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International Federation of Surveyors - Presentation of FIG and Its Activities

International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure. International Federation of Surveyors - Presentation of FIG and Its Activities.

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International Federation of Surveyors - Presentation of FIG and Its Activities

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  1. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure International Federation of Surveyors - Presentation of FIG and Its Activities

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

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

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

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

  6. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Members • More than 110 countries represented in 2006 • 250,000 individuals in member associations

  7. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Members • Membership categories: • 101 members from 85 countries • 19 affiliates • 14 correspondents • 83 academic members from 52 countries • 34 corporate members • 8 honorary presidents • 32 honorary members

  8. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Members • professional societies representing one or more of the surveying disciplines in their respective countries • 85 countries represented; 101 associations • over 250,000 individuals • new statutes encourage to have whole profession represented • allow more than one member per country • currently 16 countries have more than one member association

  9. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Affiliates • groups of surveyors undertaking professional activities but not fulfilling criteria for membership • currently 19 members

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

  11. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Academic members • organisation, institution or agency which promotes education or research in one or more of the disciplines of surveying • first academic members in 1999, now 83 academic members from 52 countries • membership fee is 190 € in 2006 • Surveying Educational Database with 275 institutions (77 countries) and more than 450 courses

  12. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Surveying Education Database

  13. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Corporate Members • organisation, institution or agency which manufactures or distributes instruments, equipment or supplies or which operates or provides commercial services in support of the profession • 34 corporate members in 2006

  14. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Honorary Presidents and Honorary Members • past presidents who have rendered outstanding service to FIG • individuals who have materially assisted the development and promotion of the surveying profession at international level • 8 Honorary Presidents • 32 Honorary Members

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

  16. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure FIG FoundationBuilding a Sustainable Future

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

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

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

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

  21. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Commission 1 – Professional Practice Working Groups 2002-2006 • FIG Standards Network • Professional practice and organisational structures • Information technology management as it relates to professional practice and communications • International project management (Joint Activity with Commission 10) • Under-represented Groups in Surveying (Joint working group with other FIG Technical Commissions)

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

  23. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Commission 2 – Professional Education Working Groups 2002-2006 • Virtual Academy • Curricula Models and CPD • Mutual Recognition • Knowledge in Spatial Information Management • Capacity building in Land Management

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

  25. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Commission 3 – Spatial Information Management Working Groups 2002-2006 • e-Government and e-Citizen • SIM-Infrastructure • State of the art of SIM

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

  27. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Commission 4 - Hydrography Working Groups 2002-2006 • Strategic Partnerships • Vertical Reference Frame • Coastal Zone Management (CZM) • Education and CPD

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

  29. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Commission 5 – Positioning and Measurement Working Groups 2002-2006 • Standards, Quality Assurance and Calibration • Reference Frame in Practice • Integrated Positioning, Navigation and Mapping Systems

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

  31. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Commission 6 – Engineering Surveys Working Groups 2002-2006 • Deformation Measurement and Analysis • Engineering Surveys for Industry and Research • Engineering Survey Data Bases and Facility Management • Engineering Surveys for Construction Works and Structural Engineering

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

  33. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Commission 7 - Cadastre and Land Management Working Groups 2002-2006 • Creating Land Administration in formal and informal environment • Instruments for land distribution • Advances in Modern Land Administration

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

  35. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Commission 8 – Spatial Planning and Development Working Groups 2002-2006 • Urban Regeneration • PPP – Public Private Partnership • Global Urban Process in Large Cities

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

  37. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Commission 9 – Valuation and the Management of Real Estate Working Groups 2002-2006 • Education of Valuation Professionals in FIG • Environmental and Ecological Influences Effecting Use, Value and Demand for Real Estate • Valuation for Taxation and Statutory Compensation • Organizations of Valuers and Appraisers in Emerging Eastern European Markets

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

  39. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Commission 10 – Construction Economics and Management Working Groups 2002-2006 • Human Settlements, Economics and Environment Sustainability • Database for Quantity Surveying Education and Cost Management Professionals Worldwide • Construction Procurement • Standard, research and development in Cost management, Quantity Surveying, Cost Engineering and Project Management

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

  41. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Administration • General Assembly▪ combined to FIG annual working weeks • Council ▪4 year term of office ▪ President and 4 Vice-Presidents (2007-) ▪ current German Council 2003-2006 ▪new Governance in full operation 1.1.2007

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

  43. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Council 2007-2010 • President: Prof. Stig Enemark (Denmark) • Vice Presidents: • Mr. Ken Allred (Canada – 2007-08) • Dr. Dalal S. Alnaggar (Egypt – 2007-10) • Mr. Matt Higgins (Australia – 2007-10) • Prof. Paul van der Molen (Netherlands – 2007-08) • ACCO representative: • Dr. Chryssy Potsiou (Greece – 2007-08)

  44. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Administration • Advisory Committee of Commission Officers ACCO • ▪ Commission chairs and chairs elect • ▪ Council members • Permanent office • ▪ FIG Director, FIG Office Manager and Assistant • ▪Located in Copenhagen at the Surveyors House hosted by DdL

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

  46. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure Co-operation with United Nations

  47. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure FIG Publications

  48. International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres International Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure FIG Events • Working Week, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China 13-17 May 2007 – www.figww2007.hk • 6th Regional Conference, San Jose, Costa Rica 11-15 November 2007 • Working Week, Stockholm, Sweden 14-19 June 2008 – www.fig.net/fig2008 • Working Week, Eilat, Israel, 3-8 May 2009 • XXIV FIG Congress, Sydney, Australia 9-16 April 2010 • Working Week, Marrakech, Morocco, April/May 2011

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

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