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International Federation of Surveyors
Fédération Internationale des Géomètres Internationale Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure |
FIG Newsletter – February/March 2018 |
Dear Colleague,
Welcome to the February/March issue of FIG Newsletter. If you have not
already registered for the FIG Congress 2018 it is still possible. The first
draft of the technical programme has just been published, and you are
invited to an exciting four-day programme filled with technical sessions,
networking opportunities and a great adventure. In this issue you will also
find the invitation to the General Assembly.
I also have to give a sincere apology to the local organisers of
the FIG Working Week 2019 in Vietnam. In the last issue of the Newsletter I
managed to include an embarassing typo mistake... I managed to write that the
Working Week is NOT taking shape - of course I meant that the Working Week
is NOW taking shape. And I am convinced that it will be a wonderful and
exciting experience in Hanoi. However, first of all find a warm invitation
to the beautiful city of Istanbul and to FIG Congress 2018 which is coming
up very soon.
FIG General Assembly 2018 - Invitation and Agenda
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The agenda for the XLI FIG General Assembly is now available. Participate in Istanbul 6 and 11 May 2018. There will be election of new President, Vice Presidents, Commission Chairs and Congress 2022 venue.
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General Assembly 2018FIG Foundation Academic Research Grant 2018
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Deadline is approaching:
Academic Research Grants of up to 40,000 euros spread over
four years. The grants are aimed at emerging researchers on the
threshold of their research career. Deadline 31 March
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Article of the Month
Each month on the FIG web site we publish a paper called the Article of the Month.
- February 2018 is written by Bakogiannis Efthimios, Charalampos Kyriakidis, Maria Siti, Nikolaos Kougioumtzidis and Chryssy Potsiou (Greece): The use of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) in noise mapping. This paper was presented at the conference in Bucharest, Romania. The aim of this paper is to present an overview of a research about the monitoring of the urban acoustic environment affordably and reliably, and investigating the potential use of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) for such applications in typical medium-sized cities.
- March 2018 is written by Brian Coutts (New Zealand): A case for Geospatial Surveyors. This article evaluates whether the term "geomatics" has met the original needs and if its use is still valid or if a better term is available. While widely used in academia, the surveying profession has been more reluctant to adopt the term and controversy and confusion have grown up around its meaning. Brian Coutts is Chair of FIG Commission 1, Professional Standards and Practice.
FIG Congress 2018 – Draft Technical Programme is published
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The Congress is organised by FIG and the Turkish Chamber of Survey and Cadaster Engineers (CSCE) and will take place 6 – 11 May 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey. We are certain that Istanbul will exceed in meeting all requirements and expectations for a memorable and successful Congress. This geographical area has not hosted any FIG Congress and General Assembly before. Istanbul is one of the most impressive and attractive cities at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, where unique beauties of the West and the East come together. The overall theme of the large 4-year Congress is: The four day conference will offer an exciting and variated choice of technical sessions, technical tours and of course also the opportunity to explore the wonderful city and surroundings of Istanbul as well as the famous Turkish hospitality. The technical programme is now taking shape and is an exciting mixture of sessions composed from the open call for papers, special sessions, sessions organised jointly with our partners such as UN-Habitat/GLTN and FAO and of course the highligh of each day, the plenary sessions. The plenary sessions cover the following areas:
The first draft of the technical programme has been published: http://fig.net/fig2018/technical_program.htm Register now Register here
for the Congress 2018.
When you register before 6 April 2018 you save 100€ Pre-events Three exciting Pre-events are offered:
More information at: http://www.fig.net/fig2018/ Social events and tours The Congress is not only about technical sessions, learning and presentations. Also very important is the networking part of the FIG Congress. The Welcome Reception is included in the registration fee, and it will be possible to meet old colleagues/friends from all over the world and to make new acquaintances especially if you participate for the first time. A traditional Turkish Dinner is organised at the Military Museum, and the festive Gala Dinner will take place on a Boat on Bosphorus. Read more Further to this there are both exciting technical tours and social tours not to miss. Exhibition and sponsorship Secure your stand at exhibition - the stands are rapidly sold
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NEWS FROM FIG
Surveyors Council of Nigeria (SURCON) Train the Trainer Workshop 2018
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The Surveyors Council of Nigeria, invited FIG Vice President
Diane Dumashie to actively anchor the 2 day SURCON
train-the-trainer workshop on A Fit for Purpose Approach in Land
Administration http://fig.net/news/news_2018/03_TTT_Surcon.asp |
Delegation from Henan, China visits FIG office - the Danish Geodata Agency receives their member certificate
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On 23 March the FIG office had a visit from a delegation out
Henan, China. During this meeting the Danish Geodata Agency
received their membership certificate. http://fig.net/news/news_2018/03_visit_china.asp |
Worlds' first Global Suveyors Day 2018 - around the globe
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The first Global Surveyors’ Day, held on 21 March
2018, was a succes! Surveyors from various places around the world celebrated thie Global Surveyors' Day. So far, we have received
information and photos from USA, where there was an event
in connection with the World Bank Conference, and from Nepal. http://fig.net/news/news_2018/03_GSD-photos.asp |
Announcements
Clifford Dann MBE, FRICS, Honorary Member of FIG, passed away on 19 Septembed 2017
Unfortunately the news was brought to us that Clifford Dann passed away on 19 september 2017 at a respectable age of 90. Clifford Dann was a well respected honorary member of FIG. There is a memorial service for Clifford Dann being held in London in April.
Events
11-14 April, 2018, Zagreb, Croatia
VI Croatian Congress on Cadastre – Land Administration Globalization and
Integration and LADM2018. Organised by Croatian Geodetic Society and
supported by FIG Commission 7
Web site
6-11 May 2018, Istanbul, Turkey
FIG XXVI Congress and General Assembly.
Web site: www.fig.net/fig2018
21-25 May 2018, in Rome, Italy
The 5th International Course on Geotechnical and Structural
Monitoring. The International Course on Geotechnical and Structural
Monitoring is growing year by year since its first edition in 2014 and, up
to now, more than 450 attendees improved their technical knowledge with us!
All FIG Members will benefit a 10% discount .
Invitation to FIG members
Web site
7-10 July 2018, San Diego, CA - USA
National Security and Public Safety Summit @ Esri UC . The National Security
and Public Safety Summit @ Esri UC is the world's largest GIS event
dedicated to public safety, national security, and homeland defense. Every
year, professionals from around the world, including executives, analysts,
intelligence personnel, and frontline staff, attend to discover how Esri
software, services, and partner agencies help build safer communities.
Web
site
04-09 September 2018 , Baku, Azerbaijan
Eurasian GIS Congress 2018 - Selcuk University is going to realize an
international congress together with "Azerbaijan National Academy of
Sciences Institute of Geography. The congress aims to help exchange
scientific information, share practical experiences, develop visionary
approaches for studies to be conducted in the future, and implement
scientific and cultural interactions.
Web site
1-5 October 2018, Delft, The Netherlands
1-5 October: ISPRS Technical
Commission IV Symposium 2018 (BGC Geomatics) Web
site
1-2 October: 13th 3D GeoInfor Conference. The 3D GeoInfo
Conference aims at bringing together international researchers from
academia, industry and government in the field of 3D geoinformation. The
conference offers an interdisciplinary forum to researchers in the fields of
data collection, advanced modelling approaches, data analysis and
visualisation. Web site
2-4 October: 6th International Workshop on 3D Cadastres,
organised by FIG 3D Cadastre Working group, held joinly with the ISPRS
Commission IV 'Spatial Information Science' symposium (1-5 October 2018),
the 13th 3D GeoInfo conference (1-2 October 2018), and the 3rd international
conference on Smart Data and Smart Cities, SDSC2018, formerly known as UDMS
(4-5 October 2018) Web
site
4-5 October: 3rd International Conference on Smart Data and
Smart Cities . The 3rd International Conference on Smart Data and Smart
Cities will present novel research concerning the use of information and
communication technologies in Smart Cities, and will also provide a forum
for senior researchers to establish collaborations on new research projects
in this domain. Web site
16-18 October 2018,
Frankfurt am Main, Germany InterGeo. Organised by DVW.
Web site
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FIG Congress 2018, 6–11 May 2018,
Istanbul, Turkey Web site: www.fig.net/fig2018 |
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FIG Working Week 2019, 22–26 April
2019 in Hanoi, Vietnam Web site: www.fig.net/fig2019 |
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FIG Working Week 2020,
10–14 May 2020. Amsterdam, Netherlands Web site: www.fig.net/fig2020 |
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