FIG General Assembly 2022 report
FIG Congress 2022 - report
Back at Intergeo
"Having Ice in the Stomach" or 22 years of FIG - FIG Hand-Over Event
FIG President Elect Diane Dumashie attends VIII CLGE Conference "Blue Surveying"
Preparations for the FIG Working Week 2023 in Orlando
Administrative meetings in the FIG Office in Copenhagen
FIG Foundation Young Surveyor Grant Recipients
FIG General Assembly 2023 - report
"Howdy" - FIG Working Week 2023 - report
President Diane Dumashie attends 2023 ESRI National Geospatial Executive Forum and User Conference

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Eight FIG Foundation Grant Recipients selected

FIG Foundation with Young Surveyors Asia Pacific have selected 8 Young Surveyors to attend the 4th YS Meeting in Korea in November 2023. Congratulations!

Created on 2023-09-21 | Last modified on 2023-09-21

First High-Level Forum Meeting of Presidents of Land Professional Associations in Africa

Presidents and other relevant stakeholders engaged in geospatial information management in Africa are invited to this First High-Level Forum Meeting (HLFM)

Created on 2023-09-14 | Last modified on 2023-09-14

Survey on Academic Education in Land Surveying/Geomatics

Please fill in this survey that has been prepared by FIG Commission 2

Created on 2023-09-14 | Last modified on 2023-09-14

FIG at the 9th Session of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management: Africa

Paula Dijkstra, Chair of FIG Task Force on FIG-SDG and Mohammed Mamman Kabir Chair of FIG ARN represented FIG in Cape Town for the UNGGIM meeting and 31st International Cartographic Conference.

Paula Dijkstra and Mohammed Mamman Kabir represented FIG in Cape Town at the UNGGIM Africa meeting that was held

Created on 2023-09-12 | Last modified on 2023-09-12

13th Session of the UN Committee of Experts on UN-GGIM

FIG President Diane Dumashie and several members of the FIG Community attended the 13th Session of the UN Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM)

Created on 2023-09-01 | Last modified on 2023-09-02

FIG Young Surveyors Network Asia and the Pacific 4th Regional Meeting

The meeting takes place 9-10 November 2023 in Seoul, South Korea. The Young Surveyors are looking forward to greeting you there

Created on 2023-08-31 | Last modified on 2023-09-07

Climate Compass Task Force Webinar

Join the webinar on 11 October: Let's move beyond business as usual - talking about climate resilience and fit-for-purpose surveying for land, water and marine. Register now

Created on 2023-08-15 | Last modified on 2023-08-15

Fraud emails - take care

Take care of Fraud emails

Currently, emails are being sent out in the name of FIG President Diane Dumashie asking for "your help". Please do not respond to these emails - the email address is generic and not related to FIG.

Created on 2023-08-07 | Last modified on 2023-08-07

President Diane Dumashie attends 2023 ESRI National Geospatial Executive Forum and User Conference

As panelist in the National Geospatial Executive Forum President Dumashie gave a summary report of take-aways from the day

Created on 2023-07-28 | Last modified on 2023-07-28

"Howdy" - FIG Working Week 2023 - report

FIG Working Week 2023 opening cerermony

The national host NSPS welcomed participants from near and far to join in the many and varied activities of this years Working Week in Orlando, Florida

Created on 2023-07-20 | Last modified on 2023-07-28

FIG General Assembly 2023 - report

The new work plans and ideas for the coming terms were introduced at the General Assembly which also included introduction of new members, a new honorary president and honorary member.

Created on 2023-07-20 | Last modified on 2023-07-28

Intergeo 2023 - the latest updates from the surveying and geospatial industry

Through FIG you can secure your free ticket to the large fair Intergeo that will take place 10-12 October 2023 in Berlin, Germany

Created on 2023-07-20 | Last modified on 2023-07-20

Strategy Workshop on Women's Land Rights and the Rio Conventions

The Workshop aimed to build synergy and a shared understanding attended by UN organisations, Governments, and not-for-profit organisations.

Created on 2023-07-13 | Last modified on 2023-07-13

2nd International Land Management Conference

Hosted by LINK (Land-International Network of Knowledge) at University of West England (UWE), Bristol, UK, 11-12 June 2023

Created on 2023-07-07 | Last modified on 2023-07-07

Romanian Surveying Week

Vice president Kwame Tenadu Snr attends the Romanian Geodesy Week and the General Assembly of the council of European Geodetic Surveyors (CLGE) in Oradea – Romania from the 10 – 13 May 2023

Created on 2023-07-05 | Last modified on 2023-07-07

FIG Working Week 2027 in Stavanger Norway

Steinar Wergeland, Norway, and Ganesh Prasad Bhatta, Nepal

At the General Assembly 2023 FIG Member Associations elected Stavanger, Noway as destination for FIG Working Week 2027. Thanks to the two bidders from Nepal and Norway.

Created on 2023-06-19 | Last modified on 2023-06-23

Enhancing Surveying Education through Blended Learning

A new FIG Publication has been published - no 81 including guidance on good practices in implementing blended learning in surveying education

Created on 2023-05-23 | Last modified on 2023-05-23

Digital Transformation for Responsible Land Administration

FIG Commission 2 and 7 are inviting to their annual meeting 2-4 October 2023 in the Netherlands. Read more about the event

Created on 2023-05-23 | Last modified on 2023-07-18

Join a Global Climate Community

Several sessions at the FIG Working Week are around climate. Join the special session organised by the Task Force and see the other sessions

Created on 2023-05-23 | Last modified on 2023-05-23

FIG Mentoring Programme for Africa - 2023

Mentoring Programme

FIG Africa Regional Network and FIG Young Surveyors are happy to announce the 2023 FIG Mentoring Programme for Africa that will run between June and September 2023.

Created on 2023-05-03 | Last modified on 2023-05-08

FIG at UNECE Working Party on Land Administration

FIG was well represented at the Thirteenth Session of the UNECE Working Party on Land Administration, 4 and 5 April 2023, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

Created on 2023-05-01 | Last modified on 2023-05-23

FIG General Assembly 2023- Agenda

FIG General Assembly 2023 - Agenda

The 46th FIG General Assembly will include the Work Plans of FIG Council and Commissions, four new task forces, and two member associations have submitted bids for the FIG Working Week 2027.

Created on 2023-04-30 | Last modified on 2023-05-01

The United Nations Global Geodetic Centre of Excellence is opened!

UN Global Geodetic Centre of Excellence in Bonn, Germany

The official opening of UN-GGCE took place on 29 March 2023. Chair of FIG Commission 5, Ryan Keenan has been invited as an inaugural member of the International Advisory Committee

Created on 2023-04-14 | Last modified on 2023-04-16

Global Surveyors Day: FIG President Diane Dumashie invited by FGF to attend the 2023 Global Surveyors' celebrations in Paris

Global Surveyors Day is an annual celebration to bring global recognition to the pioneers, individuals and industry who shaped the history of Earth measurement and who continue to be the foundation of the surveying community.

Created on 2023-04-04 | Last modified on 2023-04-04

FIG Foundation Young Surveyor Grant Recipients

FIG Foundation and Young Surveyors have found the four Grant Recipients to attend the FIG Working Week 2023 and Young Surveyors meeting in Orlando, Florida. Congratulations!

Created on 2023-04-04 | Last modified on 2023-04-04

FIG President Diane Dumashie attends the belgium Surveyors Celebration of the Belgium Parliament Vote

The special celebration was a historic moment ensuring that the Belgian property surveyors are fully recognised in the statute books

Created on 2023-04-03 | Last modified on 2023-04-03

Reflections on UN CSW67

Claire Buxton represented FIG Commission 7 at the UN Compound in New York in a session on Innovation and Digital Technology - A facilitator to Secure Land Tenure and Natural Resources for All organised by S4HL (Stand for Her Land) during the Commission of the Status of Women CSW67.

Created on 2023-03-20 | Last modified on 2023-03-20

Happy Global Surveyors' Day

Global Surveyors' Day is a way to globally recognize the ground-breakers, pioneers, individuals and the industry that has shaped our history and continues to be the foundation of our communities.

Created on 2023-03-04 | Last modified on 2023-04-20

Administrative meetings in the FIG Office in Copenhagen

FIG Council in Copenhagen

FIG Council as well as all commission chairs met in a cold but sunny Copenhagen in February for the planning of this term of office

Created on 2023-03-03 | Last modified on 2023-03-04

Preparations for the FIG Working Week 2023 in Orlando

The local organisers are looking forward to welcoming all in May 2023

FIG President Diane Dumashie paid a visit to Orlando, Florida to meet with the local organisers from NSPS. An exciting Working Week programme is taking shape and is awaiting all attendees.

Created on 2023-02-03 | Last modified on 2023-03-04

Meeting and cooperation with International Cost Engineering Council (ICEC)

FIG and ICEC representatives

FIG President Diane Dumashie and Vice President Kwame Tenadu met with representatives from ICEC to re-vitalise the MoU between the two organisations

Created on 2023-02-03 | Last modified on 2023-02-04

Preparatory meeting for FIG Working Week 2024

FIG Working Week 2024

The Local Organising Committee for the Working Week 2024 with Co-Congress Director Stephen Djaba in the lead has already worked intensely on the preparations for the FIG Wokring Week 2024.

Created on 2023-01-26 | Last modified on 2023-01-27

Joint workshop Commissions 3 + 8, Athens December 2022

In December the joint workshop took place as the first edition of the "International Scientific Conferences of European Surveyors";

Created on 2023-01-17 | Last modified on 2023-02-17

Seasons greeting from FIG Office

It is all about networking...

Seasons Greeting and a Happy New Year!
Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année
Fröhliche Weihnachten und Ein Gutes Neues Jahr
Feliz Navidad y Prospero año nuevo!
Kul sanna wa'intum b'kheir
새해 복많이 받으세요!
Glædelig jul og godt nytår

Created on 2022-12-23 | Last modified on 2022-12-23

Dr. Haim Srebro receives award for his work on boundary-making practice

Raymond Milefsky Award Dr. Haim Srebro

IBRU has awarded its fifth annual Raymond Milefsky Award to Dr. Haim Srebro, after being nominated by FIG.

Created on 2022-12-22 | Last modified on 2022-12-22

National Land Conference 2022, Ghana

A four-day conference on land was held in Accra Ghana to highlight the implementation of the recently promulgated laws on land management and physical planning for sustainable development

Created on 2022-12-22 | Last modified on 2022-12-22

Recipient of the FIG Foundation PhD Scholarship 2021 finished PhD

PhD Scholarship 2021

Dogus Guler finished his PhD at the Geomatics Engineering Department of Instanbul Technical University, Türkiye

Created on 2022-12-14 | Last modified on 2022-12-14

FIG and the Sustainable Development Goals - Commission 8

Commission 8 and the SDG's

Commission Chair Marije Louwsma gives her Statement on the sustainable development goals in relation to Commission 8 - Spatial Planning and Development

Created on 2022-12-13 | Last modified on 2022-12-13

FIG President Elect Diane Dumashie attends VIII CLGE Conference "Blue Surveying"

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.

Created on 2022-11-18 | Last modified on 2022-11-18

"Having Ice in the Stomach" or 22 years of FIG - FIG Hand-Over Event

Current President Rudolf Staiger with incoming President Diane Dumashie and Honorary President Stig Enemark at the hand over ceremony.

The German Association DVW hosted a hand-over event marking the transition to the new council with Diane Dumashie as incoming President

Created on 2022-11-11 | Last modified on 2022-11-23

Back at Intergeo

Tim Burch and Kwame Tenadu promoted FIG Working Weeks 2023 and 2024 at Intergeo 2022

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 24 in Florida and Ghana

Created on 2022-11-04 | Last modified on 2022-11-18

FIG at UNWGIC 2022

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.

Created on 2022-11-02 | Last modified on 2022-11-02

FIG Congress 2022 - report

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.

Created on 2022-10-14 | Last modified on 2022-12-23

VCSP in-Country deployment and e-Volunteering opportunities

VCSP shares information about an in-Country Deployment opportunity in Uganda, Kenya and Namibia, a Mentor position and the e-Volunteering Mapathon.

Created on 2022-10-14 | Last modified on 2022-10-14

FIG General Assembly 2022 report

FIG General Assembly 2022 took place over three sessions - one online, and two onsite in Warsaw Poland and included elections for President and two Vice Presidents.

Created on 2022-10-14 | Last modified on 2022-12-23

Call for bids for FIG Working Week 2027

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.

Created on 2022-10-13 | Last modified on 2022-10-13

Meet FIG at Intergeo 2022 in Essen

You will find FIG in Hall 2, C2.020 18-20 October 2022 in Essen, Germany, together with other organisations

Created on 2022-10-12 | Last modified on 2022-10-15

Land administration systems go digital - two FAO, UN and FIG publications

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.

Created on 2022-10-12 | Last modified on 2022-11-23

Commission 3 + 8 workshop, 13-14 December in Greece

FIG Commission 3 and 8 together with EGoS invite you to the 1st edition of the Internatinal Scientific Conferences of European Surveyors

Created on 2022-10-11 | Last modified on 2022-12-12

New FIG publication no 79 on Land Consolidation

This new FIG Publication prepared by FIG Commission 8 aims to provide an overview of relevant topics for land consolidation practice.

Created on 2022-10-10 | Last modified on 2022-10-14

New FIG publication no 78 on Geospatial Data in the 2020s

New FIG Publication sheds light on several areas where geospatial data can be particularly useful in supporting the path to sustainability in the 2020s.

Created on 2022-10-10 | Last modified on 2022-10-14