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Dr. Konstantinos Apostolopoulos will replace the late Cemel as new Commission 3 vice chair
Konstantinos has published extensively in scientific journals, peer-reviewed journals, and international conferences. He has volunteered in organizing seminars, workshops, and international conferences and has served as a senior project manager in commercial and research projects in Geoinformatics and Land Management. He has been a member of the Technical Chamber of Greece since 2014 and actively participates in scientific committees of the Technical Chamber of Greece, the Ministry of Environment and Energy, and the Ministry of Rural Development, as well as the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG). |
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18-21 June Varaždin, Croatia Join the COBGI24 workshop on Challenges and Opportunities in BIM and GIS Integration. The event is organized by the University North and the Croatian Geodetic Society, in collaboration with FIG Commission 3 and the Erasmus+ program BIRGITWeb site Call for papers (deadline 15 April 2024) |
FIG Commission 3 and 9 together with EGOS held the event
Surveying - Registration - Valuation How we gather and deal with our data today
in Malta on 5-7 February 2024
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The commission workgroup in Nigeria chose one of the
topics for the term 2023-2026 Wg 3.1: geospatial data:
professionalism, technology and services (medicals). Kehinde Adetunji Alao NIS-FIG COMM 3 Delegate Nigeria reports from the meeting Read the report |
11-13 October 2023, Gävle, Sweden
hosted by University of Gavle, in cooperation with Lantmateriet (the Swedish mapping, cadastral and land registration authority). The Land Administration Domain Model is gaining recognition in many countries. Ten years after the publication of the first edition, there are already country profiles from many countries - of which a large number have implemented (or are implementing) LADMIn light of the ongoing conflict in Israel, and with a primary
focus on ensuring the safety and well-being of all attendees, FIG
Commission 3 Workshop and Annual meeting, which was supposed to be
held in Tel-Aviv next month, is rescheduled, alongside the Ramon
GeoInt360 week, to
17-21 November 2024.
I understand that this change may disrupt your plans, and for that, I sincerely apologize. My commitment is to provide a comprehensive and enriching workshop experience, which is currently challenged by the prevailing circumstances.
I will provide more details and information as the new dates approach, including a new call for papers. I anticipate your participation in the rescheduled FIG3 annual workshop and meeting.
Please follow Commission 3 updates (also on Commission 3 LinkedIn page: as there are plans to have more Commission 3 events during 2024.
Your support and understanding during this challenging time are greatly appreciated
Dr. Sagi Dalyot,
Chair FIG Commission 3
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Held in conjunction with the
international Ramon GeoInt360 conference, which
promotes the Israeli Geo-Intelligence ecosystem
worldwide. The Commission 3 workshop theme is
“Mitigation Strategies for the SDGs: Harnessing
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The Nis-Fig Commission 3 Workgroup had a successful program at the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors Ogun State Branch (Surveyors House), Ijeja Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria on the 9th June, 2023
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FIG Working Week 2023 took place
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13-14 December 2022 the joint Workshop of Commissions 3 + 8 took place in Athens, Greece. |
Geospatial Big Data - Collection, Processing and Presentation with Surveying and Geoinformatics Students of The Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State drawn from National Diploma/Higher National Diploma 1 and 2 respectively to the Vehicle Inspection Services yard, Idi-Ape, Ibadan, Oyo State, NIgeria.
We were well received by Engr. Bolaji who was in charge of the automated workshop and briefed us the activities of the office in respect of the -
A. Computerized Database of all vehicles - inspection of vehicles
for renewal of license.
B. Notifications of annual renewal of vehicles license a month
to the expiry date through SMS.
C. Information on road worthiness of Vehicles
D. Private Partnership on how to improve and generate more revenue/
E. Relationship with other law enforcement agencies in keeping our
road safe.
We also had the opportunity to see how their computerized workshop conducted searches on Vehicles for road worthiness.
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The Students led by a Senior lecturer totalling 18 were drawn into 2 (two) groups to review all the activities of the day field trip.
Group A. To discuss how the state government can improve the VIO office in the state on revenue generation by using Spatial data tools incorporating all Vehicles users in the state.
Group B. To discuss how the state government can improve the VIO office in the state on revenue generation through the Private Partnership by using Spatial data tools to incorporate all Vehicles users in the state.
Date - 02 November, 2022
Time - 10.00am - 15.00pm.
Alao Kehinde Adetunji
NIS-FIG Comm 3 Delegate Nigeria
September 2022
The XXVII FIG Congress took place from 11-15 September in Warsaw, Poland.
Read the Commission 3 report of the congress
October 2022
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The workshop will be the 1st edition of the "International
Scientific Conferences of European Surveyors", organized by
EGoS - European Group of Surveyors.
FIG Commission 3 (spatial information management) and 8 (spatial
planning and development) together with EGOS cordially invite you to
attend the conference.
TO REGISTER, PLEASE FILL IN THE REGISTRATION FORM AND EMAIL IT TO: [email protected] AND [email protected] (NOTE: IT'S IMPORTANT TO USE BOTH EMAIL ADDRESSES).
REGISTRATION FORM FOR DELEGATES (LINK)
REGISTRATION FORM FOR GREEK PARTICIPANTS (LINK)
October 2022
The Congress took place11-15 September 2022 in Warsaw, Poland. Commission 3 held its annual meeting with outset in their prepared Report and Agenda.
Commission 3 was also involved in sessions covering Commission 3 areas within the theme of Volunteering for the future Geospatial excellence for a better living
To read more about Congress, the full report FIG Congress 2022 is available.
In March 2022, the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors appointed Kehinde Adetunji Alao as Nigeria’s national delegate to FIG Commission 3. Since then Kehinde Adetunji Alao has been actively working to raise awareness of the Commission among geospatial users. His work is closely linked to the activities of the Commission’s Joint Working Group with Commission 8 on GIS tools for Spatial Planning, chaired by Dr Enrico Rispoli, Italy. The Nigerian working group had an interactive session with about 40 participants discussing the great potential of GIS to support spatial planning practice. The session featured a presentation on ‘GIS for Spatial Planning’ by David Afolayan, CEO at GIS Konsult Ltd.
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The ‘Workshop on e-Volunteering to Address Environmental Challenges - A Real-life Example with a Real-time Project, followed by 24hr Mapathon’ was held on June 24th, 2021, at the 2021 FIG Working Week. The workshop was a collaboration between Volunteer Community Surveyor Program (VCSP) and WG 3.6 Geospatial Next. The mapathon was designed to engage surveyors across generations, independently from their location, to e-Volunteer to undertake humanitarian surveying under challenging times. VCSP and WG 3.6 Geospatial Next partnered with Crowd2Map Tanzania, which does work using humanitarian surveying and HOT OSM mapping to help fight Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) to help girls to escape cuttings. The local rescue teams and civic services have been challenged with the unknown territories, why the main idea of the workshop was to provide contributions for mapping towns and villages in the region to provide geospatial information and guidance to the ground teams. The workshop provided confidence to their participants mapping skills and positive feedback was given with the partnership with Crowd2Map, as it added a ‘why’ that made the mapping more meaningful to those involved in the mapathon.
To read more about the workshop and their accomplishments, you can read the full report here.
August 2021
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The General Assembly elected Mr. Sagi Dalyot from Israel, ALSI, as the Chair Elect of Commission 3, the elected Chair Elect term as the Chair of the Commission will be initiated at the FIG Congress 2022 for the period 2023-2026. |
In the report from the General Assemble, you can also access the video presentation of the Candidate, Mr. Sagi Dalyot.
August 2021
The Working Week took place online, 20-25 June 2021. Commission 3 held its annual meeting with outset in their prepared Report and Agenda.
Commission 3 was also involved in several sessions covering Commission 3 areas within the theme of Smart Surveyors for Land and Water Management.
To read more about Working Week 2021 in general, the full report FIG e-Working Week 2021 is available.
A joint workshop from Commissions 3 and 8 was held on 20-21July 2021 in Prato, Italy
Click here for more information about the workshop
Click here for the proceedings of the workshop.
June 2021
The ‘Workshop on e-Volunteering to Address Environmental Challenges - A Real-life Example with a Real-time Project, followed by 24hr Mapathon’ was held on June 24th, 2021, at the 2021 FIG Working Week. The workshop was a collaboration between Volunteer Community Surveyor Program (VCSP) and WG 3.6 Geospatial Next. The mapathon was designed to engage surveyors across generations, independently from their location, to e-Volunteer to undertake humanitarian surveying under challenging times. VCSP and WG 3.6 Geospatial Next partnered with Crowd2Map Tanzania, which does work using humanitarian surveying and HOT OSM mapping to help fight Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) to help girls to escape cuttings. The local rescue teams and civic services have been challenged with the unknown territories, why the main idea of the workshop was to provide contributions for mapping towns and villages in the region to provide geospatial information and guidance to the ground teams.
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The workshop provided confidence to their participants mapping skills and positive feedback was given with the partnership with Crowd2Map, as it added a ‘why’ that made the mapping more meaningful to those involved in the mapathon. To read more about the workshop and their accomplishments, you can read the full report here. |
February 2021
The article was published in GIM International. As the FIG commission chairs are near the halfway point in their terms, they reflect on the global and technological drivers influencing their work. This article describes the breadth of work across the FIG commissions as well as the common areas. The discussion is also informed by global reports such as the UN-GGIM’s Future Trends in Geospatial Information Management and the RICS Futures Report 2020. Enjoy the article
May 2020
During the conference days a range of articles highlighting the hot-topics, the ground breaking research, and the hidden gems in the proceedings was published.
One of the most impressive examples of how phenomena evolve over time and space is the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Knowing in real time where a local outbreak occurs, how outbreaks evolve over time, how many people are affected at any given location is of utmost importance to take appropriate measures. As with many other applications, well-established spatial information management can help to provide the required spatial information in near real time. Read the article.
March 2020
It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the cancellation of this year’s FIG Working Week in Amsterdam due 10-14 May.
This is not a decision we have taken lightly and there are two overriding concerns that have caused us to make this decision at this time.
First, the Dutch Government announced new measurements to control the COVID-19 outbreak. In the Netherlands all gatherings are prohibited until 1 June.
Second, our primary concern is always the wellbeing of you, and we would not take on the responsibility, during these times, to bring so many surveyors from all over the world together.
March 2020
FIG Commission 3 has prepared a written report to the General assembly.
The full agenda is available
The General Assembly has been cancelled and postponed to 2021.
February 2020
The theme Smart Surveyors for Land and Water Management is both relevant in a world where drinking water is a scarce resource, waste water needs to be recycled rather than seen as waste, where the sea needs to be better mapped and managed, where land resources need to be protected against sea-level rise, and where land-based fresh water habitats are threatened.
Commission 3 is planning the following sessions:
FIG Commission 3 Annual Meeting and Workshop was held within the 1st edition of Romanian Surveying Week, organized by the Romanian Surveyors Union (UGR) and the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca (USAMV Cluj-Napoca) in Cluj-Napoca from 23-26 September 2019.
The theme of FIG Commission 3 Annual Meeting and Workshop ‘Advances in Geodata Analytics for Smart Cities and Regions’ addresses the role of the geospatial scientific and professional community in shaping the future of urban and regional development by creating new opportunities.
The Working Week took place in Hanoi, Vietnam 22-26 April 2019. Commission 3 held its yearly meeting and was involved in several sessions covering the commission 3 areas.
The annual meeting and workshop will take place 3-6
December 2018 in Naples, Italy. The Meeting and
Workshop is organised jointly with Consiglio Nazionale Geometri
e Geometri Laureati, the Collegio dei Geometri e Geometri
Laureati di Napoli and the EGoS General Assembly.
Overall theme is: Spatial Information in the Era of Data
Science: Challenges and Practical Solutions.
Istanbul, Turkey 6-11 May
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the General Assembly held in conjunction with the FIG Congress
in Istanbul. Mr.
Hartmut Müller from Germany was elected at chair of FIG
Commission 3. His term starts 1.1.2019. Picture: From left: Mr. Hartmut Müller, incoming Chair, and Mr. Enrico Rispoli, Chair of Commission 3 |
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FIG Commission 3 was actively involved during the FIG Congress 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey.
The workshop Lisbon 2017 has come to its end and I want to thank you for your valuable contribution and presentation.
The workshop was very successful, with many delegates and presentations from all over the world. It was a pleasure meeting most of you, and I am so sorry with those I did not meet. Hoping to meet them in the next event.
We had almost 50 participants and some of them were Young
Surveyors, 3 keynote sessions, 7 technical sessions and more
than 20 papers of high scientific level. Please allow me to
thank the Portuguese Engineers Association and in particular
Maria Teresa Sà Pereira, Maria Joao Henriques, Francisco Madeira
and all the staff who did their best to welcome us and
organized the event with such efficiency and successful results.
The proceedings of the event will be published soonest on the
website.
I have noted that most have not yet submitted the abstract for the next FIG WW and Congress in Istanbul. I ask you to contact me soonest on this so that you will not loose the possibility to give your contribution of ideas to an event of so high international and scientific importance.
I am looking forward to meeting you in Istanbul for the FIG WW and Congress, in May 2018.
Best regards,
Enrico Rispoli
More pictures can be found here.
THe 2017 FIG Commission 3 Annual Meeting and Workshop with the overall theme "Volunteered Geographic Information: Emerging Applications in Public Science and Citizen Participation" was held 27-30 November 2017. The workshop will provide the opportunity for delegates and contributors to present their research and experience on development and use of Voluntary Geographic Information, Geographic Information System, Spatial Information Management, crowdsourcing and Spatial Data Information systems and procedures.
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Commission 3 had its annual meeting during the FIG Working Week 2017 in Helsinki, Finland 29 May - 2 June 2017
Commission chairs 2015-2018 at their meeting during the FIG
Working Week, 29 May-2 June in Helsinki, Finland: Remy Boudon(comm. 6) Volker
Schwieger (comm. 5), See Lian ONG (comm. 10), Angela Etuonovbe
(comm. 4), Steven Nystrom (comm. 9), Kwame Tenadu (comm. 8),
Enrico Rispoli (comm. 3), Gerda Schennach (comm. 7), Fahria Masum(comm. 2), Brian J.
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Dear Delegates,
The FIG Working Week 2017 is approaching and I would like to
thank you all for your interest in FIG and particularly in
Commission 3.
I thank all the authors who wil present a paper during the WW. The great participation of the speakers has allowed, also this year, to have numerous technical sessions of professional and scientific interest in Spatial Information Management, VGI and Crowdsourcing, GIS and 3D Spatial Information.
As usually happens during the Working Weeks, each Commission
will held its Annual Meeting.
It is my pleasure to invite you to our meeting that will take
place on wednesday 31st May from 17.30 to 18.30. This meeting is
a good occasion to update you with the last news, to exchange
ideas and to inform you about the future plan of the
Commission.
We will have the opportunity to meet and be up-to-date on the
work done by the working groups in listening the interesting
reports directly from the working group chairs. We will choose
the location for the workshop to bel held next November
and discuss about the future organization of commission 3.
Every new idea or proposal on your behalf is more than welcome
to improve the activity of the Commission and this moment is the
right time to have our discussion.
After the meeting we can have a rest together in the evening in joining the Commission 3 dinner (restaurant to be decided) where you are more than welcome.
Therefore dear delegates I really hope to meet you in Helsinki at the end of this month and if you are interested in having more information about the whole event please visit the website www.fig.net/fig2017 and/or do not hesitate to contact me.
Best regards,
Enrico Rispoli"
We are pleased to invite you to attend the International Seminar on Commission 3 at the FIG Working Week 2012 the role of Cost Effective Positioning and Geo Data. The Seminar will be jointly organized under auspices of FIG Commissions 3 and 5. It will be held within the frame of the XIII International Exhibition and Scientific Congress "Interexpo GEO-Siberia 2017", April 19-21, 2017. More information...
Commission 3 Annual Meeting and Workshop "From Volume to Quality: Bridging the Gap for Spatial Data Infrastructure" - joint to EGoS GA and Geomat 2016 "Spatial Information Management for Sustainable Development" - International Symposium organized by Technical University of Iasi in collaboration with Romanian Surveyors Association, 3-6 November 2016, IASI - Romania
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http://com3fig.wix.com/fig-commission3-2016
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Thanks to the finansial support given by FIG Foundation, Commission 3 will offer international academic participants presenting a paper under the age of 35, in addition to a special registration fee, an financial contribution that will cover part of the expenses. In addition, Romanian Geodetic Association will support about 15 young surveyors from Romania and Republic of Moldova not being supported by FIG and encourages participation for any academic members and students with special tariff and accommodation in Iasi student hostels if still available.
FIG Commission 3 Chair Enrico Rispoli
participated in the ILMS Coaltion Meeting in UN FAO,
9-10 June 2016
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We have the pleasure to invite you to participate in the High-level Athens Workshop in September 19 and 20, co-organized by FIG, the World Bank and the Technical Chamber of Greece. You are welcome to submit papers, too. The topic is: Sustainable Real Estate Markets-Policy Framework and Necessary Reforms".
The Global Lead on Land Policy and Geospatial Issues
of the WB, Mr Wael Zakout will give the main keynote
speaker. The motto is: "For a world free of
poverty, fear and inequality, where life is safe and
growth is resilient and sustainable" The Workshop
is supported by FIG Com 3, 7 and 9. It is also supported
by FIABCI, EGoS, Eurobank Property Services and the
National Bank of Greece. It will be held at the Old
Stock Exchange Building of the National Bank of Greece,
Pesmazoglou 1 st, in Athens.
Please find attached more info about the topics and the
updated important dates.
“Crowdsourcing of Land Information – The Role of Citizens and Experts in Sensing Geographical Information”
The workshop was jointly organised with FIG Commission 7. The event was a great success with more than 80 attendees from all over the world. The three days event program offered 6 technical sessions, 5 joint sessions, more than 20 authors and 2 keynote speakers.
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The meeting is organised by FIG Commission 3 and 7 in cooperation with
Malta Institution of Surveyors.
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Commission 3 had its annual meeting during the FIG
Working Week 2015 in Sofia, Bulgaria, 17-21 May 2015.
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The 2014 Workshop with the overall theme "Geospatial
Crowdsourcing and VGI: Establishment of SDI & SIM" will be held
in Bologna Italy 4-7 November 2014. At the same event Commission
3 will also hold it's annual meeting. Extended abstract
submission deadline: 1 October 2014. Deadline for early bird registration: 1 October 2014
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Commission 3 had its annual meeting during the FIG Working Week 2013 in Abuja, Nigeria, 6-10 May 2013.
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International Scientific Conference on "Spatial Data Infrastructures & Spatial Information Management 2013" and FIG Commission 3 Annual Meeting.
The Annual FIG Commission 3 workshop/conference, jointly with the 2012 WPLA workshop. Call for paper is now announced.
The 3rd International FIG workshop on 3D-Cadastres. Organised by FIG
Commission 3 and Commission 7
Call for papers:
http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=3dcad2012
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Commission 3 had its annual meeting during the FIG Working Week 2012 in Rome, Italy, 6-10 May 2012. The General Assembly appointed Mr. Enrico Rispoli from Italy as the Chair Elect of Commission 3 for 2013-2014.
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Commission 3 had its Commission meeting during the FIG Congress 2010 in Sydney, Australia, 11-16 April 2010. The General Assembly appointed Prof. Yerach Doytsher from Israel as the Chair of Commission 3 for 2011-2014.
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The Joint FIG Commission 3 and 7 Workshop and 2010 Annual Meeting of Commission 3 took place in Sofia, on the 15-17 of November. The Workshop was organized by FIG Commissions 3 and 7 and the Chamber of Graduated Surveyors of Bulgaria. The meeting was the 4th Workshop of FIG Commission 3 in the four-year term of office 2007-2010.
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The 2009 Workshop and Annual Meeting of FIG Commission 3 on “Spatial Information for Management of Sustainable Urban Areas” took place in Mainz, Germany, from 2nd to 4th February 2009. The technical program included the opening session, 9 technical sessions, and the closing session; in total 55 papers were presented. In total 73 participants had registered to the workshop coming from 24 countries. Read more... |
Commission 3 Annual Meeting was held in Stockholm, Sweden
during the FIG Working Week 2008, 14-19 June 2008, web site of
the conference:
www.fig.net/fig2008.
Proceedings, technical sessions and papers
Commission 3 Annual Report for the General Assembly as a
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FIG Commissions 2, 3 and 7 held a Workshop on e-Governance, Knowledge management and e-Learning in Budapest, Hungary, 27-29 April 2006. Workshop web site www.fig.hu
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The
General Assembly elected in its second session (Thursday, 27 May 2004)
Chryssy Potsiou as Chair of Commission 3 for the period 2006-2010.
(More details in the
minutes of the GA).
Commission 3 congratulates Chryssy to her success.
