News in 2020
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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 2020-12-21 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
The 8th Partners Meeting was held online with "Tenure Security as a key element of COVID-19 response and impact on mitigation" as theme.
Created on 2020-12-21 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
This GLTN Partners Meeting side event encouraged a good discussion on the use of FFP, STDM and other relevant tools for land administration
Created on 2020-12-21 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
This report shows the importance of fostering strategic partnerships amongst all land sector stakeholders - government, private sector, NGOs, and academia. FIG e-Working Week will also cover this topic.
Created on 2020-12-21 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
Surveyors accross its membership in Nigeria were sharing the understanding of the SGs and how Surveyors skills can make our world a better place.
Created on 2020-12-21 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
FIG Commission 7 conducted its annual meeting in an online format in October. The Proceedings including recordings are now available.
Created on 2020-12-21 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
The FIG Volunteer Community Surveyor Program is excited to welcome applications to attend the January 2021 Wisdom Workshop - ‘Sustainable Solutions for Land Based Community Problems: Tools and Modern Approaches’, scheduled for 29-30 January online.
Created on 2020-12-21 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
We ask you to help UNESCO, FIG and The International Science Council (ISC) and give your input to the first draft of their Recommendation on Open Science.
Created on 2020-12-04 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
We ask you to take part in this consultation process which is open until 11 December 2020 and give your comments to the manual
Created on 2020-11-23 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
FIG Vice President Diane Dumashie attended two webinars on diversity in the profession and the the UN Habitat global Agenda "leave no one behind"
Created on 2020-11-18 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
Join the meeting! The theme of the conference is: Building community resilience: Urban-rural land linkages and strategies to deal with COVID-19. It is free for FIG Delegates and FIG Members and their members
Created on 2020-10-08 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
Dr Arthur L Allan Is FIG Honorary member and shares his FIG experiences and involvements with you in this story that he has written at an age of 90.
Created on 2020-09-28 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
Intergeo goes digital! FIG is pleased to offer free expo tickets to our community. Intergeo is the world's largest event for mapping and surveying professionals and beyond.
Created on 2020-09-24 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
All member associations are encouraged to consider if you have a qualified candidate. Read more about the nomination and the commissions.
Created on 2020-09-10 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
Despite COVID-19 challenges our Italian colleagues decided to hold this workshop including young colleagues and students from Romania, Turkey, Bulgaria and Italy.
Created on 2020-09-08 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
FIG, as cluster co-lead, is heavily involved in the GLTN cluster activities. This report gives you a short overview of the activities, aims and progress
Created on 2020-08-28 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
Join us in this review of some of all the many tasks, achievements and acitivites of FIG during 2019.
Created on 2020-08-28 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
VCSP is an innovative volunteer programme that intends to be a powerful driver for both social impact and professional development. The VCSP leverages on the skills, experience, talents and education of young surveyors and matches these competences with the needs of GLTN, particularly in GLTN’s county-level implementation plans and programmes. We are at the moment assembling a group of engaged young surveyors who will be interested in bringing the VCSP Forward.
Created on 2020-07-03 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
Watch the two video presentations with Key Issues that FIG Task Force on Governance would like your input to - participate now
Created on 2020-06-24 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
More than 550 people from across the world took the opportunity to attend the joint FIG and FAO webinar to learn about land consolidation, the legal framework, and its implementation at the country level
Created on 2020-06-22 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
Representatives of FIG Members can send a motivated expression of interest to represent FIG for the development of GLO2 - a strategic commun ications product of the UNCCD
Created on 2020-06-10 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
"My Twenty Five Years in the International Surveying arena" is written by FIG Honorary President Earl James and tells his story from the years 1988-1996 as a surveyor with an international agenda and his time in FIG.
Created on 2020-06-09 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
Join FIG President Rudolf Staiger in this report of the activities of FIG during the past year. This report should have been presented at the FIG Working Week 2020.
Created on 2020-06-02 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
Join FIG Honorary President Chryssy Potsiou in this e-Launch. The publication is a brief, practical and easy-to-read guide, explaining how to structure a program for the formalization of informal constructions.
Created on 2020-06-02 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
FIG Task Force on FIG Governance invites you to participate and share with us your own thinking and your material on the future of our professional work.
Created on 2020-05-29 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
Join FIG, FAO and LandPortal on 18 June in this webinar on the FAO Legal Guide and its Application at the Country Level
Created on 2020-05-29 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
FIG Vice President Diane Dumashie attended the virtual Habitat Professionals Forum meeting in July where three Working Groups were established. The HPF statement on Covid-19 Pandemic builds upon a survey conducted amongst the Habitat Professionals Forum on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on achieving resilient human settlements
Created on 2020-05-28 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
Get a front row seat for FIG Working Week 2020. Join FIG and the Local Organisers in an article series on the Working Week theme and technical programme/proceedings.
Created on 2020-05-04 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
FIG has received a request from UN-Habitat-GLTN and encourages you to reply to GLTN.
Created on 2020-04-29 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
Ghana Institution of Surveyors has developed a software that can detect and trace all persons who have tested positive for the novel Coronavirus.GhIS presented a cheque of ¢50,000.00 towards the Covid-19 National Trust Fund.
Created on 2020-04-29 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
FIG Working Week 2020 in the Netherlands will be moved to 2021. The Ghanaian Local Organising Committe has generously offered that FIG Working Week 2021 can take place in the Netherlands.
Created on 2020-04-24 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
Grant recipient has been selected. Congratulations to Dr Trias Aditya, Indonesia for his interesting course project.
Created on 2020-04-24 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
This new UN-Habitat / GTLN publication is a Guide that aims to expand the understanding of local leaders on taxes and fees related to land and the advantages of this approach.
Created on 2020-04-20 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
FIG Vice President Diane Dumashie represented FIG at the WUF10 with the theme: Cities of Opportunities: Connecting Culture and Innovation
Created on 2020-04-14 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
The agenda is however still available - have a look at the agenda items and reports
Created on 2020-03-27 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
Geomatics World Magazine asks how FIG is dealing with the Coronavirus Crisis - read Rudolf Staigers response
Created on 2020-03-25 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
The Dutch organisers and FIG had looked very much forward to welcoming all to Amsterdam to what should have been the highlight of the year 2020
Created on 2020-03-25 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
21 March is Global Surveyors' Day and this is celebrated around the world. How will you be celebrating the day?
Created on 2020-03-11 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
FIG Commission 7 and UNGGIM Academic Network invites you to meet if you are travelling to Washington despite the cancellation of the World Bank Conference
Created on 2020-03-09 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
Visit to FIG members SURCON, NIS and NIQS included induction ceremony of 344 new registered surveyors, meeting with the President of Nigeria, President of the Senate and a visit to the French Embassy to discuss visa applications for Amsterdam.
Created on 2020-02-28 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
Vice President Diane Dumashie attends the United Nations Conference on Land Policy in Africa, CLPA-2019 25-29 November 2019 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
Created on 2020-02-26 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
Help our Australian colleagues and participate in this mapathon on 9 February 2020
Created on 2020-02-06 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
It is with sadness that we must inform that Prof. Dr. Dalal Alnaggar, Egypt, passed away on 2 February 2020. Prof. Dalal Alnaggar was well known and highly respected within FIG and it is a big loss for the international surveying community.
Created on 2020-02-03 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
Plastic in rivers, river systems and deltas is a major problem. Commission 4 on Hydrograpy and the Young Surveyors work on how surveyors can contribute to this topic.
Created on 2020-01-24 | Last modified on 2024-01-31
At its meeting on 17 January 2020, FIG Council approved Carlson Software as FIG Corporate Member and Real Estate Administration of Montenegro as affiliate
Created on 2020-01-17 | Last modified on 2024-01-31