at all sessions. In total about 150 of Israel 17–21 September 2007 to discuss presentations were given. A special feature dur- and agree on the arrangements around the FIG ing the conference was the luncheon sessions Working Week 2009 in Eilat at the Red Sea. The for celebration of three special events: the 100 program included meetings with the President year Anniversary of the Department of Geomat- President Stig Enemark at the Survey of of ALSI Joseph Kraus and his council, as well ics, University of Laval, the 125th Anniversary Israel with Director General Heim Srebro an offi cial visit to the Survey of Israel hosted of the Canadian Institute of Geomatics; and (left) and Joseph Kraus (right), President by Director General Haim Srebro, and with the 125th Anniversary of the Association of of ALSI. participation of Deputy Director General Joseph the Quebec Surveyors. The conference also Forrai. The visit also included included a general assembly of the Federation presentations and discussions des Geometres Francophones. around the well developed sur- President Enemark attended the 9th South veying programme at the Tech- East Asian Survey Congress and the 119th New nicon Institute of Technology. Zealand Institute of Surveyors Conference 31 The visit confi rmed that there October – 2 November 2007 in Christchurch, is no doubt that the location New Zealand. The conference theme Developing of the conference at the very Sustainable Societies was very well addressed borderline of the Red Sea will during the entire conference that attracted provide an excellent venue for around 450 participants from many overseas FIG 2009 and there is no doubt countries including Australia, Malaysia, Kenya, that ALSI will provide a highly Nigeria, UK, and China. The conference made professional and very interest- huge progress in putting the surveying profes- ing conference. sion at the forefront of sustainable development. Vice President Paul van der The conference theme was addressed through a Molen attended an international well designed combination of high profi le plenary workshop on Land policies, land session and more thematic technical sessions Five Presidents at the 9th South East registration and economic development: experi- with about 85 presentations. Special sessions Asian Survey Congress: John Hannah ences in Central Asian countries in Tashkent, Uz- were conducted by FIG Commission 4 on Marine (NZIS), Graham Marion (ISA), Pengiran bekistan, 31 October – 3 November 2007. The Environment, chaired by Adam Greenland, Matasan (ASEAN FLAG), Stig Enemark workshop was organised by the ITC-Kadaster and FIG Commission 5 on Geodesy supporting (FIG) and Brian Coutts (CASLE). UNU School of Land Administration Studies Sustainability, chaired by John Hannah. 16 UN co-operation Development in Land The 3rd Session of the World Urban Forum at- Administration, which tracted some 10,000 participants from over presents the FIG ap- 100 countries to Vancouver, Canada 18–23 proach in this area June 2006. FIG was represented in the WUF including a presenta- by delegation led by President Holger Magel. tion of the outcome Other representatives of FIG included Vice Pre- of the Special Forum sident Ken Allred, Ms. Jenny Whittal (South on the Development Africa) and the FIG Director, also some other of Land Information FIG offi cers participated the conference and its Policies in the Ameri- preparations. Preparatory meetings included the cas. He also gave a FIG Commission 7 organised Expert Group Mee- keynote presentati- ting in Bangkok and Global Land Tool Network on if one of the two in 2005. President Magel made a presentation workshops. The role in two sessions organised by UN-Habitat on the of FIG with regard Global Land Tool Network. The third event for to participating in FIG during the week was the Networking Event these conferences is Public Engagement: The Inclusive Approach to promote professional development and faci- President Holger Magel together with organised by the Habitat Professionals Forum litate achievements in the area of topographic Mrs. Anna Tabaijuka and Mr. Lars that was attended by more than 100 delegates mapping, spatial data infrastructures, and land Reutersward (right) and Mr. Bengt in an overcrowded room. administration systems. Kjellson and Ms. Ann Jennervik from During their visit to Rome, Italy, 11–13 Sep- President Elect Stig Enemark visited the World Sweden at the WUF in Vancouver to tember 2006 Vice President Andreas Drees Bank in Washington DC and attended the work- discuss FIG and UN-Habitat co-operation and the FIG Director visited the Headquarters shop on Land policies and legal empowerment of at the FIG 2008 in Stockholm. of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the the poor 31 October – 3 November 2006. The United Nations. At the FAO they had a meeting at purpose of the visit was to meet with the Land the Land Tenure Service with Dr. Paul Munro- Thematic Group and to discuss about the future Faure, Head of the Land Tenure Service, Dr. FIG/World Bank relations. These discussions Mika Törhönen and Dr. David Palmer. In the resulted in the MoU that was signed during the mid term programme in land tenure services Working Week in May 2007. At the meeting with the focus is on following normative activities: Klaus Deininger, Malcolm Childress and oth- land tenure in emergency work; compulsory ers it was also agreed to organise a high level purchase of land and compensation; state land conference at the Bank in November 2008. management; low-cost land tenure security; Vice President Elect Matt Higgins attended good governance in land administration; desig- the First Meeting of the International Committee ning post emergency land tenure institutions; on GNSS (ICG) in Vienna, Austria, 1–2 November and making land information accessible for the 2006 as permanent FIG representative. poor. Many of these topics are also included in President Stig Enemark and the FIG Direc- the FIG work plan 2007–2010. The visit resulted tor attended the 21st Session of the Governing in FAO contribution to the working week in Hong Council of the United Nations Human Settlements Kong and in support to commissions 7 and 9 Programme (UN-Habitat) in Nairobi, 16–20 April seminars. 2007. The Governing Council meeting was pre- Dr. Mika Törhönen (left), Dr. Paul Munro- Vice-President Stig Enemark represented ceded by a Business Partnership for Sustainable Faure and Vice President Andreas Drees FIG at the Seventeenth United Nations Car- Urbanisation stakeholders meeting organised at the FAO headquarters in 2006. tographic Conference for Asia & the Pacifi c for the fi rst time by UN-Habitat for private-sector (UNRCC-AP) held in Bangkok, Thailand, 18–22 partners. FIG was invited to attend this meeting September 2006. The conference is convened on behalf of the Habitat Professionals Forum. every three years the last one being held in During the week FIG representatives attended Okinawa, Japan in 2003. The conference was several meetings and sessions organised by organised by the UN Statistics Division in Bang- the Forum and the Global Land Tool Network. kok at the Economic and Social Commission for They also held several bilateral meetings with Asia and the Pacifi c (ESCAP). The conference UN-Habitat leaders and other partners. provides a regional forum where approximately The 21st Session of the Governing Council 200 participants (mostly heads of Mapping was attended by more than 900 delegates Agencies and Land Surveys and experts from from 92 countries and joined by 230 rep- Asia and the Pacifi c and other regions, as well as resentatives of NGOs. The fi ve-day meeting representatives from International and Special- included representatives of other UN bodies, ized Organizations and NGO’s) meet to address international fi nancial institutions, profes- Stig Enemark together with Klaus the common needs. Prof. Enemark presented sional associations, women’s and youth Deininger and Malcolm Childress at the a FIG position paper on Supporting Institutional groups, and the private sector. World Bank in November 2006. 17 Activities 2006–2007

President Enemark spoke at the roundta- Sister organisations ble on pro-poor land management for sustain- The Joint Board of Geospatial Information Socie- able urbanisation, part of Global Land Tool ties met at its annual meeting in Vienna 11 July Network activities. FIG’s contribution to GLTN 2006. The meeting was held at the University of was at the centre of the Council’s work plan Vienna in conjunction to the GICON conference. for the next four years, he said, and would GICON included the Central European Cartographic result in various imminent projects. President Conference (54. Deutscher Kartographentag), Enemark also attended the Advisory Board ISPRS Technical Commission II Symposium and of the GLTN that followed the Governing the 12th International Symposium on Spatial Data Council. At the meeting with Mrs. Anna Ti- Handling. As ISPRS and ICA were major organisers baijuka, Executive Director of UN-Habitat, of GICON it offered a good platform also for the the close links between UN-Habitat and FIG Joint Board meeting. The meeting was chaired by were underlined once more. Mrs. Tibaijuka Prof. Holger Magel, FIG President. The discus- confi rmed UN-Habitat commitment and her sions at the Steering Committee focussed on how own participation in the FIG Working Week and to intensify the co-operation between the members the Joint FIG/UN-Habitat seminar on slum up- of the Joint Board and the policies in broadening Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka and President Stig grading and innovative fi nance mechanisms the membership base. Interim reports of the two Enemark in discussion on future co- to be held during the FIG Working Week in ad hoc committees were discussed. Especially the operation between FIG and UN-Habitat Stockholm in June 2008. work programme of the ad hoc committee on ca- during a visit to Nairobi in April 2007. Vice President Matt Higgins attended meeting pacity building in Africa was further developed. This of the International Committee on Global Naviga- included a strategy in fi nding new partners to help tion Satellite Systems (ICG) in Bangalore, India, 4–7 with this crucial issue for all African countries. September 2007. The ICG has been formed as a Prof. Alojz Kopácik, Chair of Commission result of recommendations of the UN Committee 6 attended the Presidium Meeting of the Inter- on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space (COPUOS), national Society for Mine Surveying in Leoben, as ratifi ed by the General Assembly of the UN. The Austria 1–-2 November 2006 as the focal point United Nations Offi ce for Outer Space Affairs (UN of FIG to ISM. OOSA) acts as the secretariat for the ICG. It should President Elect Stig Enemark attended the be noted that FIG has a MoU with UN OOSA. GSDI9 International Conference on Global Spatial A feature of the overall ICG meeting was the fi rst Data Infrastructures held in Santiago, Chile 6–10 gathering of the so-called “Provider’s Forum”, which November 2006. The theme of the conference involves the providers of all of the major Global was Spatial Information: Tool for Reducing Pov- Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) sub-systems. erty. Prof. Enemark was invited to participate in The global user community for GNSS was also rep- the Global and Regional Organizations Panel. The resented with major players from many application idea of this session was to present ideas of how areas. At the end of the week the ICG compiled a global and regional organizations might better Joint Statement from the meeting, which included contribute to and apply knowledge and resources a report from the Provider’s forum. That report has towards addressing the world’s most pressing for the fi rst time set out principles agreed amongst social problems. the providers about ensuring compatibility and He also chaired a joint FIG/GSDI session on interoperability between the various GNSS sub-sys- spatially enabled land administration. Matt Higgins at the ICG meeting with tems. The next full meeting of the ICG will be held in Andrew Leyzack, Chair of Commission 4 Suresh Kibe, the Indian representative December 2008 and hosted by the USA at NASA’s represented FIG at the XVII IHO Conference in on the ICG. Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, California. Monte Carlo, Monaco, 7–11 May 2007. Prof. Rudolf Staiger, Chair of Commission 5, attended the 24th General Assembly of IUGG (International Union for Geodesy and Geophysics) in Perugia, Italy 2–13 July 2007 and represented FIG at the IUGG General Assembly 4–8 July. The conference takes place every four years and IUGG consists of seven international unions all dealing with earth sciences, from which IAG (International Association of Geodesy) is directly related to FIG. The General Assembly was attended by about 4,000 scientists from all over the world, and 450 were registered as IAG participants. Prof. Staiger was very well received by Chris Rizos, the outgo- ing President of Commission 4 (Positioning & Ap- plications) and the incoming Vice-President of IAG. Joint Board of GIS at a meeting in Vienna in July 2006. He also attended several technical IAG sessions, 18 which were mainly Commission 4 related. During involved so it will be a major exercise to both his stay he had the occasion to have discussions recover some recompense to the IIHSM for the with the leaders of IAG. effort and to get it published in a form as near President Enemark attended the meeting of identical to the originals as possible. Norway the Joint Board of Geospatial Information Socie- and Sweden, through which the arc goes have ties during the XXIII International Cartographic generously contributed fi nancially to the project. Congress in Moscow, Russian Federation, 4–10 The requirement for such a translation was August 2007. At the Joint Board meeting report incorporated early on in decisions relating to from the ad hoc Committee on Capacity Build- the attainment of World Heritage status. Hence ing in Africa was discussed. The main activity once the positive decision came from UNESCO in the committee has been development of the it became imperative to make the huge input GI Knowledge Portal for Africa. The Joint Board of effort to follow through the written support has organised sessions on capacity building at for all the practical input made by the countries the AARSE Conference in Cairo and at the Map involved in fi nding and marking the points used. World Forum in Hyderabad. Prof. Ian Dowman The narrative sections are most informative on from ISPRS was elected as the new chairperson the work carried out over the period 1816–1855 of the Joint Board. and these are supplemented by lists of all the Prof. Alojz Kopácik represented FIG at the observations and calculations. It forms a notable XIII Congress of the International Society for historic document that will hopefully become The Joint Board of GIS met in Moscow Mine Surveying in Budapest, Hungary, 24–28 available for use throughout the ten countries in August 2007. September 2007. concerned.

Permanent institutions Communication FIG has two permanent institutions: The Inter- The main tools for communication of the Fed- national Offi ce of Cadastre and Land Records eration are the FIG web site www.fi g.net and – OICRF, www.oicrf.org, and The International In- different newsletters (both as soft and hard stitution for the History of Surveying and Measure- copies) and printed material and publications ment – Permanent Institution of FIG (IIHSM), www. and CD-ROMs. fi g.net/hsm. The FIG Foundation is in addition an The web site includes e.g. the work plan independent body within the Federation. The FIG of the Council and the commissions; contact Multi-Lingual Dictionary Board was closed at the details of Council members, member associa- end of 2006 because the work of the dictionary tions, affi liates, corporate members, academic board came to an end after 35 years. FIG records members, commission offi cers and commission it sincere thanks to DVW, BKG and the members delegates; forthcoming events; and FIG publica- of the Dictionary Board Prof. Dietmar Grünreich tions and conference reports. and Mrs. Sabine Kollenda for their outstanding The FIG annual review – an overview of work during so many years. major activities and achievements and the OICRF maintains a digital library that contains main medium of external communication. This approximately 7,300 publications (1st of January is supported by a monthly e-Newsletter which Jan de Graeve with the Reichenbach 2008), which include things such as conference is sent free of charge to all subscribers. All theodolite used on the Arc measure documents, magazine articles and reports on commissions have also their newsletters that and recently rediscovered. land administration. All of the available docu- are published 1–2 per year and posted on the ments and the most recent publications can be commission’s web site. accessed electronically at www.oicrf.org and In the FIG publications series the federation pub- downloaded in PDF format. In 2007 the digital li- lishes formal policy statements and ethical, edu- brary got about 480,000 hits and about 300,000 cational and technical guidelines, these are also articles have been downloaded. OICRF is hosted available on the FIG home page. Proceedings of FIG by the Netherlands Cadastre, Public Registers conferences and of selected technical seminars and Mapping Agency. sponsored or co-sponsored by FIG’s commissions The main activity of the IIHSM has been and member associations are published normally around the Struve Geodetic Arc. During 2007 on a CD-ROM and they are also available on the FIG over 1,000 hours of work has been put into the home page. FIG publishes also on the web site a translation from French to English of the two monthly article that is selected from a conference volumes of report written by F. G. W. Struve or event and that is of general interest. Arc du Méridien de 25º 20’ entre Le Danube et le Mer Glaciale, mesuré depuis 1816 jusqu’en 1855. These describe in detail all the work on the geodetic arc that was accepted by UNESCO The monument at Hammerfest, Norway, in 2005 for inscription on the World Heritage marking the northern end of the Struve Monument list. In total around 1,000 pages are Arc. 19 The FIG Foundation

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

The FIG Foundation is an The defi nition 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 qualifi cations been established for the and technical expertise to conduct one, or more, of the following purpose of raising funds activities; to fi nance surveying educa- – to determine, measure and represent land, three-dimensional tion development projects objects, point-fi elds 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 effi cient 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 Offi ce in Copen- Detailed Functions hagen and directed by a Board of fi ve Directors appointed The surveyor’s professional tasks may involve one or more of the fol- by the FIG Council. lowing activities which may occur either on, above or below the surface – The Directors of the Foundation will announce every year of the land or the sea and may be carried out in association with other the scholarships and grants available. professionals. The fi rst grants were given in 2002 and there after each year. 1. The determination of the size and shape of the earth and the The grants were given in 2006 to Parama Anandan (India): measurement of all data needed to defi ne the size, position, shape Educating Voluntary Organizations in Disciplines of Surveying in and contour of any part of the earth and monitoring any change Various Districts of Tamilnadu; to Catherine Kariuki (Kenya): therein. The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Land Values and the Women’s Prop- 2. The positioning of objects in space and time as well as the position- erty Rights in the Context of HIV/AIDS; and to Ganesh Prasad ing and monitoring of physical features, structures and engineering Bhatta (Nepal): Institutional and Legal Aspects in Land Disputes: works on, above or below the surface of the earth. the Context of Nepalese Cadastral Surveying. In 2007 the grants 3. The development, testing and calibration of sensors, instruments were given to Sara J Wilkinson and Richard Reed (Australia): and systems for the above-mentioned purposes and for other Student Perceptions of Professional Surveying Bodies; to Ganesh surveying purposes. Prasad Bhatta (Nepal): Cadastral Surveying ‘For the People, 4. The acquisition and use of spatial information from close range, By the People’:Developing a Participatory Model for Cadastral aerial and satellite imagery and the automation of these proc- Resurveying in Nepal; and to Dev Raj Paudyal (India): Low Cost esses. Pro-poor Land Management Techniques in Developing Countries: 5. The determination of the position of the boundaries of public or A Case Study in Nepal and India. In addition the FIG Foundation private land, including national and international boundaries, and has supported meetings of surveying students (IGSM) and young the registration of those lands with the appropriate authorities. professionals. 6. The design, establishment and administration of geographic information systems (GIS) and the collection, storage, analysis, The FIG Foundation – management, display and dissemination of data. How can I contribute? 7. The analysis, interpretation and integration of spatial objects and Companies, associations, institutions, events, surveyors’ groups phenomena in GIS, including the visualisation and communication and individuals may contribute to the Foundation by: of such data in maps, models and mobile digital devices. – Donations which will be recognised by a plaque or a certifi - 8. The study of the natural and social environment, the measurement cate of different categories refl ecting the sum of donation of land and marine resources and the use of such data in the plan- as follows: ning of development in urban, rural and regional areas. – platinum plaque EUR 25,000 9. The planning, development and redevelopment of property, whether – gold plaque EUR 10,000 urban or rural and whether land or buildings. – silver plaque EUR 5,000 10. The assessment of value and the management of property, whether – bronze plaque EUR 1,000. urban or rural and whether land or buildings. – Donations to support specifi c projects or by offering scholar- 11. The planning, measurement and management of construction ships. Donors and Benefactors may use the FIG Foundation works, including the estimation of costs. logo to promote their project donations or scholarships. – Voluntary donation when registering to FIG events. In the application of the foregoing activities surveyors take into ac- – Attending social functions such as the FIG Foundation Din- count the relevant legal, economic, environmental and social aspects ners held during every FIG Congress and Working Week and affecting each project. other events. 20 FIG Members (December 2007)

*) Membership to be decided by the General Assembly in June 2008.

Member association Affi liate Corporate member Correspondent Academic member

Member associations

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

21 FIG Members (December 2007)

*) Membership to be decided by the General Assembly in June 2008.

Mongolia Mongolian Association of Geodesy and Affi liate Members Cartography Morocco Ordre National des Ingénieurs Géometres- Australia and New ANZLIC – the Spatial Information Council Topographes Zealand Netherlands Geo-informatie Nederland Belgium General Administration of the Patrimonial New Zealand New Zealand Institute of Surveyors Documentation, Federal Public Service Finance Nigeria Nigerian Institution of Surveyors Brunei Darussalam Survey Department, Ministry of Development The Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors Cambodia Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning Norway Norges Jordskiftekandidatforening (NJKF), and Construction faglig gruppe af Tekna and GeoForum Colombia Instituto Geográfi co Agustin Codazzi Palestinian Authority Licensed Surveyors Association in Palestine Guatemala Instituto Geográfi co Nacional Papua New Guinea Association of Surveyors of Papua New Hungary Institute of Geodesy, Cartography and Remote Guinea Sensing (FÖMI) ) Philippines * Geodetic Engineers of the Philippines, Inc. Iceland The Land Registry of Iceland Poland Stowarzyszenie Geodetow Polskich Jordan Department of Lands & Survey, Ministry of Portugal Ordem dos Engenheiros, Colégio de Finance Engenharia Geografi ca Macedonia State Authority for Geodetic Works Puerto Rico, USA Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores de (FYROM) Puerto Rico Mexico National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Romania Union of Romanian Geodesy Informatics (INEGI) Romanian Association of Private Surveyors Mongolia Administration of Land Affairs, Geodesy & Russia Federal Service of Geodesy and Cartography Cartography of Russia Serbia Union of Surveying Engineers of Serbia Namibia Offi ce of the Surveyor General, Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation Slovak Republic Slovak Union of Surveyors and Cartographers Nepal HMG Survey Department, Nepal Chamber of Surveyors and Cartographers Norway Statens kartverk, Norwegian Mapping and Slovenia Association of Surveyors of Slovenia Cadastre Authority Romania National Agency for Cadastre and Land South Africa South African Council for Professional and Administration Technical Surveyors Spain Colegio Ofi cial de Ingenieros Técnicos en Rwanda Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Topografía Environment Sri Lanka Surveyors’ Institute of Sri Lanka Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs Sweden Sveriges Lantmätareförening Kingdom of Switzerland geosuisse – Swiss society of geomatics and Singapore Land Surveyors Board Singapore land management Tajikistan Agency for Land Management, Geodesy and Syria Order of Syrian Engineers and Architects Cartography under the Government of Tanzania Institution of Surveyors of Tanzania Tajikistan USA United States Department of Commerce, Trinidad and Tobago Institute of Surveyors of Trinidad and Tobago National Oceanic and Atmospheric Tunisia Association Nationale des Ingenieurs Administration NOAA Géomètres-Experts Tunisiens Turkey Chamber of Surveying Engineers of Turkey Ukraine Ukrainian Society of Geodesy and Academic Members Cartography United Arab Emirates Institution of Surveyors of United Arab Australia The University of Melbourne, Department of Emirates Geomatics United Kingdom The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors RMIT University, Department of Geospatial Science RICS University of New South Wales, School of Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors Surveying and Spatial Information Systems Uruguay Asociacion de Agrimensores del Uruguay University of Southern Queensland, Department of U.S.A. American Congress on Surveying and Surveying and Land Information Mapping University of Technology Sydney, School of The Appraisal Institute Construction Property & Project Management Vietnam Association of Geodesy, Cartography and Austria University of Agricultural Sciences Vienna, Remote Sensing Institute of Surveying, Remote Sensing and Land Zimbabwe Survey Institute of Zimbabwe Information 22 Bahrain Arabian Gulf University, College of Graduate Studies Hong Kong SAR, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Department Belgium ECAM – Haute Ecole Leonard de Vinci, China of Land Surveying & Geo-Informatics Déparement Construction Hungary The University of West Hungary, College of Surveying and Land Management University of Applied Sciences Kaho Sint-Lieven, Indonesia Institute of Technology Bandung, Department of Department of Engineering in Construction and Geodetic Engineering Land Surveying Ireland Dublin Institute of Technology, Department of University of Liege, Unit of Geomatics Geomatics Botswana University of Botswana, Department of Civil Jamaica University of Technology Jamaica, Division of Engineering Surveying and Geographic Information Sciences Brazil Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos – UNISI- Kenya University of Nairobi, Department of Surveying NOS, Centro de Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas Latvia Riga Technical University, Department of Geomatics Canada University of Calgary, Department of Geomatics Engineering Lithuania Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Université Laval, Department of Geomatics Sciences Lithuanian University of Agriculture, Water and University of New Brunswick, Department of Land Management Faculty Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering Malaysia Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Department of Chile Universidad de Concepción, Unidad Académica Geomatics Engineering Los Angeles, Departamento Geomensura Mongolia Mongolian Technical University, Department of China, People’s School of Public Administration, Renmin University Geodesy Republic of China, Department of Land & Real Estate Mongolian Agricultural University, School of Management Agrobiology Colombia Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Morocco Institut Agronomique et Vétèrinaire Hassan II, Facultad de Ingeniería Filière de Topographie Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Nepal Land Management Training Centre, Ministry of Facultad del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Land Reform and Management Costa Rica Universidad Nacional, Escuela de Topografía, Netherlands ITC International Institute for Geo-Information Catastro y Geodesia Science and Earth Observation Croatia University of Zagreb, Faculty of Geodesy New Zealand University of Otago, Department of Surveying Denmark Aalborg University, Department of Development Nigeria University of Lagos, Department of Surveying and and Planning Geoinformatics Egypt National Water Resource Center, Survey Research Nnandi Azikiwe University, Faculty of Environmental Institute Sciences Finland Helsinki University of Technology, Department of Norway Agricultural University of Norway, Department of Surveying Land Use and Landscape Planning Espoo-Vantaa Institute of Technology (EVITech), Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Department Land Surveying of Mathematical Sciences and Technology France Ecole Supérieure des Géomètres et Topographes Oceania University of the South Pacifi c, Land Management (ESGT) & Development Department Germany Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Poland Agricultural University of Cracow, Faculty of Surveying Engineering Environmental Engineering & Land Surveying Technische Universität München Puerto Rico, University of Puerto Rico, Civil Engineering Department Technische Universität Berlin, Geodäsie und USA Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Department Geoinformationstechnik of Land Surveying and Mapping University of Applied Sciences Oldenburg/ Romania “Dunarea de Jos” University Galati, Cadastre, Envi- Ostfriesland/Wilhemshaven, Department of ronment Management and Protection Department Surveying Engineering “1 Decembrie 1918” University of Alba Iulia, Ghana University of Mines and Technology, Department of Department of Topography and Cadastre Geodetic Engineering North University Baia, Surveying Department Greece National Technical University of Athens, School of Rural and Surveying Engineering Russian Moscow State University of Geodesy and Carto- Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Federation graphy, Economic and Land Management Department of Topography State University of Land Use Planning Guatemala Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Faculty Singapore National University of Singapore, School of Design of Agronomy, Postgraduate Studies and Environment 23 Corporate Members

Platinum level Bentley Systems, www.bentley.com

Slovenia University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Civil Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), and Geodetic Engineering www.esri.com South Africa University of Cape Town, Department Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions, of Geomatics www.intergraph.com Spain Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Leica Geosystems AG, www.leica.com Escuela Universitaria de Ingeniería Técnica Topográfi ca Topcon Corporation, www.topcon.co.jp/eng/ Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Department of Agricultural Trimble Navigation Ltd, www.trimble.com and Forestry Engineering Gold level Institut de Geomàtica, Integrated SOKKIA CO., LTD., www.sokkia.co.jp Geodesy and Navigation Silver level Sweden Royal Institute of Technology, Real BLOM ASA, www.blomasa.com Estate Planning and Land Law COWI A/S, www.cowi.dk Department of Real Estate Science at Grontmij nv, www.grontmij.com Lund University Bronze level Switzerland University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland AED-SICAD Aktiengesellschaft, www.aed-sicad.com Tanzania University College of Lands and Eimar Arabia Real Estate Development Co. Ltd., Architectural Studies, Department of www.eimararabia.com Land Surveying GIM International – Reed Business Information – Geo, www.gim-international.com Turkey Istanbul Technical University, Depart- ment of Geodesy and Photogrammetry IGN France International, www.ignfi .fr United Kingdom Kingston University, School of Surveying Josef Attenberger GmbH, www.attenberger.de Oxford Brookes University, School of Mason Land Surveys Limited, www.mason.co.uk Built Environment Sheffi eld Hallam University, School of MENSI S. A., www.mensi.com Environment and Development Schonstedt Instrument Company, University College London, Department www.schonstedt.com SEDIC – Sudan Engineering and Digital Information of Geomatic Engineering Center The University of Nottingham, Institute Basic level of Engineering Surveying and Space Derinsu Underwater Engineering & Consulting, Geodesy www.derinsu.com University of the West of England, GEO:connexion Ltd, www.geoconnexion.com Faculty of the Built Environment GEOEXPERT, www.geoexpert.asso.fr Uruguay University of Oriental Republic of GeoInformatics, www.geoinformatics.com Uruguay, Surveying Institute USA Ferris State University, Surveying GIS Development Pvt. Ltd., www.gisdevelopment.net Engineering Hansa Luftbild Sensorik und Photogrammetrie GmbH, New Mexico State University, Surveying www.hansaluftbild.de Engineering Institut Cartogràfi c de Catalunya, www.icc.es The Pennsylvania State University, International Land Systems (ILS), Inc., Surveying Program www.landsystems.com Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, LKN Earth Research & Consulting, www.lknconsultants.com Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science P.V. Publications Ltd., www.pvpubs.com West Indies University of the West Indies, Regional level Department of Surveying and Associated Surveyors (Pvt.) Ltd Land Information Cameroon Engineering S.A. Galileo Instruments, Inc., www.earthsurface.com Correspondents GTZ (German Agency for Technical Cooperation), www.gtz.de Bahrain, Benin, Bhutan, Gabon, Guyana, India, Lesotho, Mada- Remote Sensing Center of Environment Consulting gascar, Saint Lucia (WI), Senegal, Zanzíbar (Tanzania), Thailand, SEPRET (Société des Etudes de Projets et Réalisation Tonga, Tunisia and Tuvalu. des Travaux, S.A.R.L.), www.sepret.com 24 FIG Council 2007–2010

President

Prof. Stig Enemark Aalborg University Department of Development and Planning Fibigerstraede 11 DK-9220 Aalborg DENMARK Tel. + 45 96 35 83 44 Fax + 45 98 15 65 41 Email: [email protected]

Members of FIG Council 2007–2010 at the fi rst Council meeting in the FIG Offi ce in March 2007: Vice President Matt Higgins (left), Vice President Dr. Dalal S. Alnaggar (Egypt), President Prof. Stig Enemark (Denmark), ACCO Representative Dr. Chryssy Potsiou (Greece), Vice President Ken Allred (Canada) and Vice President Prof. Paul van der Molen (Netherlands).

Vice Presidents ACCO Representative

Mr. G. K. (Ken) Allred, ALS, CLS Mr. Matthew B. Higgins Dr. Chryssy A. Potsiou 34 Glenhaven Crescent Principal Surveyor Special Research and Teaching Scientist St. Albert, Alberta Department of Natural Resources and Water Lab of Photogrammetry, School of Rural & CANADA. T8N 1A5 Locked Bag 40 Surveying Engineering Tel. + 1 780 460 2224 Coorparoo Delivery Centre National Technical University of Athens E-mail: [email protected] Brisbane Qld 4151 9 Iroon Polytechniou st, AUSTRALIA National Technical University Campus, Dr. Dalal S. Alnaggar Tel. + 61 7 3896 3754 15780 Zografos Chairman Fax + 61 7 3891 5168 GREECE Regional Center for Training and Water Studies E-mail: [email protected] Tel. + 30 210 7722688 or 7722651 (RCTWS) Fax + 30 210 7722677 6 October City Prof. Paul van der Molen E-mail: [email protected] St. No. 1, Fourth Industrial Zone Director P.O. Box 58 Cadastre and Public Registers Agency Zip code 12566 P O Box 9046 EGYPT NL-7300 GH Apeldoorn Email: [email protected] THE NETHERLANDS Tel: + 31 55 528 5695 Fax: + 31 55 355 7362 Email: [email protected]

FIG Offi ce Mr. Markku Villikka, FIG Director, email : markku.villikka@fi g.net, International Federation of Surveyors tel. + 358 44 357 0911 (direct) Kalvebod Brygge 31–33 Mr. Per Wilhelm Pedersen, FIG Offi ce Manager, DK-1780 Copenhagen V email: per.wilhelm@fi g.net, DENMARK tel. + 45 3318 5504 (direct) Tel. +45 3886 1081 Fax +45 3886 0252 Ms. Tine Svendstorp, Assistant, Email: fi g@fi g.net email: tine.svendstorp@fi g.net Web site: www.fi g.net tel. + 45 3318 5584 (direct) 25 Commission Chairs 2006–2010

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), Kauko Viitanen (Comm. 9) and Andrew Morley (Comm. 10) at the FIG Congress in Munich, October 2006.

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 certifi cation; 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: Mr. Simon Adcock (Australia) 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 artifi cial 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 fi nance 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. 26 Income and Expenditure Account 2003–2007

Result 2007 *) Result 2006 Result 2005 Result 2004 Result 2003 INCOME Euro Euro Euro Euro Euro Subscriptions Member associations 257,525 251,432 230,779 218,683 212,153 Affi liates 12,097 8,646 5,981 4,683 3,152 Corporate members 104,312 89,713 81,156 74,799 69,357 Academic members 17,408 16,152 15,086 12,979 11,346 Total 391,342 365,943 333,002 311,144 296,008 Other income Sale of publications 0 143 50 35 1,034 Financial income 15,458 8,911 8,944 8,038 6,364 Projects 39,961 52,181 83,062 47,733 65,899 Various 0 14 798 7,622 42,785 Total Income 446,761 427,192 425,856 374,572 412,090

EXPENDITURE Administration, FIG Offi ce and Council 121,283 111,946 95,740 98,309 134,554 Council meetings 44,425 60,232 31,262 23,270 29,414 FIG meetings 48,758 53,609 43,326 56,639 46,781 Member support 61,062 51,585 55,799 32,469 28,102 Commission activities 64,761 64,306 35,535 43,238 41,403 Promotion 35,421 36,315 30,666 28,483 33,143 Projects 45,006 44,344 50,117 53,107 52,275 Total expenditure 420,716 422,337 342,445 335,515 365,672 Surplus of the year 26,045 4,855 83,411 39,057 46,418

*) The accounts for 2007 will be fi nally adopted by the General Assembly in June 2008.

FIG balances 2001–2007

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 Ken Allred, Vice President if charge of 0 fi nances, receiving the CIG President’s 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Citation at the CIG Dinner in Toronto in May 2007. STOCKHOLM 2008 FIG Working Week – Integrating Generations SVERIGES LANTMÄTAREFÖRENING Including the Joint FIG–UN-Habitat Seminar on Slum Upgrading and the Importance of Financial Mechanisms Stockholm, Sweden

INTERNATIONAL 14–19 June 2008 FEDERATION OF SURVEYORS www.fig.net/fig2008

FIG Annual Review June 2006 – December 2007 • ISSN 1018-6522 ISBN-978-87-90907-61-7 • Published by the International Federation of Surveyors FIG Offi ce, Kalvebod Brygge 31–33, DK-1780 Copenhagen V, DENMARK, tel. +45 3886 1081, fax +45 3886 0252, email fi g@fi g.net, www.fi g.net

FIG PLATINUM CORPORATE MEMBERS