The FIG organization outlines new perspectives and actions in
which the land surveyors and geomatic specialists transform plans
and ideas into realities, whereas the academics contribute new
understandings and technologies to mitigate them. Commission 3’s
task is to provide new perspectives to promote professional
practices and standards in the field of Spatial Information
Management. These will support and maintain productive discussions
among the different stakeholders to ensure sustainable and equal
environments for future generations. As Part of FIG’s responsibility
towards the 2030 Agenda and the UN Sustainable Development Goals
(UN, 2015), and FIG’s aim to tackle global challenges, commission 3
will support international spatial-related domains and policy
development spheres as featured in the SDGs.
We are amid a new digital and technological era, in which the
land surveyor is transforming her/his profession and activities,
requiring her/him to gain new skills and knowledge. Cities are
getting bigger, populations are growing larger, ubiquitous
information technologies are evolving, and as such, new perspectives
of spatial data collection, spatial data handling and spatial
information management are sought and required. Our theme “equal,
liveable, available, and affordable spaces” supports the FIG Council
vision to serve society for the benefit of people and planet.
On the one hand, new expertise and knowledge are made, related
to, among others, 3D land administration, spatial information
management and analysis, emerging technologies, geospatial planning
and standards, and new perspectives of spatial data sources and
analysis. On the other hand, these are still not made global to all
corners of the world, such that disparities continue to increase
among different communities. Commission 3 will aim to actively
realize the adoption of new spatial data and information working
methodologies and technologies, together with the strengthening of
joint-activities and collaborations of stakeholders, aiming to focus
on developing countries.
Commission 3 will aim to push forward the proactive land
surveyor's role, specifically related to spatial data and
information, focusing on professionalism and skills, technological
development, and services. Through knowledge exchange and productive
discussions, the dissemination of know-hows and practices will be
made possible and accessible to all, in support of equal, livable,
available, and affordable spaces, as advocated in the
spatial-related SDG indicators, among others: clean water and
sanitation (SDG 6), sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11), and
climate action (SDG 13).
Commissions 3 will aspire to strengthen FIG as a scientific
platform of first-rate research publications among its sister
organizations and the academics and motivate FIG delegates to
publish and present high-quality publications and presentations in
FIG events and scientific journals. This will also be achieved
through joint working groups with sister commissions, FIG Task
Forces, and outreach to sister geomatics organizations (e.g., ISPRS,
UN-GGIM).
Mission statement
The mission of Commission 3 in 2023-2026 is to establish:
Know-how dissemination: Continue to push forward the role of
Commission 3 as an international originator of spatial
information expertise and excellence, disseminating
geospatial/SDI knowledge, skills, and know-hows to expert
domains outside the geospatial realm, with defined domains and
pathways to support global sustainability, geospatial planning
and standards, and socio-technical systems. Emphasis will be
given to new professionals in the geomatics and surveying field
through the Young Surveyors network.
Open data and supporting communities: Introduce citizens as
the greatest resource to mitigate urban challenges by providing
new ideas and data that will help monitor, manage, and make
cities livable. Through local involvement, promoting the use of
open data and community-based geospatial initiatives to improve
urban infrastructure and living conditions, focusing on
developing regions, towards sustainable urban development, as
envisioned in the SDGs.
Extend the scientific footprint: Promoting the role of
spatial information management, the role of mapping and
geoinformation, the role of the land surveyor, and the role of
land. To achieve the aforementioned, Commission 3 will foster
the publication of high-quality research reports and papers in
the spatial domain, together with supporting scholars from the
academia to realize a synthesis of practical and theoretical
aspects within the commission work. Commission 3 outcomes will
be published in special issues of international scientific
journals (e.g., Survey Review, Digital Earth, ISPRS Journal of
Geo-Information) and as a FIG publication.
Planned deliverables:
Hold half of the annual Commission 3 meetings in developing
countries.
Publish in 2 special issues of international peer-reviewed
scientific journals.
Publish 2 FIG article of the month and 1 FIG publication.
Establish 3 working groups joint with sister FIG commissions
(Commission 7, 8 and 9) and the Young Surveyors Network.
Collaboration with FIG Task Forces (FIG and the SDGs, the
Role of FIG in International Trends and Future Geospatial
Information Ecosystem).
Collaboration with sister international agencies (ISPRS,
UN-GGIM), industry, and international networks.
General
Commission 3 term 2023-2026 work plan builds on the progress made
in the previous term, together with the result of an extensive work
done during the past year, as part of fruitful discussions and
meetings. These led to the restructuring of commission 3 and the
roles its working groups will play in achieving the commission’s
missions, also aiming to achieve productive joint work with sister
FIG commissions and FIG Task Forces.
FIG Commission 3 working groups for term 2023-2026 are:
Working Group 1: Geospatial data: professionalism,
technology, and services
Working Group 2: Urban challenges in developing countries (joint
WG with Commission 9)
Working Group 3: GIS for sustainable (geo-)spatial planning
(joint WG with Commission 8)
Working Group 4: LADM and 3D LA (joint WG with Commission 7)
Working Group 5: Geospatial next (joint with the Young Surveyors
Network)
Events will mainly include FIG Working Weeks and Commission 3’s
annual meetings and workshops. Venues of commissions 3 events will
be determined in the future, most probably in respect to the home
countries of its working groups’ chairs and other partners (e.g.,
EGOS).
Progress, promotion and call for papers will be made via FIG
website and Commission 3 webpage:
FIG 2023 Working Week – Orlando, Florida, USA
FIG Commission 3 Annual Meeting 2023 – Tel-Aviv, Israel (in
conjunction with GeoInt360)
FIG Commission 3 Annual Meeting 2025 – TBD/Nairobi, Kenya
FIG 2026 Congress – Cape Town, South Africa
FIG Commission 3 Annual Meeting 2026 – TBD
Working Groups
Working Group 3.1 – Geospatial Data: Professionalism,
Technology, and Services
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Schaffert
Working Group 1 goal is to disseminate geospatial data/SDI
knowledge, know-how, state-of-the-art and skills, including working
methodologies with open spatial data and geospatial analytics.
Spatial data plays an important role in the transformation
towards a more sustainable future. However, data alone is not enough
for this purpose, and it must be handled in a way that is
application-oriented and appropriate for the respective target
group. On the other hand, there are users from other sectors that
often do not have sufficient knowledge on how geospatial data can be
used in their profession (in general) and initiate sustainable
transformation (in particular).
The aim of this Working Group is to disseminate geospatial/SDI
knowledge, skills and know-how to expert domains outside the
geospatial realm. This starts with basic skills, such as awareness
for the quality of data and analyses or data literacy. Depending on
the needs, this can also include advanced concepts such as linked
open data, artificial intelligence - etc. This way, experts from
non-technical or data-driven professions will become aware of how to
use geospatial data more profoundly in their domain and in the
interests of sustainability. Vice versa, geomatic experts will
become aware of how to get more involved in other domains and
sustainability-oriented activities. This transfer of knowledge will
be focused to some defined domains and certain pathways to
sustainability. In addition, research is performed on how proper
data management can look like in socio-technical systems.
VISION:
Turning data into information by combining (open) geospatial
data and using geospatial analytics and GeoAI in domain-specific
contexts;
Transforming geo-information into knowledge by identifying
ways to better communicate data/maps to other scientific fields;
Experts from non-technical or data-driven professions will
become aware of how to use geospatial data more profoundly in
their domain and in the interests of global sustainability;
Geomatic experts will become aware of how to get more
involved in other domains and sustainability-oriented
activities;
The defined domains are strongly linked to the SDGs.
Geospatial information should contribute more profoundly to
supporting these goals by serving society and supporting global
challenges.
AGENDA:
● Contributing to
sessions at the FIG WWs and Commission 3 annual meetings. Papers
will be written for the FIG WWs.
● Strengthen cooperation
with professionals and industry.
POLICY ISSUES:
Affordable and clean energy; Industry, innovation, and
infrastructure; Sustainable cities and communities; Life on land
(SDGs 7, 9, 11, 15).
BENEFICIARIES:
Citizens, (geo) data experts, experts of other domains
(e.g., property valuation, land management, urban planning),
local public authorities.
KEYWORDS:
Geodata Literacy, Participatory Mapping, Spatial Data
Infrastructure, GeoAI, Spatial Information Management,
Transformation to Sustainability, Data Quality, Data Standards.
Working Group 3.2 – Urban Challenges in Developing Countries
(Joint WG with Commission 9)
Dr. David N. Siriba
Working Group 2 goal is to support local communities with
accessible and affordable geo-related working methodologies to
support urban challenges.
The World Cities Report 2020 reaffirms that sustainable
urbanization remains central to overall sustainable development by
creating economic, social, and environmental value that supports the
fight against poverty, inequality, climate change and other global
challenges. Despite that, the challenges of urbanization in
developing countries remain, including urban sprawl, slums,
inadequate urban infrastructure (e.g., transportation, water, and
accessibility), human insecurity, air, and water pollution, and
vulnerability to disasters are common.
Cities and people who live in developing countries are
increasingly looking for ways to innovate to make their cities more
livable. Among the strategies that are becoming ever common is the
sharing of anonymized open data and leveraging open-source software
as low-cost alternatives in contributing to increased economic
development, as well as resilience in planning and service
provision. While there have been various efforts in leveraging open
data in the transportation sector, in much of the developed
economies, this has largely been on experimental basis in the
developing economies and mainly in the land administration sector.
This Working Group, working jointly with Commission 9, will focus
on how crowdsourced spatial data (Open Data, VGI), open-source
software and community-based initiatives and contributions can be
utilized to address the urbanization problems in developing
economies.
VISION:
Towards global sustainable urban development; as envisioned
in SDG 11 and new urban agenda, urbanization should not be at
the expense of rural development, but rather be symbiotic and
mutually enhancing;
Promote of citizens as a city’s greatest resource who
provide new ideas and data that will help monitor, manage and
make urban area better places, and thus benefit people;
Enhance the use of VGI and open data by municipalities in
monitoring and improving the urban infrastructure and living
conditions;
Strengthening joint work with municipalities and other
stakeholders in these efforts;
Transfer knowledge/restructure policies to address urban
challenges in developing countries.
AGENDA
Analyze the conceptualizations of contributed and
crowdsourced initiatives in developing economies in addressing
real estate and urbanization challenges;
Host a workshop in Nairobi jointly with the Institution of
Surveyors of Kenya (ISK).
POLICY ISSUES:
No poverty; Good health and well-being; Decent work and
economic growth; Sustainable cities and communities; Life on
land (SDGs 1, 3, 8, 11, 15)
BENEFICIARIAS:
Citizens, communities, land surveyors, valuers, planners,
scholars, municipalities, city authorities.
KEYWORDS:
User-Generated Spatial Content, Crowdsourcing, Volunteered
Geographic Information, Participatory Mapping, Spatial Information
Management and Environmental Knowledge.
Working Group 3.3 – GIS for Sustainable (Geo-)Spatial Planning
(Joint WG with Commission 8)
Enrico Rispoli
Working Group 3 will focus on the study of current and future GIS
- and other digital tools - for geospatial planning, services, and
applications aimed to tackle global challenges. Focus will also be
given to e-government applications, and data standards.
In a constantly changing society, it is advisable to interpret
the data of the territory, and to identify the challenges of
balanced economic growth that should be addressed, considering the
needs and preferences of the inhabitants. The challenges arise on a
global level in relation to the objective of working to ensure a
future that supports a "Sustainable World", and to solve the various
issues affecting the environment due to human impact. Research
should not be limited to the knowledge of the territory, and
consider global processes and interrelations.
Geodetic and geodata professionals, including engineers, planners
and scientists, should assume a more incisive role of promoters to
respect the environment and to engage their responsibility. This, by
putting the principles of sustainable and inclusive development,
reuse of heritage, coast protection, provision of social
infrastructure (social housing), of hydrological invariance, and
protecting territories designed for vegetation and fauna. Working
Group 3 of FIG Commission 3 has the goal to promote and support work
and research on digital geospatial planning that addresses services,
e-government applications, and data standards. These support
sensitizing decision-making bodies, stakeholders, and investors to
implement global forecasting and prevention policies related to,
among others, sustainable planning, natural disasters and
environmental protection.
VISION:
Promoting research and practices related to GIS and other
digital methods and tools that support global sustainable
development, especially of urban areas and emerging countries
with high index of spatial development;
Focusing on studies that monitor spaces as the first
prerogative of control of the fragility and vulnerability of the
territory;
Supporting the use of spatial data and information tools by
land surveyors, geodata professionals and decision-makers to
serve the goals of good governance;
Promoting suitable GIS and digital tools designed for
spatial planning, based on the different phases of spatial
planning lifecycle. Having accessible, applicable and
user-friendly computerized tools supporting a positive spin-off,
in terms of enhancing data and information transparency to
increase inclusiveness and equality among participating
stakeholders;
Endorsing actions that present how the geodetic profession,
at all levels, is committed to sustainability, ensuring
maintaining a safe and habitable environment for future
generations;
Promoting the research and presentation of papers that
represent best practice on the SDGs (for members from developed
countries examples of eco-sustainable development, energy
saving, and pollution reduction; for members from developing
countries examples of projects and works for the mitigation or
solution of natural problems, which negatively affect the normal
standard of living). Digital geospatial planning, starting from
the in-depth knowledge of local data, should contribute more
profoundly to supporting these Goals.
AGENDA:
Continuing to organize workshops with Commission 8 and other
partners as EGOS (The European Group of Surveyors) - etc.;
Continuing to promote specialized scientific and
professional sessions during the FIG WWs, Commission 3 Annual
Meetings - etc.
Strengthen cooperation with stakeholders and industry.
POLICY ISSUES:
No poverty; Zero hunger; Clean water and sanitation;
Affordable and clean energy; Sustainable cities and communities;
Responsible consumption and reduction, Climate action (SDGs 1,
2, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13).
Sustainable Development; Climate Change; Global Challenges and
Goals; Digital Geospatial Planning; Prevention Policies; Coast
Protection; No Overbuilding.
Working Group 3.4 – LADM and 3D LA (Joint WG with Commission 7)
Prof Peter van Oosterom
Working Group 4 will focus on continuing the establishment and
promotion of land administration standards to support global tenure
security.
The initial edition of LADM (Land Administration Domain Model,
ISO 19152:20212) already included support for 3D representations of
spatial units, and the seamless integration of 2D and 3D spatial
units. Providing 3D representations improves clarity about the legal
spaces, increases the spatial readability, and therefore improves
the trust in the land administration.
During the UN-GGIM Meeting of the Expert Group on Land
Administration and Management, held in March 2017 in Delft, The
Netherlands, it was concluded that a revision of the LADM Edition I
is required to provide better tools for tenure security and better
coverage of land administration in a broader scope: next to land
tenure, also marine geo-regulation, valuation, and spatial plan
information. The 3D representations are hence further refined in the
multipart Edition II (under development) and equally applicable to
the new wider scope. 3D representations are needed due to the
complexity and higher density in urban spaces.
LADM allows the implementation of relevant parts of international
guiding documents, such as the New Urban Agenda (UN, 2017), the
Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of
Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security
(FAO, 2012), the Continuum of Land Rights (UN-Habitat, 2008), the
Fit-for-purpose land administration: guiding principles for country
implementation (FIG/World Bank, 2014) and the Framework for
Effective Land Administration (UN GGIM, 2020). All those fit well
into the context of implementation of the Sustainable Developments
Goals (SDGs).
Currently LADM and 3D LA are addressed within different FIG
Working Groups, one is the Joint FIG Commissions 3 and 7 on 3D
(running for about 20 years). Those WGs are now joining forces into
one, the new joint commission 3 and 7 Working Group ‘LADM and 3D
LA’. Given the wider scope of the LADM Edition II, collaborations
with more FIG commissions, mainly 4, 8 and 9, will be explored.
Active collaboration among the members of Working Group 4 through
the preparation of proposals for funded research projects, joint
educational activities, organisation of events - etc.
VISION:
Research interest on 2D and 3D Land Administration with a
wider perspective, including the spatial development lifecycle
of a 2D + 3D object (land/ marine/ air parcel, infrastructure
object, underground object, etc.); i.e., the phase of design,
planning, constructing, financing, etc., with focus on the reuse
of information between those stages. Standardization plays a
dominant role and in this scene, where standardization
activities (in various levels) in the wider field of
geoinformation are of the interest of this Working Group;
Go beyond the state-of-the-art technological tools and
methodologies; i.e., for all parts 3D representations in data
acquisition - both sources from survey (GNSS HAS, scan-to-BIM,
etc.) and design (BIM, etc.), storage, and dissemination/
visualization is of increasing importance;
Making 3D legal spaces part of the Digital Twins (pair of
physical reality with its digital topographic shadow), resulting
in a so-called Digital Triplet: reality, topography, and legal
spaces;
3D Land Administration System operational experiences
(analysis, LADM based, learn from each other, discover gaps), 3D
LAS cost effective workflow for new / updated 3D parcels = 4D
(part of whole spatial development lifecycle: from planning /
design / permit in 3D, to registration / use in 3D), 3D LAS
web-based dissemination (usability, man-machine interfaces,
including mobile/AR), Legal aspects for 3D LAS, best legal
practices in various legislation systems;
Focus on large/mega cities, including developing countries,
as in these cities the spatial complexity is very high, and the
changes are fast;
Implementation aspects to be standardized in LADM part 6 as
joint activity with OGC and the industry partners, e.g., Esri,
Trimble, Leica, Oracle - etc.
AGENDA:
2023: LADM Workshop at 26th AGILE conference; 9th Int. FIG
Workshop on 3D Land Administration and LADM, 11-13 Oct., Gavle,
Sweden; Other: CAAD Futures 23;
2024: 10th International FIG Workshop on LADM and 3D LA,
fall 2024, Malaysia;
2025 and 2026 Annual Workshops LADM/3D LA (combined with
Annual meeting C7, C3
During FIG WW/ Congress special sessions on LADM/3D LA.
POLICY ISSUES:
Industry, innovation, and infrastructure; Sustainable cities
and communities; Life below water; Life on land (SDGs 9, 11, 14,
15 – with LADM revision, including land use planning, valuation,
marine environment information);
Land Administration and Management; 3D; Tenure Security; Legal;
Spatial Units.
Working Group 3.5 - Geospatial Next (Joint WG with the Young
Surveyors Network)
Cemre Şahinkaya
Working Group 5 will focus on introducing new initiatives and
practices of the geospatial community through the cooperation of new
professional networks.
Many applied and study fields are closely intertwined today with
the surveying profession. It has become increasingly common for
different stakeholders to benefit from these often-interdisciplinary
practices and studies to contribute to them from different circles.
In particular, technologies that emerge in daily life, such as the
Industrial Revolution 4.0, data science, artificial intelligence and
robotics promise new potentials that can bring together many various
disciplines and practices while opening new doors.
As an organisation that considers the potential of emerging
geomatics science together with the needs and preferences of both
experts and users, FIG supports the adaptation and familiarity of
young surveyors to professional life. Therefore, the creation of a
platform where early career surveyors can present their current work
and ideas has been strongly supported. In this context, Working
Group 5 ‘Geospatial Next’ was established in 2018 as a sub-group of
Commission 3 with the initiatives of former Young Surveyors and the
support of FIG. The Working Group not only provides a platform for
surveyors, academicians, and researchers to present and promote
their work, but also aims to develop cooperation with the Young
Surveyors. In addition, developing cooperation with other
commissions in line with common themes focused on geospatial data
and information and spatial information management is another issue
that the working group plans to focus on.
Working Group 5 aims at continuing to act as a bridge between the
Young Surveyors and commissions in this term, also producing,
carrying out and promoting own inclusive projects in a wide range of
fields, such as geospatial information systems and management,
spatial planning, land management, and sustainability for
communities, citizens, scholars, crowdsourced initiatives, local and
regional organizations. It is envisaged that these activities will
be carried out in both digital and physical environments, thus also
maintaining existing and developing new networks, to expand the team
and organize creative events and projects with an open and
supportive approach for the new term.
VISION:
Development of projects and activities focusing on themes,
such as crowdsourcing, Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI),
participatory mapping and Spatial Information Management (SIM);
To create a platform for Young Surveyors and early career
surveyors and researchers to produce innovative and sustainable
studies that tackle global challenges - and to promote them;
In co-operation with Young Surveyors and other commissions
with similar objectives, to ensure that this platform has a wide
network, is inclusive and gender equal.
AGENDA:
FIG and Commission 3 meetings, working weeks and activities
will be participated actively and contributed with articles;
Activities and workshops will be planned in cooperation with
Young Surveyors and other commissions when common themes and
goals are achieved in addition to the innovative and up-to-date
project initiations;
Special presentation on FIG WW 2025.
POLICY ISSUES:
Decent work and economic growth; Industry, innovation, and
infrastructure; Sustainable cities and communities; Partnership
for the goals (SDGs 8, 9, 11, 17).
BENEFICIARIES:
Young surveyors, scholars, citizens, crowdsourced initiatives,
local and regional organizations.
KEYWORDS:
Sustainability, Crowdsourcing, Volunteered Geographic Information
(VGI), Participatory Mapping and Spatial Information Management
(SIM), Inclusiveness, Gender Equality.
Commission Officers
Commission Chair
Sagi Dalyot, Israel
dalyot [at] technion.ac.il
Vice Chair of Administration
Cemal Özgür Kivilcim, Turkey
kcemalozgur [at] hotmail.com
Chair of Working Group 3.1
Markus Schaffert, Germany
markus.schaffert [at] hs-mainz.de
Chair of Working Group 3.2
David N. Siriba, Kenya
dnsiriba [at] uonbi.ac.ke
Chair of Working Group 3.3
Enrico Rispoli, Italy
e.rispoli [at] cng.it
Chair of Working Group 3.4
Peter van Oosterom, The Netherlands
P.J.M.vanOosterom [at] tudelft.nl
Chair of Working Group 3.5
Cemre Şahinkaya, Germany
cemresahinkaya1 [at] gmail.com
Commission Chair
Sagi Dalyot, Israel
dalyot [at] technion.ac.il
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