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Lithuanian Association of Surveyors. Vaidotas Sankalas, president Rimantas Ramanauskas, vice-president. Topics. Association Education Licensing Market. Lithuania in figures. 65 000 km2 area 3,6 mln. Population 10 counties 60 municipalities Capital – Vilnius (600 th. people)
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Lithuanian Association of Surveyors Vaidotas Sankalas, president Rimantas Ramanauskas, vice-president
Topics • Association • Education • Licensing • Market
Lithuania in figures • 65 000 km2 area • 3,6 mln. Population • 10 counties • 60 municipalities • Capital – Vilnius (600 th. people) • 5 big cities (150 – 350 th. people)
Association • Founded in 1994 • FIG member from 1995 • 80 members in 1994 • 200 members in 2004 • Natural persons (not companies)
Background and activities • Consolidation of two professions: • Geodetic surveyors • Land use planners • Union of Land management engineers and land reclamation engineers • Union of Geodetic Surveyors
Main activities • Private public relations • Annual conference, summit and • professional seminars
Members by profession • Geodesy40% • Land management 20% • Land reclamation10% • Civil engineering10% • Cartography 5% • Others 15%
Members • One-man-shop companies 30% • Private companies19% • State owned companies35% • Government organizations14% • Educational institutions2%
Education • Vilnius Gedimino Technical University • Lithuanian University of Agriculture, Kaunas • Non university high schools • Construction and design college (Vilnius), Vilniaus statybos ir dizaino kolegija –25 students, construction surveyors • Kaunas college (topographic surveyors) - Kauno kolegija – 25 students. • Žemaitijos college (Samogitian college in Rietavas) – 25 students, land surveyors • Lithuanian University of Agriculture College (Kaunas), Kolegija prie Lietuvos Žemės ūkio universiteto - 25 students, land use planners
Vilnius Gedimino Technical University • Geodetic studies • Bachelor level (4 years, 50 students) • Geodesy and mapping • Real estate cadastre • Master level (+2 years, 20-25 students) • Geographical information systems • Cadastral information systems • Geodetic networks • Doctor level (+3 years, 2 students)
Lithuanian University of Agriculture • Bachelor level (4 years, 50 + 10 students) • Land management • Master level (6 years, 20 + 8 students) • Environment Engineering and Land use planning • Doctor level (3 years, 2 students) • Info • Extramural studies, 30 students • Geodesy credits – 30(1 credit - 30 hours). • I and II year of studies, and IV yearrepetition
Legal framework • Law on Geodesy and Mapping • Licensing Regulation of geodetic, topographical and cartographical activities (NLS of Lithuania, Government degree) • Licenses are issued by the NLS under MoA • Land use planning activities: • Law on Territorial planning • Qualification certificates (permits)
What is licensed? • Geodetic works • Networks • Gravimetric measurements • Cadastral surveys of real property objects • Setting out of construction objects • Topographical and cartographical activities • Aerial surveying and topographical mapping • Mapping of utility networks • Creation of Base map databases (GDB) • Navigational charting
Capacities • Companies • 200 small size surveying companies (1 - 5) • 10 middle size companies (5 – 20) • 5 companies more then 20 surveyors • Equipment • 150 total stations • 40 GPS • Almost all computerized
Market • Engineering surveys • Topographical surveys • Cadastral surveys • Others (agriculture, etc…)