CALL FOR PAPERS

THEME OF THE FIG CONGRESS

The theme for FIG Congress 2022: 

Volunteering for the future - Geospatial excellence for a better living

	This overall theme is addressing two aspects. The first part “Volunteering for the future” is the overall motto for the current term of Office from 2019 to 2022. It reflects the urgent need for volunteers and volunteers’ work and the understanding for and impact on the tasks that are undertaken by International Professional Organisations like FIG.
The second aspect is underlining the significant change in our profession. Decades ago, the standard product of a land surveyor was a topographic map or a cadastral plan. Typically, this product was only partly accessible and often reserved for military and state administration purposes only. This has changed radically.

Today geo-information and all related products are seen in a much broader context and as public goods and beneficial for the well-being and betterment of the entire society. In addition to this, we can observe that the current geo-data-products are gaining in quality and are becoming more and more available free of charge for the user.

SPECIFIC SUBTHEMES OF FIG CONGRESS 2022

The overall theme Volunteering for the future – Geospatial excellence for a better living, is built up by the following sub-themes:

1. Surveyor 4.0 - future applications for cadastre, environmental questions, engineering and mining

The expression “Surveyor” is here used as a generic term comprising all occupations and professions in conjunction with Geospatial data such as; land surveyors, quantity surveyors, construction surveyors, cadastral surveyors, mining surveyors, photogrammetrists, topographers, cartographers, hydrographers, valuers, geo-informaticians, land and town planners.

The technologists say that we are at the beginning or even in the middle of the 4th industrial revolution. And our profession is of course affected or in a positive wording profiting from these latest developments like Internet of Things (IoT) or Artificial Intelligence (AI). The numbering “4.0” wants to remind us here of this strong connection between the technical advancements in general and our geospatial activities. Surveyors have always been strongly associated with the most modern ways of presenting data, so they fit perfectly into the IoT and AI. Development of sensors lead us to more detailed and accurate measurements providing innovative surveying tools and methods. Automation in workflow that we deal with every day allow us to work more effective and to be competitive. Are we able to use this potential in connection with other fields of science and engineering to continue to stay on the top of technology?

2. Our profession in and after covid times

COVID 19 changed the global life radically at all levels. It changed our personal and private life, but also our professional customs and activities. The pandemic created new limitations but at the same time it offered also new opportunities. Because every crisis brings new chances, it would be wonderful to share during the Congress the new experiences and approaches related to digitalization, automation in professional work, teamwork, customer relations and document certification.

3. Open access - are these the bullet points of the future roadmap?

Open access to data is promoted by industry and politicians not only in our professional field.

What are the aspects, consequences, benefits and disadvantages of this approach? On the other hand, the verification of data in repositories is fundamental for sharing reliable data for making decisions. Does authoritative data in repositories compete to open access? What should have open access. How should we deal with crowdsourcing being the opportunity to involve society in geospatial data collection and how it can be useful for surveyors?

4. Surveying competence for other disciplines

Today we do not only measure and “deliver” a map as the final product. Together with other disciplines new geospatial products which are often of a multi-purpose-use are designed and developed according to the specific needs of the potential users.

What is our role in improving not only the methods of sharing geodata, but also in specialized obtaining in terms of other disciplines? How do we convince our partners from other disciplines that despite progress and automation of measurement techniques with tools and methods available for everyone, they still should need surveyors?

See also Specification of Topics and Themes

SUBMITTING YOUR ABSTRACT

You are encouraged to submit an abstract. Abstracts will be reviewed and if you abstract is approved, you will be asked to submit a full paper and a video presentation. The video presentation must not be longer than 4 minutes. All abstracts, papers, presentation handouts and videos will be included in the final proceedings. All accepted papers and related video presentations will be included in a specific session as inspirational session material and will be available before the Congress starts.   The sessions will be designed so that they fit best to the topic, this can be e.g., presentation sessions, discussion panels, interview sessions, open discussion sessions or a mixture of different types. A selection of onsite participating authors from the open call for papers will be invited to directly take part in a session. All onsite authors connected to a session are encouraged to participate actively and engage in the discussions. Online participating authors will have their papers and video presentation included in the final proceedings as inspirational material for a session, but the video presentation will not be played onsite in a session.

DEADLINES

The deadlines are as follows:

Non-peer-review

Submission of:

• Abstracts: 31 January 2022 - extended deadline: 7 February 2022
• Full paper: 10 April 2022
• Video presentation: 7 August 2022

Peer review

Submission of:

• Abstract AND full paper: 2 January 2022 Submission closed
• Video presentation: 7 August 2022

We encourage you to consider the overall theme of FIG Congress 2022: Volunteering for the future – Geospatial excellence for a better living, and the four main topics when you submit your abstract.   Many topics are multi-disciplinary and are relevant in both developing and developed world contexts. We encourage submissions of cross-disciplinary nature cutting across many disciplines/subject-areas.

Publications

All papers will be published in FIG Congress 2022 proceedings with ISBN and ISSN number.

Selected (conference) papers will be invited after the Congress to be published in local journals of Association of Polish Surveyors (Geodesic Review  and Archives of Photogrammetry, Cartography and Remote Sensing) in translation in Polish supported by journals editorial office or in English in an extended version for the review process. The publication will be free of charge.

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SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT

1 SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT If you would like to have your paper included in the proceedings, start by submitting an abstract. You will need the following: title, abstract, keywords and biographical information. View our Step-by-Step Guide to submitting an abstract. Submit your abstract here. Abstract submission has closed	2 GET ACCEPTED After we receive your abstract, it moves to the evaluation step. We welcome the submission of abstracts for non-peer review papers until 7 February 2022. Abstracts will be reviewed before mid-March. Deadline for the submission of full paper and abstract for peer review papers is 2 January 2022. See important deadlines here.	3 REGISTER Once your abstract is accepted, you must register to ensure that your paper will be included in the programme and proceedings. Deadline for all authors to register for the Congress is 10 May 2022.    Submit your registration here.
4 SUBMIT FULL PAPER & VIDEO PRESENTATION When an abstract for non-peer-review papers is accepted, you must submit your max. 15 pages paper to fig@fig.net by 10 April 2022. Deadline for the submission of your maximum 4-minute video presentation is 7 August 2022. View our Paper Guidelines View our Guide to prepare a video presentation	5 PUBLICATION OF PROGRAMME Your paper and video presentation will be included in a session as inspirational and preparation material and will be available before the Congress starts.	6 ATTEND THE CONGRESS Enjoy the Congress and connect with fellow participants. A selection of authors from the open call will be invited as presenter/panellist in sessions.

 

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

SPECIFICATION OF TOPICS AND THEMES

Proposals for papers non-peer review and peer review are requested in all topics of interest of the following:

SPECIFIC TOPICS

• 3D Cadastre
• Best practices in continuing professional development
• Blended learning for Geodesy and GNSS education
• Deformation monitoring and analysis - impacts to long term projects
• Digitalization of the construction industry and the interface with land surveying
• Education, training, and capacity building for the future of geodetic surveying
• ETCB ties for regions
• Geodetic data sharing and standards - the key to interoperability and integration
• Geospatial Real Estate Market Data for Valuation and Transparency
• Globalizing ethical imperatives and cultural barriers
• Housing markets – transparency and affordability
• Workshop Low-Cost AI in BIM, Augmented Reality
• Planning the development of geodetic survey capabilities in Africa by sharing / exchanging knowledge and experiences
• Scaling up GIS in spatial planning – barriers and success factors
• Sustaining a Global Geodetic Reference Frame - GGRF
• Sustaining Creation of a Global Geodetic Centre of Excellence (GGCE)
• Transformative power of GIS in Spatial Planning
• Good practice in collaboration of surveyors a National Mapping and Cadastral Agencies (NMCA)

PRE-EVENT TOPICS

• Young Surveyors Conference
• Reference frames in practice seminar
• Scientific Workshop on Uncertainty and Quality of Multi-Sensor Systems
• Workshop on mining surveying

FIG COMMISSIONS

Professional Standards and Practice – FIG Commission 1

• Advocacy and promotion of the surveying profession through trustworthy organisations
• Need for high ethical standards for volunteer contributions in the surveying profession
• Case sharing of the implementation of international ethical standards
• Need for international boundary maintenance in support of sustainability for promoting peace
• Case sharing of women in surveying to promote gender diversity and equality

Professional Education – FIG Commission 2

• The challenges and benefits of Blended Learning for surveying education
• Best practices in blended learning
• Blended learning curriculum
• Blended learning technology and infrastructure
• Lifelong learning

Spatial Information Management – FIG Commission 3

•  Current and Future Trends in Spatial Information Management
• Geospatial Data and Analytics
• Spectrum of GIS Applications in support of other disciplines
• Open Data and Open Source for Spatial Information Management

Hydrography – FIG Commission 4

• Hydrographic Surveys in/after the Covid
• Mapping the Plastic

Positioning and Measurement – FIG Commission 5

• Standards
• Reference Frames: open data ties to common reference frames
• Vertical reference frame: integrating physical heights and datums
• GNSS: precision navigation
• Multi-sensor-systems: precision navigation – GBAS tied to GNSS to provide robustness
• Cost-effective positioning: precision navigation – making it work on smaller scales

Engineering Surveys – FIG Commission 6

•  Technology, data acquisition and applications in Surveying: Total stations and levels; Laser scanners; Radar/SAR; Unmanned aerial or underwater vehicles (UAV & UUV)
• Deformation monitoring and analysis: Engineering structures and environment; Mines and other geo-resources (including of energy); Landslides and other geohazards

Cadastre and Land Management – FIG Commission 7

•  Land rights, surveyors the private sector and Covid-19
• Digital twins, open data and the future of innovation in land administration
• SDGs: are we meeting them?

Spatial Planning and Development – FIG Commission 8

• Better participation, better outcomes in spatial planning: including land right holders perspectives
• On the edge of spatial sustainability: how to balance land use and developments
• Land policy for a better living for all: instruments for implementing land management

Valuation and the Management of Real Estate – FIG Commission 9

• Transparency on Real estate markets: What are the main requirements in a today´s world?
• Effects of Real estate markets due to Corona Pandemic
• Housing markets: transparency and affordability
• Real estate market data as geospatial data for valuation and transparency

Construction Economics and Management – FIG Commission 10

• International Cost Management Standard: Third Edition (2021), and the incorporation of carbon metrics
• Digital twins and building information model: what is the difference?
• What is the role of Construction Economics and Management as we build back better?

FIG PERMANENT INSTITUTIONS

The Permanent Institution of History for Surveying and Measurement invites contributions on the history of surveying and measurement, and the techniques and instrumentation involved.

FIG NETWORKS

Papers are also invited on the areas covered by FIG Networks:

Young Surveyors Network invites contributions from young surveyors in all ten Commissions.

Standards Network invites contributions on standards related to the surveying and geospatial profession. Possible topics include:

• What are standards and how are they created
• What technical standards / best practices exist
• Establishing standards / best practices networks in a region, and how these can facilitate sharing of data to provide solutions to regional problems such as sea level rise etc
• Standards and their influence on capacity development

Regional Capacity Development Networks: Africa and Asia/Pacific

Asia/Pacific Capacity Development Network invites contributions on the following topics:

• Developing geodetic capability and capacity - the why, what, and how
• Reconnecting, reflecting, refining, and resetting geodetic and positioning strategies post Covid-19
• Linking the GGRF and the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF) through a Geodesy and Positioning Thematic Layer
• Findings from the Global Reference Frame Competency Survey 2021
• Status, updates, reports, and case studies on geodetic capacity development and reducing the digital divide (country or regional)

PRE-EVENTS

• Young Surveyors Conference
• History symposium: "From Copernicus to Kosciusko - And to the South Land!"
• Reference frames in practice seminar
• Workshop on multi-sensor systems
• Workshop on mining surveying

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

The Scientific Committee of the Technical Programme:	The Scientific Committee of the Peer Review Papers
Winnie Shiu, China David Mitchell, Australia Hartmut Müller, Germany Mohd Razali Mahmud, Malaysia Daniel Roman, United States Maria João Henriques, Portugal Daniel Paez, Colombia Marije Louwsma, the Netherlands Ben Elder, United Kingdom Alan Muse, United Kingdom Tomasz Lipecki, Poland Violetta Sokoła-Szewioła, Poland	Chief Editor:  Volker Schwieger, Germany Members: Tim Burch, United States Dimo Todorovski, the Netherlands Yerach Doytsher, Israel Hartmut Müller, Germany Eranda Gunathilaka, Sri Lanka Volker Schwieger, Germany Maria Henriques, Portugal Werner Lienhart, Austria Gerda Schennach, Austria Marije Louwsma, the Netherlands Heidi Falkenbach, Finland Anil Sawhney, United States

Review team of more than 100 reviewers. For the list of reviewers, please visit: http://fig.net/resources/publications/prj/index.asp

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