FIG Standards Network
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The Role and Work of the FIG Standards Task Force
1. Background
1.1 The development of standards is a long process and currently involves few
surveyors. This often results in impractical or outdated standards. FIG believes
that it can assist in the creation of workable standards covering survey
activities by being involved in the work of standardisation bodies (including
but not limited to ISO); as an international NGO, FIG is one of the few bodies
through which surveyors can formally be represented in international
standardisation activity. FIG can also assist in publicising and explaining the
implications of standards for surveyors. Until more permanent arrangements are
put in place, the Standards Task Force will co-ordinate this activity on behalf
of FIG.
2. External Relationships
2.1 The Task Force will need to create working relationships with
standardisation bodies, starting with ISO. In this regard, the Task Force can
play an important part in the promotion and marketing of FIG to a wider
community. There are two primary roles:
- Assisting in the production of workable and timely standards by proposing
material which can be transformed into international standards (rather than
relying on work developed by others) and by participating in the process of
developing standards; and
- Disseminating information and creating explanatory material ands guidance
notes to ensure that all members of FIG are aware of the most recent
standardisation activities, standards and regulations, and their implications
for surveyors.
2.2 A questionnaire distributed in early 1999 indicated that the appropriate
relationships with standards bodies are at the global level for FIG, and at the
national level for Member Associations.
2.3 Another key group of relationships is with other NGOs representing
surveyors (for instance, IAG, CLGE, ICEC and ISPRS); the particular relationship
on standards will need to be built.
3. Internal Relationships
3.1 The Task Force will be directed by the Council and the General Assembly.
3.2 The key relationships for the Task Force during its work will be with the
Commissions, Permanent Institutions and Member Associations. In essence, the
Task Force will provide the external face of FIG to the standardisation bodies,
translating the requirements of each to the other and providing appropriate
contacts as necessary. The Task Force will also be responsible for prioritising
the proposed standards work of FIG and ensuring that the appropriate commissions
take these priorities and turn them into action. The Commissions will work
within their fields of specialisation, always conscious of the possible use and
implications of standards in that work, and consulting with the Task Force as to
how best this can be accomplished.
4. Work
4.1 The work plan for the Task Force has been shaped by the responses to the
1999 questionnaire to Member Associations. This showed a particular requirement
to collect and disseminate information about the activity of ISO, and a need for
FIG to take part as an active member of standardisation bodies to gain more
influence in decision making.
4.2 The work of the Task Force will include:
- The creation of a working relationship with the ISO Central Secretariat to
acquaint them with the benefits that a relationship with FIG can bring them,
and agree the most appropriate ways in which to realise the benefits;
- Reviewing the current standardisation activity which impact on surveyors
and determining (with the Commissions) how these can best be interpreted for
surveyors - the ISO work highlighted in the questionnaire results is that of
TC59, TC172, TC204 and TC211;
- A review, with the Commissions, Permanent Institutions and Member
Associations, of items of their work (past, present and future) which relate
to or impact on standards;
- Discussing and agreeing with other international organisations
representing surveyors how we can work most effectively together in the field
of standards;
- Discussing with instrument manufacturers and others how they have become
involved in standardisation activities, to see what lessons we can learn from
their experiences;
- Creating a guide for the Council and Commissions as to how they can best
integrate FIG material with standards, and for member associations as to how
they can best influence national and international standardisation activity;
- Creating and maintaining, with the Commissions, an appropriate list of FIG
experts to relevant standardisation activities;
- In light of progress with ISO, determining the most appropriate
standardisation bodies to build further relationships (for instance, the
International Valuation Standards Committee - IVSC) and how this may be best
accomplished; and
- Maintaining a flow of information on the activity of the Task Force to
members of FIG, for instance through articles in the FIG Bulletin and on the
FIGTree.
4.3 During 2000, the Task Force has worked in a number of areas, including:
- Maintaining an area of the FIG web site;
- Playing an active part in the work of ISO TC211 (Geographic Information/
Geomatics), not least in the proposed work item on the qualification and
certification of personnel;
- Making the necessary formal links with other ISO technical committees;
- Continuing to build a relationship with the ISO Central Secretariat;
- Building a relationship with IVSC; and
- Drafting the FIG Guide on Standardisation.
4.4 A future work plan is attached at Annex A.
5. Membership of the Task Force
5.1 The core membership of the Task Force is:
- Iain Greenway (Chair) (IG) - will also maintain contact with MLD
- Jean-Marie Becker (Commission 5) (JMB)
- Yola Georgiadou (YG)
- Winfried Hawerk (Commission 7) (WH) - will also maintain contact with
OICRF
- Larry Hothem (LH)
- Martin Scheu (Commission 3) (MS)
- Vaclav Slaboch (Commission 5) (VS)
- Brian Waldy (Commission 9) (BW)
5.2 Those who will be kept fully informed of activity are:
- John Collinge (Ad hoc Commission on Construction Economics)
- Stig Enemark (Commission 2, and Chair of the FIG Task Force on Mutual
Recognition)
- Mary Feindt (Commission 8)
- Rob Hare (Commission 4) (RH)
- Matt Higgins
- Tom Kennie (Bureau) (TK)
- Hans Knoop
- Mikael Lilje
- Craig Macauley
- Otto Heunecke (Commission 6)
- John Parker (Commission 1)
- Jes Ryttersgaard (Commission 3)
- Sverre Steen
- Emmanuel Tembo
6. Time Scale
The Task Force will continue to work until the 2002 General Assembly, with
reports to the intermediate General Assemblies. Future arrangements for
standards issues in FIG will be proposed by the Task Force on Commission
Structure.
Iain Greenway
27 December 2000
WORK PLAN – UPDATED DECEMBER 2000
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Task |
Timescale |
Lead |
1 |
Create guide on standardisation activity for Bureau, Commissions and
Member Associations (to include a policy statement) |
For review at the 2001 General Assembly, May 2001 and ratification at the
2002 GA |
(a) |
2 |
Determine how the FIG documents can be integrated with standards |
ISO decided not to take forward the Statement on the Cadastre; in Seoul,
the Task Force will have to decide if there is another FIG document which
can be taken forward with ISO |
IG/ WH |
3 |
Continue to build relations with IVSC |
Framework for co-operation formalised by 30 April 2001 |
BW |
4 |
Maintain two-way links with Commissions on current work |
Ongoing |
Commission reps (Terms of Reference to be included in Guide) |
5 |
Review previous Commission/ PI work which could possibly be integrated
with standards |
April 2001 |
Task Force, esp. Commission reps |
6 |
Ensure that standards issues and priorities are addressed in the 2002-06
Commission work plans |
Ongoing, working through ACCO |
IG/ TK/ Commission reps |
7 |
Build relations on standards with other organisations representing
surveyors |
Ongoing; to be progressed formally via Memoranda of Understanding |
(b) |
8 |
Maintain Task Force section on FIG Web site |
6-monthly |
IG/ FIG Office |
9 |
Manage experts to and information flow from ISO TC211 (c) |
Ongoing |
IG |
10 |
Manage experts to and information flow from ISO TC172 [and TC59] (c) |
Ongoing |
JMB |
11 |
Monitor developments with ISO TC204 |
Ongoing |
IG via ISO Secretariat |
12 |
Consider paper(s) for Washington |
31 March 01 |
IG/ TF |
13 |
Present paper on TF progress in Seoul |
May 01 |
IG |
14 |
Manage Task Force activity |
Ongoing; 6 monthly progress reviews (d) |
IG and Task Force |
Notes on Work Plan:
(a) It was agreed in Prague that the Guide would include a policy statement
(what is FIG trying to achieve in the standards area, and what are its
priorities?). An outline timetable is as follows:
Task |
Lead |
By |
(i) Draft policy statement |
IG |
Done |
(ii) Task Force review of Guide, including policy statement |
TF members |
Done |
(iii) Revise |
IG |
Done |
(iv) ACCO and Bureau review |
IG to despatch |
Done |
(v) Revise |
IG |
Done |
(vi) Submit for formal Bureau consideration |
IG |
Done |
(vii) GA review of policy and document |
FIG Office |
May 01 |
(viii) Final revisions, in particular the responsibilities after the Task
Force is wound up |
IG/ TF member/ TK/ Council |
Oct 01 |
(ix) Ratification by GA |
FIG Office |
Apr 02 |
(x) Publish |
FIG Office |
30 June 02 |
(b) Leads by organisation are as follows:
- ICA - IG
- ISPRS - YG
- IAG - LH
- IHO - RH
- OGC - WH
- UN/ECE WPLA (MOLA) - Paul van der Molen via WH
- EuroGeographics (and CEN TC287) - VS
- Instrument Manufacturers - JMB and VS
- IVSC - BW
(c) The role and responsibilities of experts will be defined in the Guide,
but will include regular reporting back to FIG Member Associations in an
appropriate format (for instance, the FIG Bulletin).
(d) The progress reviews will be provided to the Director of the FIG Office,
all Task Force members and all Commission chairs. Appropriate summaries will be
provided on the FIG Web site and through the FIG Bulletin. Appropriate
information will also be provided to the ISO Central Secretariat, appropriate
ISO TC chairs, and those who completed the questionnaire and indicated that they
wish to be informed of progress. The next review will be in May 01.
CORE TASK FORCE MEMBERS - CONTACT DETAILS
Mr Iain Greenway
13 Hazelbury Park
Clonee
Dublin 15
IRELAND
Phone + 353 1 802 5316
Fax + 353 1 820 4156
email
iain.greenway@btinternet.com
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Dr. Vaclav Slaboch
Research Institute of Geodesy VUGTK
CZ-250 66 Zdiby 98
Czech Republic
Phone + 420 2 685 7907
Fax + 420 2 685 7056
email vaclav.slaboch@vugtk.cz
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Dr.-Ing. Martin Scheu
Head of the Grit Branch Office
Maxstr. 3a
D-13347 Berlin
GERMANY
Phone + 49 30 4660 6280
Fax + 49 30 4660 6282
email scheu@grit.de
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Prof. Jean-Marie Becker
National Land Survey of Sweden
S-80182 Gävle
SWEDEN
Phone + 46 26 153 728
Fax + 46 26 610 676
email jean-marie.becker@lm.se
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Larry Hothem
USGS National Mapping Division
521 National Center
Room 2D-312
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston
VA 20192
USA
Phone + 1 703 648 4663
Fax + 1 703 648 4165
email Lhothem@erols.com
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Brian Waldy
8 Queen’s Court
Earls Court Square
LONDON SW5 9DA
UK
Phone + 44 20 7373 3543
Fax + 44 20 7477 8573
email E.B.D.Waldy@city.ac.uk
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Dr-Ing Winfried Hawerk
Amt fur Geoinformation und Vermessung
Sachsenkamp 4
Postfach 10 05 04
D-20003 HAMBURG
GERMANY
Phone + 49 40 428 26 54 40
Fax + 49 40 428 26 59 63
email
winfried.hawerk@gv.hamburg.de
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Dr-Ing Yola Georgiadou
Division Geoinformatics & Spatial Data Acquisition
ITC
Hengelosestraat 99
PO Box 6
7500 AA ENSCHEDE
NETHERLANDS
Phone + 31 53 487 43 92
Fax + 31 53 487 43 35
email georgiadou@itc.nl
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