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FIG Newsletter – November 2022 |
Dear Colleague,
"Besides its excellent technical content, the recent FIG Congress in Poland was a place for enthusiastic reunions and for forming new friendships" writes Wim van Wegen, GIM Magazine. Please read the full article, which also includes impressions from two young surveyors. Wonderful words to read, which are stimulating for the preparations for the upcoming Working Week in Orlando, Florida. The Congress 2022 showed the importance and joy of meeting in person, and it is our hope that the next Working Week in 2023 will be another great adventure - especially this destination encourages great adventures, being inside the Disney World area. It is now time for you to submit abstract so that you can become part of the technical programme in Orlando.
A recent Hand-Over Event held in Germany in conjunction with Intergeo marked the transition to the new 4-year leadership of FIG. FIG President Rudolf Staiger handed over the presidential chain to President Elect Diane Dumashie, after talking about his 22 years of FIG - and learning to have "ice in the stomach".
In this newsletter you can also read about FIG at Intergeo incl two Intergeo-TV interviews, Rudolf Staigers attendance at UNWGIC, Diane Dumashies first representation as President Elect, and get acquainted with the three latest FIG publications, by FIG Commissions 3 and 8 and one in cooperation with FAO and UNECE.
The ball is rolling at the World Football Championship, and the ball is certainly also rolling in FIG...
FIG WORKING WEEK 2023 - BE PART OF THE TECHICAL PROGRAMME, SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT NOW
It is our great pleasure to invite you to the largest and most prestigious conference of surveying and geospatial professionals in 2023; held in Orlando, Florida USA. We expect around 1,500 - 2,000 surveying and geospatial experts from all over the world.
Local host of the Working Week is our US member - the National Society of Professional Surveyors, NSPS who, together with FIG, are looking forward to welcoming you to an extraordinary week of sessions, social, and sun!
The location within the Disney compound is extraordinary and special and besides the technical programme there will also be technical tours specially designed for Working Week participants.
The overall theme of the Working Week is
Protecting Our World, Conquering New Frontiers
As the world emerges from the grips of a global pandemic and the renewed enthusiasm of in-person conferences, the focus of the geospatial professions is becoming clearer. Our world and the population residing on it needs our assistance in finding better ways of sustaining our environment. This vision for helping with making those changes are reflected in this year’s theme for our Working Week and is strategically aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) as adopted by the Member States in 2015.
Call for papers
Now is time for you to consider becoming part of the technical programme. Do you have a story to tell, research to share, best practice examples or other things you would like to share with your fellow surveyors? Then submit your abstract.
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This FIG Working Week 2023 will be held in the Americas for the first time in over 20 years. This will be your chance to showcase your company or organisation to both a large American and also to a truly international audience. |
 | NSPS Executive Director and member of the Conference Steering Committee, Tim Burch, was present at Intergeo 2022 in Essen Germany, and was interviewed for Intergeo TV. Watch the interview |
Many exciting experiences are awaiting you during the Working Week and at the destination. The American Evening which is the Working Week cultural evening will be a spectacular performance, the Disney's Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue. Several special technical tours have been organised for attendees only.
Registration will open soon. After you have registered you will get the option to book you accommodation at the conference hotels at a favourable rate. You will help us by booking these rooms as the conference is dependent on filling up these rooms and the local organisers have done a great job in negotiating reasonable rates for the Disney area. There will be a special student rate.
Read more about the Working Week and what to expect at www.fig.net/fig2023
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NEWS FROM FIG
"Having Ice in the Stomach" or 22 years of FIG - FIG Hand-Over Event
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The German Association DVW hosted a hand-over event marking the
transition from the current council with Rudolf Staiger as President to the new council with
President Elect Diane Dumashie.
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Back at Intergeo
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FIG was represented with a stand at Intergeo 2022 in Essen,
Germany having the opportunity to promote FIG activities and also
the future conferences, especially the Working Weeks 2023 and 2024 in
Florida and Ghana
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FIG President Elect Diane Dumashie attends VIII CLGE Conference "Blue Surveying"
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As part of the TOPCART Congress in Sevilla, Spain, CLGE held a
conference and General Assembly as well as the FIG Commission 7
annual meeting. |
FIG at UNWGIC 2022
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UNWGIC 2022 was held in Hyderabad, India. FG was represented by FIG
President Rudolf Staiger and Hartmut Müller, Commission 3 who had
organised a well-attended side event on The Importance of Land
Administration for the Implementation of the SDGs. |
Call for bids for FIG Working Wek 2027
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Will you be our host in 2027? FIG Council announces the bidding
material for the FIG Working Week 2027. All member associations are
encouraged to consider to submit a bid. Election of the destination
will take place at the Working Week 2023 and General Assembly in
Orlando, Florida. |
Shining a Light on the Surveying Profession
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GIM Magazine Head of Content Wim van Wegen looks back on the FIG
Congress 2022, together with two young participants for a refreshing
perspective from the new generation of surveyors. "Besides its excellent technical content,
the recent FIG Congress in Poland was a place for enthusiastic
reunions and for forming new friendships".
Read the article |
FIG Congress 2022 - REPORT
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The local Polish organisers had planned an remarkable and memorable Congress, and it was a joy to meet participants who managed to travel to Warsaw, Poland for the FIG Congress. In total 815 onsite participants made this event special and together with the online attendees a total of 1021 participants took part in the Congress. >
Read the report from the congress |
Thanks to all Congress sponsors, partners and exhibitors
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NEW PUBLICATIONS
Land administration systems go digital - two FAO, UN and FIG publications
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These new publications examine the state-of-play and future
directions for digital transformation in land administration in the
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) region and
beyond. Fig publication 80 - Digital
transformation and land administration - Sustainable practices from
the UNECE region and beyond and FAO Knowledge for Investment
Brief: Funding Digital Transformation for Land
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New FIG publication no 79 on Land Consolidation
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This new FIG Publication prepared by FIG Commission 8 aims to
provide an overview of relevant topics for land consolidation
practice.
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New FIG publication no 78 on Geospatial Data in the 2020s
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New FIG Publication by FIG Commission 3 sheds light on several areas
where geospatial data can be particularly useful in supporting the
path to sustainability in the 2020s. |
COMMISSION NEWS
Newsletters:
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FIG Commission 3 report from FIG Congress 2022
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FIG Cmmisison 4 report from FIG Congress 2022
ARTICLE OF THE MONTH
The Article of the Month in November 2022 is written by Adamu Bala et al. (Nigeria): Mapping and suitability analysis of existing electoral polling units in Katsina local government area of Katsina State, Nigeria. The paper was awarded the Survey Review Prize, and has passed through the reviewing and revision stage overseen by FIG, before being judged by members of the Editorial Board of Survey Review. The research examined the mapping and analyses of existing polling units in the study area to provide scientific criteria for citing new polling units. Read more
UPCOMING EVENTS
9-11 December 2022, Hong Kong
International Conference on Geomatics Education - Challenges and Prospect -
organized by the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics. Supported
by FIG Commission 2
Read
more here
13-14 December 2022, Athens, Greece
FIG Commission 3 + 8 Workshop. 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.
Read more about the conference here
Kind regards,
Ms. Louise Friis-Hansen
Director
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FIG Working Week 2025, Brisbane, Australia
FIG Congress 2026, Cape Town, South Africa
FIG Working Week 2028, Paris, France - CELEBRATING FIG 150 ANNIVERSARY
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