News in 2003

• 7^th South East Asian Survey Congress SEASC –
  Vice President Andreas Drees visits Hong Kong, SAR China

• 7^th South East Asian Survey Congress in Hong Kong, SAR China, November 3-6, 2003

• 1st Ibero-American Congress of Property Registration:
  Land, Economic Development and New Technologies
  Lima, November 3-6, 2003

• President Magel attends the 75th Anniversary of the Land Surveyors Association in Jamaica in October 2003

• 2nd FIG Regional Conference in Marrakech, December 2-5, 2003 well under way

• ISO TC211 Meets in Berlin in October 2003 - Book on ISO Standards for Geographic Information and Special Workshop at the Working Week in Athens

• EuroSDR (OEEPE) Seminar of Honour "From OEEPE to EuroSDR, 50 years of Spatial Data Research and beyond" - Munich, Germany October 16, 2003

• FIG Foundation grants in 2003

• 2nd Cadastral Congress and Commission 7 Annual Meeting 2003, Krakow, Poland September 18-21, 2003

The 2nd Cadastral Congress organised by the Association of Polish Surveyors was held in Krakow, Poland September 18-21, 2003. The title of this conference was "Cadastre reliable for civil and social services". The conference was organised in co-operation with FIG Commission 7 and it was linked to Commission 7 annual meeting 2003.

• Proceedings of the Annual Conference of FIG Commission 7

• Picture Gallery 1

• Picture Gallery 2

• Proceedings of the 11th FIG Symposium on Deformation Measurement in Santorini

The 11th FIG Symposium on Deformation Measurement was held in Santorini, Greece May 25-28, 2003. This symposium organised by FIG Commission 6 (Surveying Engineering) working group on Deformation Measurement has the longest tradition in FIG as a Commission organised event on a certain topic. This time this symposium attracted more than 130 participants from 29 countries – major national groups represented were Polish, Italian and, of course, Greek. Participation of more than 15 delegates, among them students and scientists from less developed countries became possible through grants from the sponsors of the symposium. Proceedings are now available at: www.fig.net/figtree/commission6/santorini

• IAG President Beutler visits FIG Office

• FIG participates the Second International Seminar on GIS in Bogotá, Colombia, September 24-26, 2003

• Open Data Consortium project announces a model data distribution policy

• The UNB-FIG Meeting on Marine Cadastre Issues at the University of New Brunswick, Canada, September 15-16, 2003

• Vice President Ralf Schroth took part at ISPRS Workshop of Working Group I/5 in Castelldefels, Spain - September 2003

• FIG at Intergeo 2003 in Hamburg, Germany 17-19 September 2003

• Galileo Joint Undertaking - Contact Forum

• FIG attends the 49th Photogrammetric Week (PhoWo) in Stuttgart, 1-5 September 2003

• The China Land Surveying and Planning Institute (CLI) visits FIG office

• The Council meets in Munich August 3-4, 2003

• FIG at the First Survey and GIS Summit - Bridging the Gap 2003 in San Diego

• President Magel attends Ministerial Round Table at the ECOSOC High Level Segment 2003 in Geneva June 30, 2003

• President Magel's opening speech at the UN ECE WPLA meeting in Athens, May 29, 2003

• 11th FIG Symposium on Deformation Measurement in Santorini, May 25-28, 2003

• UN-ECA CODI III Conference in Addis Ababa, May 12-16, 2003

• Kenyan Minister visit to the FIG Office

• Vice President Drees visits the 2nd Young Surveyors Days in Turkey, May 2003

• President Magel participates the 19th Session of the UN-HABITAT Governing Council in Nairobi May 4-9, 2003

• FIG Working Week and 125th Anniversary in Paris, France
  13-17 April 2003 - Proceedings

  The FIG Working Week 2003 was held at the Ecole National de Sciences Géographiques (ENSG) in Marne la Vallée just outside Paris. The Working Week was also the celebration of the 125th Anniversary of FIG. FIG returned to Paris where it was founded in 1878. The Working Week was attended by more than 600 delegates and 200 accompanying persons. In 27 technical sessions, 3 plenary sessions and the 125th Anniversary Session more than 120 papers were presented. Together with 60 poster presentations the total number of professional papers exceeded 180. The Gala Dinner to celebrate the 125th Anniversary was held at the Castle of Versailles. The Working Week included an extensive exhibition, technical visits and social programme. The FIG Working Week was hosted by Ordre des Géomètres-Experts OGE and Association Francaise de Topographie AFT. The organising Committee is chaired by Bernard Bour.

  • Article from the Working Week in Paris

  • Article as a .pdf-file

  • Opening address of President Holger Magel

  • Conference Proceedings

  • Picture Gallery

• Minutes of the 26th FIG General Assembly, Paris, April 13-17, 2003

• Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany to Professor Holger Magel

• Intergraph joins FIG as a Corporate Member in Platinum Level

• GEOEXPERT joins FIG as a Corporate Member

• President Magel at Leica Top Event 2003 in Bregenz in January 2003

• The Arab Federation for Surveying meets in Marrakech in January 2003

The Arab Federation for Surveying which was established in Beirut October 23, 2002 had its first meeting during the 3rd National Surveying Conference in Marrakech., Morocco in January 2003. The first Executive Committee is chaired by President Dr. Sarkis Fadous (President of the Lebanese Order of Surveyors) and has following Vice Presidents members: Dr. Dalal el Alnaggar (President of the Regional Training Center in Egypt), Ing. Aziz Hilali (President of the National Order of Geographical Engineers and Surveyors in Morocco) and Secretary General: Ing. Abdu-el-Meneem Samara (General Director of the Land and Surveying Department in Jordan) and Treasurer: Dr.-Ing. Sameh Jazamati (Deputy and President of the Surveying Engineering department at the Syrian Order of Engineers) and following members: Dr.-Ing. Mouhamed el Rajihi (General Director of the Land and Surveying Department in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) and Ing. Abdullah bin Obeid El Mazrouyi (Oman).

• Grants and scholarships from the FIG Foundation

The Board of Directors of the FIG Foundation has decided on the FIG Grants 2002 at its meeting 19 December 2002. Totally US$ 13,000 were given to 12 applicants from 10 countries. The total number of applications was 20. The grants were given to the following applicants:

Dr. Frances Plimmer (United Kingdom), Boipuso Nkwae (Canada/Botswana), Mabel Alvarez de Lopez (Argentina), Dra. Analía Argerich (Argentina), Dr. Ioan Stancu (Romania), PhD Hande Demirel (Turkey), Alick R. Mwanza (Zambia), Sara J. Wilkinson (United Kingdom), Dr. Sankaran Rajendran (India), Marie C. Robidoux (Canada), Dr. Galcano Canny Mulaku (Kenya) and Dr. Jinyun Guo (P. R. China).

The deadline for the FIG Grants 2003 was March 15, 2003. Decisions on the grants will be made in April 2003. This year the FIG Foundation offered grants up to US$ 20,000. The maximum grant will normally be US$ 1,000 per applicant. The guidance notes for the application are available on The FIG Foundation web site as well as the application form. For the next time for applying please follow this site.