FIG Commission 1
- Professional Standards and Practice
News
Commision 1, Chair Elect
August 2021
The General Assembly elected Mr. Timothy W. Burch from the United
States of America, NSPS, as the Chair Elect of Commission 1, the
elected Chair Elect term as the Chair of the Commission will be
initiated at the FIG Congress 2022 for the period 2023-2026.
Article: Key Global and Technology Drivers Impacting Surveying
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
FIG Working (from home) Week 2020 - Proceedings
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.
FIG Commission 1 received a well coverage of technical papers for the
topics related to Professional Practice, Boundaries and Women in
Surveying. All the submissions are related to the theme of Smart Surveyors
for FIG Working Week 2020. Apart from the papers, there is an open meeting
about International Ethical Standards (IES), in which FIG members and
participants can present and discuss examples of high standard practices.
Once these examples are identified and discussed, the FIG Council will
assess whether the current FIG Ethics Code should be updated or adapted to
the IES-Code. This can finally lead to a discussion about a harmonisation
or replacement of the existing Ethical Code of FIG.
Read the Commission 1 article.
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.
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.
The Working Week took place in Hanoi, Vietnam
22-26 April 2019. Commission 1 held its yearly meeting and was
involved in several sessions covering the commission 1 areas.
Winnie SHIU, Chair Elect of Commission 1,
met with Anh Ngoc Nhuyen, the contact of the
technical session of Commission 1, in Hanoi in early November.
It was a fruitful discussion for planning the technical
programme for Commission 1 in the FIG Working Week in Hanoi
2019.
Anh Ngoc Nhuyen and Winnie SHIU
Message from incoming chair
Dear National Delegates of Commission 1,
I'm pleased being the Chair-Elect of FIG Commission 1
'Professional Standards and Practice’.
Submission of abstracts for Peer Reviewed and Non-peer
Reviewed Papers for the FIG Working Week 2019 in Hanoi Vietnam
will be closed on 1.10.2018 and 1.11.2018 respectively. The
theme of the conference is 'Geospatial Information for a Smarter
Life and Environmental Resillience'. It will be great for the
delegates from various countries be able to listen and share
your expertise and views in the areas of Professional Ethics and
Standards, International Boundaries and Women in Surveying.
Click www.fig.net/fig2019
for details of the Working Week and I look forward to receiving your
submission and seeing you at the Working Week in Vietnam.
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.
Coutts (comm. 1)
Commisson 1 at the FIG Working Week 2016 in
Christchurch, New Zealand 2-6 May
Commission 1 had its annual meeting during the FIG
Working Week 2016 in Christchurch, New Zealand, 2-6 May
2016
Commission 1 report - presented at the General Assembly
[Report]
[Handouts]
Commission chairs 2015-2018 at their meeting during the FIG Working
Week, 2-6 May 2016 in Christchurch, New Zealand: Brian J. Coutts (comm. 1), E.M.C.
(Liza) Groenendijk (comm. 2), Enrico
Rispoli (comm. 3), Angela Etuonovbe
(comm. 4), Volker Schwieger (comm. 5), Diane Dumashie (Vice
president), Ivo
Milev (comm. 6)., Gerda Schennach
(comm. 7), Steven Nystrom (comm. 9), See Lian ONG
(comm. 10) and Eva-Maria Unger (YSN)
ANNOUNCEMENT: Former Commission 1 Chair Klaus
Rürup passed away March 2013
Klaus Rürup passed away
11 March 2013. He was born 2 April 1947 and was from 1994 to 1998
secretary of FIG Commission 1. Furthermore he was appointed Chair of
Commission 1 from 2001-2005. Klaus Rürup will be remembered as a very
active and inspiring person in Commission 1 as well as a faithful and
generous supporter of FIG Foundation.
Commission 1 at the FIG Working Week 2012 in Rome,
Italy, 6-10 May 2012
Brian J. Coutts
Commission 1 had its annual meeting during the
FIG Working Week 2012 in Rome, Italy, 6-10 May 2012. The General
Assembly elected Mr.
Brian J. Coutts from New Zealand as the Chair Elect of
Commission 1 for 2013-2014.
Commission 1, WG 1.5, together with Young Surveyors Network, wants to
explore the use of social media. Therefore a sub group of the FIG group
on LinkedIn has been created. Please join the FIG Commission 1 Group.
Commission 1 at the FIG Working Week, May 2011 Marrakech Morocco
Commission 1 at the FIG Congress 2010 in Sydney, Australia, 11-16 April 2010
Leonie Newnham
Commission 1 had its annual meeting during the
FIG Congress 2010 in Sydney, Australia, 11-16 April 2010. The
General Assembly appointed Ms. Leonie Newnham from
Australia as the Chair of Commission 1 for 2011-2014.
The FIG Standards Network is continuing the
work of an FIG Task Force which was established in 1998 in response to
concerns from the Commissions, the Council and the General Assembly that
standards were becoming increasingly important in the work of surveyors,
and that the issue was not being addressed sufficiently by FIG.
The Network's terms of reference are as follows:
Building and maintaining relations with the secretariats of
standardisation bodies;
Proposing priorities on FIG's standardisation activities,
including advising the Council on priorities for spending;
Setting up necessary Liaison relationships with standardisation
bodies;
Ensuring that lead contacts to Technical Committees etc are in
place;
Maintaining an information flow on standardisation to FIG members,
including through the FIG website and FIG Bulletin, and more
directly to relevant Commission Officers;
Maintaining the
Guide
on Standardisation (last revised June 2006), and related material on the FIG website;
Working with other NGOs, within the framework of the MOUs signed
by the Council; and
Advising FIG's officers and members on standardisation activities
as necessary.
The Network sees itself as at the hub of FIG standardisation
activity, making the necessary linkages and providing the necessary
advice to commissions and others.
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