The use of Spatial Information Management SIM (geospatial data,
tools, procedures, regulations, standards);
The support of good governance (sustainable development, poverty
reduction, social and economic growth, social security);
Spatial data infrastructure SDI;
The use of crowdsourced Volunteered Geographic Information VGI to
geoscientific disciplines that make use of mapping, GIS, and SDI
systems and procedures;
The research of the methods for the sustainable development
especially of urban areas and emerging countries with high index of
development;
The study and monitoring of spaces, as control of the fragility
and vulnerability of the territory.
Mission statement
The mission of Commission 3 is to:
Increase awareness about successful SIM approaches and
achievements by showing good practice like availability, reliability,
efficiency and accessibility of spatial information for better
decision making and processes;
Support the use of spatial information and SIM-tools by surveyors
and by all participants in decision-making to serve the goals of good
governance;
Share good practice on managerial processes and infrastructure
required for geospatial data handling, using information and
distributing knowledge;
Share good practice and develop high-level methods and techniques
for merging and managing updated spatial information at various levels
according to market requirements;
Establish and maintain geospatial data - and
data-quality-standards relevant to SIM, while cooperating with
international spatial data standard committees;
Encourage the use of spatial information within e-government and
e-commerce;
Support the knowledge exchange among inter-generations in spatial
sciences;
Cooperate and coordinate with the related United Nations
Committees and other geospatial information societies and
organizations active in the field based on request from the Council.
General
Objectives, topics and scope of the previous term will be maintained
and updated as appropriate. Commission delegates have expressed their
interest in continuing organizing Commission annual meetings and workshops
focused on the specific and identified current topics.
Specifically, Commission 3 will:
Focus on Geospatial Information Infrastructures by contributing to
improved decision making and outcomes in society through sharing
knowledge and advances in geospatial information infrastructure and
technology and their integration and enablement for smart cities at
the local, regional and global levels,
Investigate the opportunities and challenges and propose a
framework for understanding the ways that Geospatial Big Data may be
obtained, processed, presented, shared and best used together with
data derived from traditional surveying methods to provide richer
datasets, and to be used in ways that are complementary,
Investigate and identify initiatives and projects that make use of
user-generated spatial content. Focus will be given to collection,
processing, mining, interpretation, administrative, and analysis
levels. New means and technologies on how to exploit and make use of
user-generated spatial content and derived information to
geoscientific disciplines, such as mapping, land surveying, GIS, land
administration and cadastre, navigation, etc. will be searched.
User-generated spatial content enables citizens and communities to
take part in processes having geospatial aspects, and having a direct
contribution on their life, empowering and mandating them as pertinent
stakeholders, • Contribute to the upcoming revision of ISO19152:2022
(LADM) by further developing the 3D aspects in this international
standard, relate to marine cadastre and 3D cadastre in mega cities,
collect and exchange experiences of operational 3D cadastral systems,
Voluntary Geographic Information (VGI) based 3D data collection,
integration of 3D space and time (4D Cadastre), 3D Cadastre as input
for valuation, BIM/IFC,
Gain a better understanding of developing useful GIS tools for
spatial planning, based on the different phases in the spatial
planning cycle. Having appropriate and user friendly GIS tools
available will create a positive spin-off in terms of enhancing
information transparency and increase inclusiveness among
participating stakeholders,
Contribute significantly in meeting the UN Sustainable Development
Agenda 2030 Goals, such as ‘Sustainable Cities and Communities’, ‘No
Poverty’, ‘Zero Hunger’, ‘Climate Action’, by raising awareness on how
society -professionals/business, governments and people- can benefit
from enhancing the usability of user generated content, Volunteered
Geographic Information VGI and Geospatial Big Data GBD,
Building a close partnership with FIG Young Surveyors Network
within Commission’s scope by addressing the link between the changing
role of surveyors in the society based on the near future geospatial
technologies and next generations. Young Surveyors in transition have
expressed their interest to bring along a synergy of young
professionals into Commission activities, an awareness of the new
professional perspectives with good applications in industry, with
along Commission events and stand-alone activities. Commission 3 will
provide a platform for the continuum of the members of the new
generation geospatial professionals who are aware of the society
through various ways and FIG Young Surveyors Network and who are
willing to take next level of experiences by contributing to FIG under
Commission 3 topics.
Working Groups
Working Group 3.1 – Geospatial Information Infrastructure for Smart
Cities
Policy Issues
Geospatial Information Infrastructure is an enabling infrastructure
that can support and integrate the increasing number of geospatial related
sensors in cities and communities. Geospatial information infrastructure
facilitates timely information services for citizens, governments and
business across cities, regions and countries. It contributes to the
delivery of improved outcomes in key areas such as urban planning,
transportation, health, education, environmental management and supports
economic development. The key aim of the working group is to contribute to
improved decision making and outcomes in society through sharing knowledge
and advances in geospatial information infrastructure and technology and
their integration and enablement for smart cities at the local, regional
and global levels.
Chair
Prof Kevin McDougall, Australia
kevin.mcdougall[at]usq.edu.au
Working Group 3.2 – Geospatial Big Data: collection, processing,
and presentation
Policy Issues
The definition of “Big Data” is complex and constantly changing, mainly
based on the three Vs definition of their characteristics, such as “Big
data represents the information assets characterized by such a high
Volume, Variety and Velocity to require specific technology and analytical
methods for its transformation into value”, or “data sets characterized by
huge amounts (Volume) of frequently updated data (Velocity) in various
formats, such as numeric, textual, or images/videos (Variety)”.
A significant portion of big data is actually geospatial data, and the
size of such data is growing rapidly at least by 20% every year due to the
rapid technological development. Geospatial big data (GBD) collection
methods include surveying, photogrammetry, remote sensing, LIDAR/Laser
scanning, VGI, Mobile mapping systems, GNSS tracking, real time sensor
observations, geo-sensor networks, IoTs, etc. The various types of GBD
include raster data (e.g., geoimages-aerial, satellite, etc-, 3D objects),
vector data (e.g., points, lines, polygons), and graph data (e.g., road
networks, topological coverage, grid data).
The “Volume” characteristic of the GBD deals with issues related to
data storage and massive analysis; the “Variety” deals with issues related
to data management models and structures as well as indexes; while
“Velocity” refers to issues such as matching the speed of data generation
and processing. However, the three Vs definition is further expanded with
more characteristics, such as the one called “Veracity” which refers to
quality assessment of source data, data improvement, etc.
The increasing volume and varying format of collected GBD presents
challenges in storing, managing, processing, analyzing, visualizing and
verifying the quality of data.
The target of Working Group 3.2 will be to investigate the
opportunities and challenges and to propose a framework for understanding
the ways that GBD may be obtained, processed, presented, shared and best
used together with data derived from traditional surveying methods to
provide richer datasets, and to be used in ways that are complementary.
Through its work plan, the WG 3.2 aims to contribute significantly in
meeting the UN Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 Goals and mainly in
meeting goal 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) but also in goals 1
(No Poverty), 2 (Zero Hunger) and 13 (Climate Action), by raising
awareness on how society -professionals/business, governments and people-
can benefit from enhancing the usability of GBD. The efficient and broad
use of GBD is anticipated to contribute in the good management of cities
and communities, as well as in the efficient management of natural and/or
manmade disasters and climate change impacts, but also in the improvement
of the economy (e.g., minimizing costs/increasing revenue, supporting real
estate market, enhancing formalization of ownership rights, property
registration and security of tenure, etc.), and the improvement of
agriculture (e.g., security of food and clean water) in the digital era.
Improving surveyors’ digital skills in the collection, processing,
management, sharing and use of GBD will also contribute in the creation of
new job opportunities for young surveyors.
The WG 3.2 will focus to motivate researchers in academia and industry,
students, as well as delegates from the state sector to partner and join
efforts to improve the value of GBD for the society as well as to take
advantage of this value for improving the surveying profession.
Inter-commission activity as well as collaboration with other FIG Com3 WGs
in this field will be encouraged.
Working Group 3.3 – User-Generated Spatial Content Empowering
Communities
Policy Issues
Policy Issues The neogeography revolution of Volunteered Geographic
Information (VGI) and Participatory Mapping encapsulates the idea of
communities that create, share, visualize, and analyze geographic and
geospatial information and knowledge. Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI),
as well as Spatial Information Management (SIM), can benefit greatly from
the use and integration of this paradigm. User-generated spatial content
is becoming a legitimate and reliable spatial, environmental and
sustainable infrastructure on local and global scales. It enables citizens
and communities to take part in processes having geospatial aspects,
having a direct contribution on their life, empowering and mandating them
as pertinent stakeholders.
The emphasis of Working Group 3.3 will be on the investigation and
identification of initiatives and projects that make use of user-generated
spatial content as an enabler to processes, infrastructures and services
to communities. Focus will be given to collection, processing, mining,
interpretation, administrative, and analysis levels. Working Group 3.3
will search and learn new means and technologies on how to exploit and
make use of user-generated spatial content and derived information to
geoscientific disciplines, such as mapping, land surveying, GIS, land
administration and cadaster, navigation – and more.
Working Group 3.3 will aspire to motivate and work with scholars,
professionals and communities, with the focus on developing countries,
where this has the potential to contribute and strengthen utmost. Working
Group 3.3 will aim to have joined and mutual interests and sharing of
ideas and knowledge with other FIG Commissions, specifically Commission 2
(on Professional Education), Commission 7 (on Cadastre and Land
Management) and Commission 8 (on Spatial Planning and Development).
Working Group 3.4 – 3D Cadastres (Joint Working Group with Commission
7)
Policy Issues
During the recent years 3D Cadastre has matured. The increasing
complexity of infrastructures and densely built-up areas require a proper
registration of the legal status (private and public), which can be
provided only to a limited extent by the existing 2D cadastral
registrations. Addressing this challenge has been the main goal of the
International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) joint commission 3 ‘Spatial
Information Management’ and commission 7 ‘Cadastre and FIG 42nd General
Assembly 7/13 Hanoi, Vietnam 22-26 April 2019 FIG Commission 3 – Work Plan
2019-2022 Land Management’ Working Group on 3D Cadastres. The FIG Working
Group uses the concept of 3D Cadastres with 3D parcels in the broadest
possible sense: 3D parcels include land and water spaces, both above and
below surface. The level of sophistication of a 3D Cadastre in a specific
country will in the end be based on the user needs, land market
requirements, legal framework, and technical possibilities.
In the foreword of the FIG Publication ‘Best Practices 3D Cadastres’,
FIG Past President Chryssy Potsiou comments that “we, as geo-information
professionals, vendors, providers, managers, professionals as well as
academics and researchers, are expected to develop services and tools to
deliver administrative, economic and social benefits. Our colleagues,
representatives of business, academia and public administration; managers
of geodata from all over the world; young entrepreneurs and creative
minds; all are working toward the same goal, trying to increase the
“value” of geodata for the people. They do so in order to get more
benefit, more transparency, more safety, more environmental quality, more
growth, more fairness, more efficiency in governance of urban areas, more
smart cities. No reality has a more direct bearing on the subject of 3
dimensional geo-information and cadaster than the growth of large cities,
especially in the developing countries of the world, and especially in the
phenomenon of the mega cities.”
As cities grow they grow vertically as well as horizontally thereby
introducing the element of the third dimension. Recent innovative thinking
has introduced the concept of a multi-dimensional multipurpose land
information system. It is a logical extension of the 3D cadastre concept,
by adding the time dimension to the equation. In a discussion of “cost
effectiveness” one must consider time, that 4th dimension that we speak
of. In time, we are usually referring to land titles history and
time-sharing rights, or how the shape and size of land parcels and
cadastral objects change over time, but it is also a matter of time-cost
in the construction of the cadastre, as well as the time/property value
relationship. As the great cities of the world become mega, the value of
land and its improvements grow as well. Thus the time/value relationship
and its impact on land administration become central elements, and the
need for continuing research on fundamental policy issues of technical
administrative, legal and financial aspects of land administration will
grow.
The on-going process of improving land administration systems is
crucial. It responds to the need for international research in building
effective land administration infrastructures with modern information
technology that will support the 2030 global policy goals for sustainable
development. Reference:
Best Practices 3D Cadastres - Extended version,
Editor: Peter van Oosterom, International Federation of Surveyors,
Copenhagen, Denmark, March 2018 (ISBN 978-87-92853-64-6, ISSN: 2311-8423),
Chair
Prof Peter van Oosterom, The Netherlands
P.J.M.vanOosterom[at]tudelft.nl
Working Group 3.5 – GIS Tools for Spatial Planning (Joint Working
Group with Commission 8)
Policy Issues
GIS tools hold great potential to support spatial planning practice.
Ongoing developments in digitalization of data sets and communities
further open up possibilities to apply GIS tools in spatial planning
processes. The latter typically follow a cyclic pattern: (1) development
of spatial policies, (2) policy implementation, and (3) monitoring and
evaluation. Spatial policies FIG 42nd General Assembly 9/13 Hanoi, Vietnam
22-26 April 2019 FIG Commission 3 – Work Plan 2019-2022 range from
strategic visions to land use plans that at operational level determine
and distribute land use types. Together with legislation and rules, these
spatial policies constitute the framework for implementation of spatial
policies. Programmes, projects, enforcement mechanisms and the like can be
used to implement spatial policies, depending on the situational context.
Finally, monitoring and evaluation is necessary to measure whether policy
aims are met or need to be adapted, which may lead to the development of
new spatial policies.
Due to the different nature of each phase in the cycle, GIS tools to
support spatial planning practice will require different data
specifications, functionality and usability features. This working group
aims to gain a better understanding of developing useful GIS tools given a
particular planning exercise, based on the different phases in the spatial
planning cycle. Having appropriate and user friendly GIS tools available
will create a positive spin-off in terms of enhancing information
transparency and increase inclusiveness among participating stakeholders.
Working Group 3.6 – Geospatial Next (Joint Working Group with Young
Surveyors Network)
Policy Issues
The Industrial Revolution 4.0 and the technologies emerging in daily
life such as machine learning, AI and robotics; new challenges are at the
doorstep for the societies. For millennia surveyors managed to benefit the
technological advancements to answer the changing needs in respect of
geospatial data/information for the societies. Yet, output of the ongoing
revolutions are expected to change professions and working cultures
deeply, perish some occupations and bring new ones into daylight.
International Federation of Surveyors is a well-established society,
which is aware of this wave of change approaching for a long period. This
issue has been addressed in many events of the FIG, Commissions and Young
Surveyors Network. To contribute these efforts, the new working group will
maintain the link with the changing role of surveyor in the society based
on the near future geospatial technologies and next generations within the
scope of the Commission 3 Spatial Information Management.
The working group should be considered as a respond to contribute to
the technological and organizational skills for the changing needs of the
surveyors to exist in the dawn of the new industrial era and produce
together with inter generations of geospatial professionals in Commission
3. Therefore, this working group will be able to work with various
professional level groups together with the other Com. 3 Working Groups
where it is possible.
Chair
Cemal Özgür Kivilcim, Turkey
kcemalozgur[at]hotmail.com
