CALL FOR PAPERS
Few countries in the world have had such a rapid
development as Vietnam during the last decades. Hanoi,
the city where the FIG Working Week 2019 will be held,
has grown extremely quickly during the last decades.
This urban transition puts intense pressure on keeping
the pace with rising demands for transport,
infrastructure, social services, housing,
environmental controls, data management and public
amenities. Further to this development, Vietnam is
considered as one of the countries most affected by
climate changes. Hanoi is particularly at risk as it
is situated in a low-lying area near the mouth of a
major and unpredictable river.
Smart living is a major key to the fight against
climate change. The FIG Working Week will focus on
tackling the climate changes by working towards a
smarter life both through the development of smart
cities and also in rural areas. Spatial information,
big data, surveying, BIM, land administration and much
more are essential factors in this development. The
theme of the Working Week:
Geospatial information for a smarter life and
environmental resilience
addresses these challenges that are crucial not
only in Vietnam but for many all over the world.
We invite high quality contributions of researchers and practitioners
in the following overall topics:
BEYOND THE INFORMATION AGE
New technologies and the overall trend of automation in the society
are changing the role of surveyors and other professions in the world.
While many recognised the importance of maintaining the core role and
responsibilities of key professions, others have suggested the need to
adapt to a changing world moving from the information era to new
frontiers. What is the next era? Are we already in the experience age?
Or the automated era? How do we need to prepare in the public, private
and academic sectors?
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SMART CITIES
Smart cities are an urban development concept based on achieving
sustainable development by using new technologies and multiple
information sources to optimise resources. Hanoi set the target to turn
into a smart city by 2030. Many cities, especially in Asia, are going
through the same transformation. What are the lessons learnt? What are
the challenges? What are the key steps to consolidate a smart city? How
we monitor progress? Are our citizens benefiting from Smart cities? How
to fund required investment to achieve a smart city?
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Over the past years, due to climate change, the frequency and
intensity of natural disasters have increased, such like floods,
landslides, inundations, droughts, soil and water salinity and other
calamities. Vietnam is considered as one of the countries most affected
by climate change. Changing rainfall patterns cause draught and flooding
along rivers and streams. In deltas and coastal areas, sea level rise
poses a severe threat to societies and to the use of land. This will be
considered from the point of view of spatial planning, measuring,
spatial information, etc.
How to monitor climate change? How to prepare the society for its
short-term and long-term consequences? How can we know, mitigate and
respond before and after disasters?
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URBAN – RURAL INTERDEPENDENCIES
Rural areas hold for example ecosystem functions and food production
systems, while urban areas hold supra-regional services and facilities.
There has been an urbanization trend for the last 20 years that is
likely to continue. What are the implications for continuing
urbanization? Where countries need to focus to get the balance right
between urban and rural development? What Topics can among others
address accessibility of rural and urban areas, infrastructure to
connect societies and functions, food security, fair distribution of
resources, migration patterns and their effects on rural and urban
areas.
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SPECIFIC TOPICS OF FIG WORKING WEEK
FIG Working Week is the main event of the year for all ten FIG
technical Commissions, as well as Networks and Permanent Institutions.
Therefore, proposals for papers non-peer review and peer review are
requested in all topics of interest of the following:
There will be a special emphasis on:
- Professional Ethics
and Standards
- Current and future role of ethics in surveying
- Challenges for surveying professionals on how they
practice and adapt to changes of ethics
- Ethical dilemmas in land, property and construction around
the world
- International
Boundaries
- International boundaries on unstable ground
- International maritime boundaries
- Impact of changes of rivers on international boundaries
- Women in Surveying
- Challenges for women in the surveying profession
- Contributions of women to the surveying profession
- Recognition of women in the surveying profession
- Overcoming unconscious bias in the surveying profession
- Women making a difference in surveying
- Women in surveying networks around the world
- Women in surveying network in FIG
- Innovative practices
in teaching and training of surveyors.
- New trends in teaching
and learning.
- Student learning
preferences.
- Development of
principles of “Responsible Land Administration” in curricula.
- eaching or training
about the use of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance
of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food
Security (VGGTs).
- Raising awareness among teachers.
- Examples of integration into the curricula
- Innovative teaching materials
FAO and FIG would like to announce that the best papers submitted for
peer review under this final topic (teaching or training on the use of
the VGGTs...) will be considered for peer review publication in the
UNFAO Land Tenure Journal, as well as included in the special FAO/FIG
Academic Forum at the FIG Working Week in Hanoi. FAO and FIG would
particularly welcome papers on the three themes of raising awareness,
integration into the curriculum, and innovative teaching in relation to
the VGGTs.
- Strategic development
of Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) at all levels – local, regional,
national and global
- 3D and 4D geospatial
models, algorithms, visualization, standards and applications
- SDI standards,
interoperability, big data analysis
- e-Governance and SDI
in supporting decision making – theory, services, applications and best
practice
- SDI support for smart
cities in all sectors (health, education, transport, tourism, supply,
disposal, …)
- Mobile GIS,
challenges, web based services and real-time capabilities
- Integration of
Building information Modeling (BIM) and geospatial information modelling
- GIS tools to support
urban and land planning
- Societal aspects of
SIM
- SIM support for
climate change adaptation and mitigation
- Hydrographic standards and guidelines / International
cooperation
- Hydrography Education and Development
- Hydrography in the 21st Century (sensors, systems, AUVs,
electromagnetic wave propagation etc.)
- Maritime and marine spatial information management
(including data processing and management of
hydrographic data, data structures, marine spatial data
infrastructures, marine information systems). All marine
information merged with this.
- Hydrography and society (Offshore surveying in support
of energy, environment, submarine telecommunications,
ports and harbours, economies, national and
international political objectives)
- Bathymetric mapping, sea level monitoring
- Coastal Management
- Hydrographic survey for e.g.
monitoring and understanding climate change as well as
inter-countries cooperation in planning and management
of water resources.
Special Session on:
- Map the Plastic
- Measure the extent and volume of plastic in the
oceans
- Determine the sources of plastic pollution
- Look at methods to clean it up
- Surveying Standards
and Best Practice for BIM, Smart Cities and Beyond
- National Geospatial
Reference Systems and Monitoring Change
- Application of Heights
and Height Systems for Monitoring Sea Level Rise
- Refinements in
Multi-GNSS for Surveying Applications
- Multisensor Systems
for Positioning in GNSS Challenged Environments
- Precise Positioning
with Cost Effective Technology
There will be a special emphasis on:
- CORS network
forecasting landslide and land subsidence
FIG would like to announce that the best peer reviewed papers of
Commissions 5 and 6 will have the chance to be published in a special
issue of the Journal of Applied Geodesy.
FIG and NavXperience would also like to announce that the best peer
review paper will be chosen for the NavXperience award. The award winner
will receive a complimentary registration for the next FIG Working Week
in Amsterdam.
- Deformation measurement
- Engineering survey in pre, during and post disasters, whether natural or
resulting from human activity: earthquakes, landslides, land subsidence,
climate changes consequences, etc.
- Engineering surveys for BIM, Augmented Reality and other emerging
applications
Images contribution for changes detection and quantitative analysis in
monitoring
- UAV applications
- Laser scanning applications
- Radar/SAR (spatial and ground based) applications
- New sensing technologies for Engineering Surveys
FIG would like to announce that the best peer reviewed papers of
Commissions 5 and 6 will have the chance to be published in a special
issue of the Journal of Applied Geodesy.
- Latest technological
trends in land administration: Cloud-based, process automation and
blockchain
- Utilizing Land
Administration Domain Model and the Social Tenure Domain Model (STDM)
for land administration
- Strategies to optimize
land administration resources: Fit-for-purpose, community mapping,
cadatral fabric and other examples from developed and developing
countries
Special sessions on:
- Public-private
partnerships (PPP)s in land administration and cadaster systems
- Cadastral systems and
land administration as a component of urban resilience
- Sustainable
development goals (SDG) and other mechanisms to measure progress in land
administration
- Water management:
planning strategies and solutions for sea level rise, river catchment
areas, flooding, draught, salination and similar issues
- Land use planning in view of sea level rise and
flooding
- Water management measures to control water supply
and drainage in river catchments
- Strategies to prevent draught and minimize negative
effects in rural and urban areas
- Solutions for salination of groundwater and soils in
delta’s and coastal areas
- Sustainable
development along the urban-rural nexus
- functional and spatial interdependencies between
urban and rural areas
- migration patterns and their effects on rural and
urban areas
- food production systems and smart farming to ensure
food security
- fair distribution of resources and services
- accessibility and infrastructure to connect urban,
peri-urban and rural areas
- GIS tools for spatial
planning and development
- Foster transparency, inclusiveness and legal
certainty in decision-making
- State of the art: GIS tools used in spatial planning
- The way ahead: Future GIS innovations and their
potential for spatial planning
- Usage of data sets, spatial data infrastructures and
functionalities of GIS tools
- Role of GIS tools in participatory planning
- Usability of GIS tools
- Handling land
scarcities at various scales (global – national – regional – local)
- land value change before or after planning
interventions
- land speculation in view of proposed land use change
- land grabbing
- the role of foreign or institutional investors in
real estate or agricultural land markets
- inclusive access to land markets
- developing indicators for land scarcities at various
scales (local, regional, national, global)
- Resilient
urbanisation: smart solutions for social, environmental and economic
challenges in urban planning
- Informal settlements
- 3D tenure and design of common space in high-rise
building neighbourhoods
- Monitoring and minimising pollution (air, noise,
soil etc.) using big data, smart devices and artificial intelligence
(AI).
- Smart solutions to lower urban ‘heat island’ effects
- Energy friendly housing solutions
- Smart transportation and infrastructure solutions in
urban areas
- Land policies and land
management tools to govern sustainable development.
- Integrating and balancing social, economic and
environmental demands in land policies to foster sustainable development
- Evaluation of land management tools such as
expropriation / compulsory purchase, land banking, land consolidation,
land readjustment, pre-emption rights and others
- Best practices and guidelines for deployment of good
governance principles in land policies and land management tools
- Assessment framework for land use plans and its
implementation
There will be a special emphasis on:
- Are Valuation concepts
just a ‘market tool’ or is it possible to use Valuation to capture
social and environmental value?
- Defining Social Value – a realisable goal?
- Transferring data to information to knowledge
- Valuation methods for Unregistered Land and Limited Property Markets
- Implementing UN Sustainable Development Goals
through Valuation
- Trends in Real Estate Valuation Techniques
- Valueing smart cities
- Do International
Standards change the behaviour of the market? Valuation Profession and
Valuation Standards
- Do Automated Valuation Models meet regulatory
requirements?
- Tax Bases and Real Estate Taxation Systems
- Large Scale Acquisitions of Land (“Land Grab”)
- Real Estate Finance, New Credit Technologies and
Investments
- Compulsory Purchase and Compensations in Property
Acquisition and Takings
- Real Property Practices and Sustainable Cities
There will be a special emphasis on:
- SMART Cost Prediction:
informing hard decisions in a soft world.
- Background: the problem
- Using International Construction Measurement Standards (ICMS) in cost
prediction
- Consistent processes and data
- Behavioural issues
- SMART techniques
- Digital construction
- Towards better decisions about design, operations and the environment
- Counting carbon:
quantitative cost and carbon analysis
- Problems in practice – the performance gap
- Research to date: state of the art
- Hard metrics for counting carbon
- Professional practice standards and guidance
- Towards better decisions about design, operations
and the environment
FIG Permanent Institution:
The Permanent Institution of History for Surveying and Measurement
invites contribution on the history of surveying and measurement, and
the techniques and instrumentation involved.
FIG Networks
FIG Young Surveyors Network would like to see contributions from young
surveyors in all 10 Commissions.
Papers are also invited on the areas of the FIG Networks:
- FIG Standard Network
- Regional Capacity Development Network
This year, at the FIG Working Week, there will be Russian- and
French-speaking sessions. If you would like to contribute to these
sessions, please send an email to fig@fig.net.
