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International Federation of Surveyors
Fédération Internationale des Géomètres Internationale Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure |
FIG Newsletter – December 2021 New Year 2022 |
Dear Colleague,
On behalf of FIG I would like to wish you a Happy New Year and all the best for 2022
which we have just made our first steps into.
Hopefully also the year where we will be back to some kind of "normal". I would also
like to thank all who contributed to FIG in one way or another during 2021.
This support and engagement is what makes FIG so strong.
In this
newsletter please enjoy the New Year video greeting from FIG President Rudolf
Staiger. Please also remember the deadline for the submission of abstracts
for the FIG Congress 2022 that will take place 11-15 September 2022 in
Warsaw, Poland. FIG Foundation announces several grants, and finally, in this issue please also find information about interesting new
publications and articles.
Happy New Year!
Louise Friis-Hansen
NEWS FROM FIG
New Year Greeting from the President
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FIG President Rudolf Staiger together with FIG Office wishes all a Happy New Year - see video greeting from the President |
See how FIG works with the Sustainable Development Goals
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Our seasons greeting included this heart - please check what hides behind the heart. We also ask for your comments, so please help us fill in the form - you will find the link behind the large heart... read more |
Member Associations: Call for Nominations for President and Vice Presidents
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Now is the time to influence the development of FIG… Please consider potential qualified and good candidates for any of these positions. The positions are volunteer but are high prestigious positions with a large responsibility and commitment. Nominations must be submitted and supported by the national member association. In doubt? Ask a member of the Engagement Committee. Read more |
FIG Foundation grants 2022
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FIG Foundation is pleased to announce the grant offerings of FIG Foundation PhD Scholarship, the Academic Research Grant and Grant to support attendance at FIG Congress 2022. Read more |
FIG Congress 2022 - Call for papers - deadline is coming up
The local organisers from SGP - the Polish Association of Surveyors - together with FIG, are fully occupied with the preparations of this special event that has to be organised within a year. The Congress only takes place once every 4 years, and it marks the final year of the current leadership of FIG, the council and commissions and there will be elections for a new President and new Vice Presidents.
Call for papers
Do you want to contribute to the programme? Do you want your paper to be included in the Congress proceedings? Now is the time to submit your abstract.
The overall theme is Volunteering for the future - Geospatial excellence for a better living with the sub themes
- - Surveyor 4.0,
- - The surveying profession in and after covid times
- - Open access to data, and
- - Surveying competence for other disciplines.
Geospatial excellence and all related professions and topics are now seen in a much broader context and as public goods and beneficial for the well-being and betterment of the entire society.
The FIG Congress 2022 gives passionate professionals the opportunity to:
- - Learn globally – with participation from around 80-90 countries
- - Learn across silos, from other countries, industries and professional roles – with sessions and representation from the broad range of surveyors and geospatial experts
- - Make impacts on careers, organizations and communities
The deadline for submission of abstract is for non-peer review papers until 31 January 2022 (submission for peer review is closed)
- - Read more about the overall topics and the full call for papers
- - Important dates
- - Submit your abstract
Make your company visible
Do you want your company to be represented among the exhibitors and to be
part of this special event.
Have a look at your sponsorship and exhibition possibilities:
https://www.fig.net/fig2022/sponsorships.htm
Get the prospectus in .pdf:
https://www.fig.net/fig2022/downloads/Prospectus_sponsoring_exhibition.pdf
Please note: FIG Corporate Members will be given priority booking until 10 January 2022
Be part of this special event
Stay updated through the conference web site:
www.fig.net/fig2022
The site will be updated frequently with pre-events, technical and social
tours, social events, partners and further information of relevance.
FIG NEWS
Commission 9 - Valuation and the Management of Real Estate - Newsletter December 2021
Spatial data for efficient land management
 Rumyana Tonchovska, UN-FAO talked about The Role of the Geospatial Information in Responding to Crises and
Accelerating the Economic Development |
At the VI Estern Economic forum Rosreestr, UNECE/Working Party for Land Administration (WPLA), FAO and FIG presented their activities in the panel discussion “Digital Twin. The Future of Spatial Data” Read the article |
FIG Office Workshop - collecting ideas and tasks
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FIG Office dedicated a full day to follow up on the substantial work of the FIG Task Force on FIG Governance. Read more |
CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE MONTH
A new initiative from FIG has been set in motion to give all Corporate Members the opportunity to increase the attention to their corporation through FIG. The initiative is called ‘Corporate Member of the Month' and will be based on information send by you to FIG on initiatives from your establishment e.g., innovative portfolio, profile, or just inspiring initiatives etc. Do you have any news you want to share? Please write to FIG office: FIG@fig.net.
December 2021 - GIS/Transport, Ltd
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The 'Corporate Member of the Month' in December is GIS/Transport, Ltd, Congratulations! GIS/Transport, Ltd has been a member of FIG since 2017 Read more |
ARTICLE OF THE MONTH
The Article of the Month in December 2021: In this"Video of the Month Series" Katriona Lord-Levins from Bentley talks with Paula Dijkstra and Louise Friis-Hansen about how to contribute to your own success, and to the success of your work place Read more and watch the video...
PUBLICATIONS
Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration - Providing Secure Land Rights at Scale
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This Special Issue of the open access Land Journal provide 26 articles edited by Prof Stig Enemark, Dr Robin McLaren and Prof Christiaan Lemmen Read more |
Land Governance and Gender
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The book is edited by Uchendu Eugene Chigbu, and delivers new
conceptual and empirical studies surrounding the design and
evaluation of land governance, focusing on land management
approaches, land policy issues, advances in pro-poor land tenure
and land-based gender concerns.
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The History of Surveying - Secure your special edition set
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A must-see collection item. Reserve your copy of this special
edition now. |
FIG AND THE SDGs
FIG Task Force on FIG and the Sustainable Development Goals
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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will re-shape and influence
our profession profoundly in this decade. The FIG Taskforce has
developed a FIG page dedicated to highlight FIG’s overall dedication
to promote the SDG’s, including relevant SDG’s materials for
surveyors and geospatial professionals. By sharing experiences and
publications we can inspire the whole FIG community.
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Upcoming Events
21-28 January, 2022, Online
EuroSDR (online) workshop on 'Digital Twins for National Mapping and
Cadastral Agencies and other governmental organisations’.
Web site: http://www.eurosdr.net/workshops/digital-twins-nmcas
31 March - 2 April 2022 Dubrovnik, Croatia
The 10th Land Administration Domain Model Workshop (LADM 2022)
Congress website: https://7ccc2022.hgd1952.hr/
6-8 April 2022, Valencia, Spain
5th Joint International Symposium on Deformation Monitoring (JISDM 2022) in
cooperation with FIG Commission 6.
https://jisdm2022.webs.upv.es
6-8 April 2022, Lviv - Yavoriv - Brukhovychi, Ukraine
The XXVI International Scientific and Technical Conference
"GEOFORUM-2022", that will be held on April 6-8, 2022, in Lviv - Yavoriv -
Brukhovychi, Ukraine.
Read conference flyer
Website: http://zgt.com.ua/en
23-25 May 2022, Moscow, Russian Federation
Annual International Scientific Conference “Spatial Data: science,
research and technology 2022”.
Web site: https://scidata.ru/en2022
11-15 July 2022, San Diego, CA, US
Esri User Conference 2022, the worlds largest GIS conference
Web site: https://www.esri.com/en-us/about/events/uc/save-date
11-15 September 2022, Warsaw, Poland
FIG Congress
Web site: www.fig.net/fig2022
Kind regards,
Ms. Louise Friis-Hansen
Director
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International Federation of Surveyors |
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FIG Congress 2022, Warsaw, Poland |
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FIG Working Week 2023, |
FIG Working Week 2024, Accra, Ghana
FIG Working Week 2025, Brisbane, Australia
FIG Congress 2026, Cape Town, South Africa
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