TECHNICAL PROGRAMME AND PROCEEDINGS

Technical programme as a .pdf file.
Monday, 6 March 2006
09:00-17:00
Kwafie
FIG Council Meeting
  • by invitation only
Tuesday, 7 March 2006
09:00-17:00
Kundum
FIG ACCO Meeting
  • by invitation only
Wednesday, 8 March 2006
08:00- Registration
09:00-10:00
Adae Kesie
Opening Ceremony
Chair: Odeneho Gyapong Ababio, President, National House of Chiefs, Ghana
Rapporteur: Dr. Isaac Bonsu Karikari, Ghana

Welcome Address: Dr. B. E. K. Prah, President of GhIS

Greeting from Sister Associations: Prof. Ian Dowman, President of ISPRS on behalf of JB-GIS and other partners

Welcome Greeting: Hon. Prof. Dominic Fobih, Minister of Lands, Forestry and Mines, Ghana

Keynote Address and Opening of the Conference: Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Magel, President of FIG: Promoting Land Administration and Good Governance
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Keynote Address and Official Opening: His Excellency John Henry Mensah on behalf of His Excellency Mr. John Agyekum Kuffour, President of the Republic of Ghana
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10:00-10:30
Damba III
Opening of the Exhibition
10:00-10:30
Damba III
Coffee/Cocoa Break
10:00-17:00
Damba III
Exhibition
10:30-12:00
Adae Kesie
Plenary Session 1 – Land Administration and Good Governance
Chair: Dr. Andreas Drees, Germany, Vice President of FIG
Rapporteur: Prof. S. O. Asiamah, Ghana

PS1.1 Dr. Mika-Petteri Törhönen, FAO: Land Administration and Good Governance
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PS1.2 Dr. Wordsworth Odame Larbi, Project Director, Land Administration Program, Ministry of Lands, Forestry and Mines (Ghana): Land Administration Reform in a Plural Environment - The Case of Ghana
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PS1.3 Mr. Godfried J. M. Barnasconi, Director, Kadaster International (The Netherlands): Re-Design Land Administration Strategy for Good Governance
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12:00-13:30
La Palm Hotel
Lunch
13:30-15:00
Adae Kesie

TS 1– Good Governance, Land Administration and Land Administration Program (LAP) in Ghana
Commission: 3 and 7 and Ministry of Lands, Forestry and Mines, Ghana
Chair: Dr. Edward F. Dwumfour, Task Team Leader, World Bank Desk for the LAP Project
Rapporteur: Mr. András Osskó, Hungary, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 7

TS1.1 Dr. Isaac Bonsu Karikari (Ghana): Ghana’s Land Administration Project (LAP) and Land Information Systems (LIS) Implementation: The Issues
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TS1.2 Dr. Mechthild Rünger, GTZ Programme Manager, Good Governance Programme Ghana: Governance, Land Rights and Access to Land in Ghana – A Development Perspective on Gender Equity
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TS1.3 Mr. Uzochukwu Okafor (Namibia): Land Reform Policy and the Imperatives of Good Governance
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TS1.4 Dr. Shittu R. Akinola (Nigeria): Land Use Decree, Forest Administration and Governance Crises in Nigeria
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13:30-15:00
Damba I
TS 2 – Application of IT in Land Administration and SDI
Commission: 3 and 7
Chair: Mr. Gerhard Muggenhuber, Austria, Chair of FIG Commission 3
Rapporteur: Mr. John Ayer, Lecturer, KNUST, Ghana

TS2.1 Mr. Ibrahim Usman Jibril (Nigeria) Computerization of the Cadastral and Land Registry: The Abuja Experience
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TS2.2 Mr. Augustus U. S. Didigwu (Nigeria): The Consequences of Destroying Survey Beacons by the African Public – A Case Study of Nigeria
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TS2.3 Dr. Matthew N. Ono and Dr. Joel I. Igbokwe (Nigeria): Realizing Rural Area Cadastre and Land Management in the Emerging Technology. This paper has not been presented in the conference.
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TS2.4 Mr. Konstantinos Daniilidis (Greece): GIS Cadastre Applications without GIS Software
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TS2.5 Mr. Olof Olsson and Mr. Christos Papadopoulos (Sweden): Employment of the User Interface 2000 for the Development of the New National Cadastral Index Map of Sweden – Some Experiences
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TS2.6 Ms. Vehupisa Kasuko Tjatindi (Namibia) and Ms. Kholoud Saad (Egypt): Directorate of Survey and Mapping (DSM), Namibia Digital Cadastral Information System
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13:30-15:00
Damba II
TS 3 – Issues on Urban Growth : Customary Title and Informal Settlements
Commission: 8 and 7
Chair: Dr. Yaw Adarkwah Antwi, National Facilitator, LAPU, Ghana
Rapporteur: Dr. Diane Dumashie, Chair of FIG Commission 8

TS3.1 Ms. Theodora Mantebea Mends and Johan de Meijere (The Netherlands): A Study of the Institution of the Customary Land Tenure System in the Supply of Property Rights for Urban Development – An Example of Accra, Ghana
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TS3.2 Dr. Diane A. Dumashie (United Kingdom): People and Places: The Importance of the Supply of Land in Delivering Affordable Housing in Informal Settlement
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TS3.3 Dr. Bioye Tajudeen Aluko and Mr. Abdul Amidu (Nigeria): Urban Low – Income Settlements, Land Deregulation and Sustainable Development in Nigeria. This paper hasnot been presented in the conference.
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TS3.4 Dr. Chryssy Potsiou and Prof. Charalabos Ioannidis (Greece): Informal Settlements in Greece: The Mystery of Missing Information and the Difficulty of Their Integration into a Legal Framework
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TS3.5 Mr. Wakuru Magigi and Mr. B. B. K. Majani (Tanzania): Housing Themselves in Informal Settlements: A Challenge to Community Growth Processes, Land Vulnerability and Poverty Reduction in Tanzania. This paper has not been presented in the conference.
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13:30-15:00
Kundum
TS 4 – Professional Education in Africa
Venue:
Commission: 2
Chair: Dr. E. Amamoo Otchere, CERSGIS, Legon, Ghana
Rapporteur: Prof. Stig Enemark, Denmark, Vice President of FIG

TS4.1 Dr. Peter C. Nwilo and Dennis A. Osanwuta (Nigeria): Continuous Geoinformatics Curriculum Development for African Universities. This presentaton has been made in the workshop on education in Africa.
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TS4.2 Prof. S. O. Asiamah (Ghana): Professional Surveying Education at the KNUST
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TS4.3 Prof. Olubodun Ayeni (Nigeria): Curriculum Development in Geomatics Education: New Challenges of Digital Information Technology
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TS4.4 Mr. William Kalande (Kenya): Land and Geospatial Administrators’ Professional Training after War - A Case Study of Somalia. This paper has not been presented in the conference.
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13:30-15:00
Odwira



Workshop – AFREF I
Commission: UN ECA, RECTAS and FIG Commission 5
Chair: Dr. Jide Kufoniyi, Nigeria, Executive Director, RECTAS
Rapporteur: Prof. Rudolf Staiger, Germany, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 5

WS1.1 Dr. Ruth E. Neilan (USA): The Global Geodetic Infrastructure – A Framework for AFREF
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WS1.2 Mr. Richard Wonnacott (South Africa): The AFREF Project: Background, Rationale and Progress
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WS1.3 Mr. Eugene C. Onyeka (Nigeria): Relating the Nigerian Reference Frame and AFREF
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WS1.4 Dr. Paula Santos and Dr. Nuno Lima (Portugal) and Mr. José Luis Quembo (Mozambique): Adjustment of the Classical Terrestrial Geodetic Network of Mozambique Tied to ITRF
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WS1.5 Mr. Yaw Poku-Gyamfi (Ghana) and Dr. Günter W. Hein (Germany): Framework for the Establishment of Nationwide Network for Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Reference Stations – A Cost Effective Tool for Land Development in Ghana
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15:00-15:30
Damba III
Coffee/Cocoa Break
15:30-17:00
Adae Kesie

TS 5 – Customary Rights in Africa
Commission: 7 and Ministry of Lands, Forestry and Mines, Ghana
Chair: Dr. Paul van der Molen, The Netherlands, Chair of FIG Commission 7
Rapporteur: Mr. Alhaji H. I. Baryen, Executive Secretary, Lands Commission, Ghana

TS5.1 Dr. Yaw Adarkwah Antwi (Ghana): Strengthening Customary Land Administration: A DFID/World Bank Sponsored Project in Ghana.
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TS5.2 Chief Kumbun-Naa Yiri II (Alhaji Idrisu Abu) (Ghana): Customary Lands Administration and Good Governance in Ghana – The State and Traditional Rulers Interface. This paper has not been presented in the conference.
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TS5.3 Dr. Augustine Mulolwa (Zambia): Demystifying Customary Tenure in Zambia
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TS5.4 Eng. Anthony Arko-Adjei (Ghana): A Conceptual Approach for Enhancing Customary Land Management: Case from Ghana
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TS5.5 Mr. E. Amamoo-Otchere, Mr. F. K. Mensah and Mr. B. Akuetteh (Ghana): Settlement Names and Cultural Identity Survey for Development of Multipurpose Geocoded Settlement Register and Database System for Ghana’s Growth and Poverty Reduction Planning
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TS5.6 Mr. Tommy Österberg (Sweden), Mr. Mohamed Khadash and Ms. Kholoud Saad (Egypt): Rwanda – Kigali City Council (KCC) Cadastral Information System
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15:30-17:00
Damba I
TS 6 – Spatial Data Applications
Commission: 3 and 7
Chair: Dr. Chryssy Potsiou, Greece, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 3
Rapporteur: Dr. Eric Forkuo, KNUST, Ghana

TS6.1 Dr. Albert J. Osei, Dr. Edmund C. Merem and Dr. Yaw A. Twumasi (USA): Use of GIS and Remote Sensing Technology as a Decision Support Tool in Land Administration - The Case of Lagos, Nigeria
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TS6.2 Dr. Collins Fosu (Ghana) and Mr. Francis W. Derby (United States): Reconciling Cadastral Records in a Dual Land Registration System in Ghana
[paper] [slides]

TS6.3 Dr. Francis I. Okeke (Nigeria): Mapping Impervious Surface Changes in Watersheds in Part of South Eastern Region of Nigeria Using Landsat Data
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TS6.4 Mr. Stephen Yao Fiatornu (Ghana): GIS a Tool for Transportation Infrastructure Planning in Ghana – A Case Study to the Dept. of Feeder Roads
[paper] [slides]

TS6.5 Mr. Martin Mensah, Mr. Eli Sablah, Mr. Emmanuel Amamoo-Otchere and Mr. Foster K. Mensah (Ghana): Digital Mapping and GIS-Driven Feeder Road Network Database Management System for Road Project Planning and Implementation Monitoring in the Feeder Road Sector
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TS6.6 Mr. Okyeame Ampadu, Mr. Emmanuel Amamoo-Otchere, Mr. Foster K. Mensah and Mr. David Kpelle (Ghana): Space Mapping Technology in Support of the Project for Biodiversity Restoration of Degraded Cocoa Production Landscapes in West Africa
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TS6.7 Mr. Simon K. Gyamfi, Mr. Emmanuel Amamoo-Otchere and Mr. Foster K. Mensah (Ghana): Capacity Building of the COCOBOD’s CSSVD Unit for Digital Maps Management in Support of the Cocoa Swollen Shoot Viral Disease Control Management Program
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15:30-17:00
Damba II
TS 7 – Planning and Administration Applied to Disaster Management and Land Conflicts
Commission: 8, 7 and 3
Chair: Brigadier Chris Kpoodor, NADMO Director, Ghana
Rapporteur: Mr. Simon Adcock, Australia, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 8

TS7.1 Dr. Olufemi Adesokan Adeleye and Dr. Lasun Mykail Olayiwola (Nigeria): Town Planning Instruments as a Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction in Nigeria. This paper has not been presented in the conference.
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TS7.2 Mr. Albert A. Abegunde (Nigeria): Culture and Land Administration in an Industrial Environment; the Residents' Perception. The Case Study of Warri Region, Nigeria. This paper has not been presented in the conference.
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TS7.3 Dr. Abel Omoniyi Afon, Mr. Adejoke Abolade and Mr. Simon Ayorinde Okanlawon (Nigeria): Users’ Perception of Environmental Hazards and Risks as a Tool in Public Space Management: The Case of Selected Motor Parks in Lagos, Nigeria. This paper has not been presented in the conference.
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TS7.4 Dr. Babette Wehrmann (Germany): Cadastre in Itself Won’t Solve the Problem: The Role of Institutional Change and Psychological Motivations in Land Conflicts - Cases from Africa. This paper has not been presented in the conference.
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15:30-17:00
Kundum
TS 8 – Professional Education
Commission: 2
Chair: Prof. Ian Dowman, United Kingdom, President of ISPRS
Rapporteur: Mr. Edwin Addo Tawiah, Head, Photogrammetry Section, Survey Dept., Ghana

TS8.1 Mrs. Naana Amakie Boakye-Agyeman (Ghana): Polytechnic Education in Ghana: The Case of the HND Estate Management Programme
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TS8.2 Mr. J. C. Koos Landman (South Africa): Designing a First Qualification in Land Administration in South Africa Using the Principles of Outcomes-Based Education
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TS8.3 Prof. Gheorghe Mugurel T. Radulescu and Corina Michaela Radulescu  (Romania): The Medium and Superior Level Professional Qualification of Topographers - The Romanian Experience. This paper has not been presented in the conference.
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TS8.4 Mr. Winston Ayeni (Nigeria): Training of Technicians - The Kaduna Experience
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15:30-17:00
Odwira



Workshop – AFREF II
Commission: UN ECA, RECTAS and FIG Commission 5
Chair: Mr. Matt Higgins, Australia, Chair of FIG Commission 5
Rapporteur: Mr. Rob Sarib, Australia, Vice Chair of FIG Commission 5

International Support

  • IAG, Ruth Neilan
  • FIG, Matt Higgins
  • UN ECA, Chukwudozie Ezigbalike
  • Richard Wonnacott: Way Forward: Cape Town Workshop; Call for Participation; Fund Raising (?)
19:00-
La Palm Hotel
Welcome reception
Thursday, 9 March 2006
08:00- Registration
08:30-10:00
Adae Kesie
Plenary Session 2 – Capacity Building in Africa
Chair: Prof. Holger Magel, Germany, President of FIG
Rapporteur: Dr. B. E. K. Prah, President of GhIS

PS2.1 Prof. Stig Enemark, Vice President of FIG (Denmark): Capacity Building for Institutional Development in Surveying and Land Management
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PS2.2 Dr. Ian Dowman, President of ISPRS, University College London, Chair of Joint Board for Geoinformation Societies Ad Hoc Committee on Capacity Building for Africa, (United Kingdom): Capacity Building for Efficient Use of Geospatial Information
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PS2.3 Captain Hugo M. Gorziglia, Director of IHO (Chile): The IHO Capacity Building Efforts in the Region
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09:00-17:00
Damba III
Exhibition
10:00-10:30
Damba III
Coffee/Cocoa Break
10:30-12:00
Adae Kesie
TS 9 – Need for Institutional Change and Land Administration
Commission: 7
Chair: Mr. Christiaan Lemmen, The Netherlands
Rapporteur: Mr. Kwame Gyan, LAP Secretariat, Ghana

TS9.1 Mr. András Osskó (Hungary): Questions on Sustainable Land Administration
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TS9.2 Prof. Paul van der Molen (The Netherlands): Unconventional Approaches to Land Administration; The Need for an International Research Agenda
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TS9.3 Mr. Tommy Österberg (Sweden): Experiences of Cadastral Development in Southern and Eastern Africa
[paper] [slides]

TS9.4 Dr. Bioye Tajudeen Aluko and Mr. Abdul-Rasheed Amidu (Nigeria): Women and Land Rights Reforms in Nigeria. This paper has not been presented in the conference.
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10:30-12:00
Damba I
TS 10 – Planning and Development in Governance: Urban and Rural Environments
Commission: 8, 7 and 9
Chair: Dr. Diane Dumashie, United Kingdom, Chair of Commission 8
Rapporteur: Mr. Edward T. Karbo, Director, Town & Country Planning, Ghana

TS10.1 Mr. David Parsons (United Kingdom): The Quadrant – The Ownership Management and Design of Property Schemes to Promote Sustainable Development
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TS10.2 Mr. Frank Friesecke (Germany): Revitalization of Urban Areas through Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) – Trends and Expectations for Shrinking Cities
[paper] [slides]

TS10.3 Mr. Emmanuel A. Otoo, Dr. Duncan J. Whyatt and Dr. Uwem E. Ite (United Kingdom): Quantifying Urban Growth in Accra Metropolitan Area (Ama), Ghana and Exploring Causal Mechanisms
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TS10.4 Mr. Wafula Nabutola (Kenya): Financing Urban Infrastructure Development and Maintenance with Particular Reference to Nairobi. This paper has not been presented in the conference.
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TS10.5 Mr. Robert N. Wayumba and Mr. Jasper N. Mwenda (Kenya): The Impact of Changing Land Tenure and Land Use on Wildlife Migration within Group Ranches in Kenya: A Case Study of the Amboseli Ecosystem
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10:30-12:00
Damba II
TS 11 – Land Management Using GNSS and GIS
Commission: 5 and 3
Chair: Mr. Hartmut Müller, Germany
Rapporteur: Mr. Robert Sarib, Australia

TS11.1 Mr. Sean Wiid (South Africa) and Dr. Mike Barry (Canada): Combining Soft Systems Methodology and the Process Outcomes Model for the Evaluation of Location Based Services in South Africa
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TS11.2 Mr. Collins Fosu and Mr. Yaw Poku-Gyamfi (Ghana) and Dr. Günther W. Hein (Germany): Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) – A Utility for Sustainable Development in Africa
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TS11.3 Mr. Sylvester Gabianu and Mr. Herbert Djaba (Ghana) and Ms. Magdalena Andersson (Sweden): Urban Management Land Information System in Ghana
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TS11.4 Mr. Joseph Yeng Faalong, Mr. Mawuli Agboka, Mr. E. Amamoo-Otchere and Mr. B. Akuetteh (Ghana): Capacity Building in Digital Mapping and GIS for Boosting the Agricultural Sector: Development of GIS-driven Horticulture Produce Information System for Managing the Export Sector
[paper] [slides]

TS11.5 Dr. Liang Yong, Mr. Lin Xiang-guo and Mr. Zhang Cheng-ming (China P. R.): Study on Digital Water Conservancy Based on 3S Technology. This paper has not been presented in the conference.
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TS11.6 Mr. Joseph Owusu, Mr. Francis Afukaar and Mr. B.E.K. Prah (Ghana): Towards Improving Road Traffic Data Collection: The Use of GPS/GIS
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TS11.7 Mr. Yaqin Wang, Mr. Hua Gao, Mr. Huaxue Tao, Dr. Yong Liang and Mr. Pingju Ge (China P. R.): Research on the Framework System and Technical Platform of Digital Agriculture. This paper has not been presented in the conference.
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10:30-12:00
Kundum

FGF
Fédération des Géomčtres Francophones

TS 12 – Land Administration Issues in Africa
This session will be in French
Commission: Joint with FGF (Fédération des Géomčtres Francophones)
Chair: M. Alain Gaudet, France, President of FGF
Rapporteur: Dr. Ralf Schroth, Germany, Vice President of FIG

TS12.1 M. Jacques Gastaldi (France): Politiques Foncieres et le Cadastre Rural
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TS12.2 M. Roch Abdon Bah (Benin): L’immatriculation collective, le Registre Foncier Urbain et le Plan Foncier Rural: Expériences Béninoises et la généralisation du cadastre
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TS12.3 M. Alain Bagré (Burkina Faso): Customary and Modern Laws and the Surveyor's Role in Burkina Faso
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TS12.4 M. Henri Njomgang (Cameroon): Enjeux et perspectives d’une réforme foncičre au Cameroun
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TS12.5 M. Séraphin Matshitshi (Democratic Republic of the Congo): Presentation de la Problematique du Foncier de la R.D. Congo
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TS12.6 M. Sani Moussa Loutou (Niger): Immatriculation du Foncier Rural au Niger
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10:30-12:00
Odwira

TS 13 – Mine Issues
Commission: ISM and Commission 3
Chair: Mr. Svend Kold Johansen, Denmark, Chair of FIG Commission 6
Rapporteur: Mr. Joseph Moses, Ghirano Mines, Ghana

TS13.1 Prof. Yu Changxing, Deputy President of ISM (China, P. R.): About the Sustained Development of Mine Cities and Districts
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TS13.2 Mr. Bill Feast, Mr. Jonathan Davids and Mr. Toby Mills (South Africa) and Mr. Paul DeVries (Sweden): Mining Cadastre in Africa – Lessons Learnt. This paper has not been presented in the conference.
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TS13.3 Prof. Song Weidong and Mr. Yang Lun (China P. R.): Research on the Principle and Methodology of Open Pit Dumping Area Ecological Restoration and Rebuilding
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12:00-13:30
La Palm Hotel
Lunch
13:30-15:00
Adae Kesie
TS 14 – Innovations in Land Administration Processes
Commission: 7
Chair: Mr. András Osskó, Hungary, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 7
Rapporteur: Mrs. Rebecca Sittie, Ag. Chief Registrar of Lands, Land Title Registry, Ghana

TS14.1 Dr. Mike Barry (Canada): Talking Titler Multimedia Land Management System
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TS14.2 Dr. Bob Arnot (Nigeria) and Mr. John Meadows (United Kingdom): Reforming the Land Registration Process in Nigeria
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TS14.3 Dr. Peter Kuntu-Mensah (USA): On the Implementation of Land Title Registration in Ghana
[paper] [slides]

TS14.4 Mr. Sohail El Abd and Ms. Kholoud Saad (Egypt): Egyptian Survey Authority Geographic Information Management System (ESA GIM)
[paper] [slides]

TS14.5 Mr. Bryson B. H. Morebodi (Republic of Botswana): Botswana – Department of Surveys and Mapping (DSM) Cadastral Information System
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13:30-15:00
Damba I
TS 15 – Geodetic and GNSS Developments
Commission: 5
Chair: Prof. Rudolf Staiger, Germany, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 5
Rapporteur: Mr. Robert Sarib, Australia

TS15.1 Mr. Matt Higgins, Dr. Chris Rizos and Mr. Steve Hewitson (Australia): Next Generation Global Navigation Satellite Systems
[paper] [slides]

TS15.2 Prof. Adam Łyszkowicz and Prof. Jan Krynski (Poland): Regional Quasi-Geoid Determination in the Area of Poland
[paper] [slides]

TS15.3 Mr. Qudus O. Taiwo and Mr. C. Adeofun (Nigeria): Accuracy Assessment of Digital Terrain Model Data: A Cost Effective and Analytical Approach. This paper has not been presented in the conference.
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TS15.4 Dr. Hansbert Heister (Germany): Standards for Checking GNSS Surveying Systems – The Actual Status. This paper has not been presented in the conference.
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13:30-15:00
Damba II
TS 16 – Marine and Coastal Zone Management – Environmental Planning Issues
Commission: 4 and 8
Chair: Mr. Simon Adcock, Australia, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 8
Rapporteur: Mr. Adam Greenland, United Kingdom/New Zealand, Chair of Commission 4

TS16.1 Dr. Michael Sutherland (Canada): Environmental Management of Marine and Coastal Spaces: Lessons from a Canadian Aquaculture Case Study
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TS16.2 Mr. David Neale (Trinidad and Tobago): Marine Administration in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
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TS16.3 Mr. Teo Cheehai and Mr. Ahmad Fauzi Nordin (Malaysia): A National Geocentric Datum and the Administration of Marine Spaces in Malaysia
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TS16.4 Mr. Isaac Boateng (United Kingdom): Shoreline Management Planning: Can it Benefit Ghana? A Case Study of UK SMPs and Their Potential Relevance in Ghana
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TS16.5 Mr. J. A. Allotey, Mr. D. S. Amlalo, Mr. G. M. Biekro, Mr. E. Amamoo-Otchere and Mr. B. Akuette (Ghana): Aerospace and GIS Technology for Addressing Multi-institutional Coastal Environment Monitoring: The Way forward in Ghana and the West African Sub-region
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TS16.6 Prof. Fatai Egberongbe, Dr. Peter Nwilo and Mr. Olusegun Badejo (Nigeria): Oil Spill Disaster Monitoring Along Nigerian Coastline
[paper] [slides]

13:30-15:00
Kundum


JB-GIS

Workshop – Education in Africa I
Commission: 2 and Joint Board of Geospatial Information Societies (JB-GIS)
Chair: Prof. Stig Enemark, Denmark, Vice President of FIG
Rapporteur: Mr. Christiaan Lemmen, The Netherlands and Mr. Julius Kramba, Past President of GhIS, Ghana

WS2.1 Dr. B. E. Kesi Prah, President of GhIS and KNUST (Ghana): Education in Ghana and Western Africa
[paper] [slides]

WS2.2 Dr. Peter C. Nwilo (Nigeria): Education in Nigeria and Aspects on Surveying Education Situation in Central Africa
[paper] [slides]

WS2.3 Mr. Alain Bagré (Burkina Faso): Surveying Education in Sub-Saharan Francophone Africa. This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[paper] [slides]

13:30-15:00
Odwira

TS 17 – Mine Issues - Ecological and Environmental Issues
Commission: ISM and Commission 3
Chair: Prof. Yu Changxing, China P. R., Deputy President of ISM
Rapporteur: Mr. Edward E. Duncan, University Mines and Technology, Ghana

TS17.1 Mr. Richard K. Afenu, Mr. Philip Y. O. Amoako, Mr. Benjamin Aryee, Mr. Peter Awuah, Dr. Andreas Barth, Mr. Andre Barth, Mr. Thomas Berndt, Mr. Kwame O. Boamah and Dr. Frank Schmidt (Ghana and Germany): Planning and Implementation of the Information Management System of the Mining Sector of Ghana
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TS17.2 Mr. Ken Allen (Ghana): Open Pit Mine Scheduling – A Case Study at Bogoso Gold Limited
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TS17.3 Prof. Shi Jinfeng, Mr. Wang Jiren and Mr. Wang Leigui (China P. R.): Develop a Mine and Geology Park – The Best Choice for Large Open Mine When Completion
[paper] [slides]

TS17.4 Mr. Xu Aigong (China P. R.): Ecological and Environmental Influences in the Construction of West Gas Supplying to East Project in China
[paper] [slides]

15:00-15:30
Damba III
Coffee/Cocoa Break
15:30-17:00
Adae Kesie
TS 18 – Making Land Administration Pro Poor
Commission: 7 and 8
Chair: Dr. Diane Dumashie, United Kingdom, Chair of Commission 8
Rapporteur: Mr. Thomas Ansre, LAPU, Ghana

TS18.1 Mr. Ibrahim Usman Jibril (Nigeria): Resettlement Issues, Squatter Settlements and the Problems of Land Administration in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital
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TS18.2 Dr. Lasun Mykail Olayiwola and Mr. Olufemi Adeleye (Nigeria): Land Reform - Experience from Nigeria
[paper] [slides]

TS18.3 Ir. Paul C. M. van Asperen (The Netherlands) and Dr. Augustine Mulolwa (Zambia): Improvement of Customary Tenure Security as Pro Poor Tool for Land Development – A Zambian Case Study
[paper] [slides]

TS18.4 Mr. Paul Chege (Kenya): Participatory Urban Planning and Partnerships Building: Supporting Provision of Access to Basic Services for the Urban Poor: A Case Study Based on Practical Action’s (ITDG) Experiences in Kitale, a Secondary Town in Kenya
[paper] [slides]

TS18.5 Mr. Emmanuel Offei Akrofi (Ghana): Urbanisation and the Urban Poor in Africa
[paper] [slides]

15:30-17:00
Damba I
TS 19 – Positioning and Measurement in Practice
Commission: 5 and 6
Chair: Prof. Rudolf Staiger, Germany, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 5
Rapporteur: Mr. Svend Kold Johansen, Denmark, Chair of FIG Commission 6

TS19.1 Dr. Ivo Milev and Prof. Lothar Gruendig (Germany): Geometrical Approximation and Segmentation of Laser Scanning Point Clouds
[paper] [slides]

TS19.2 Dr. Francis I. Okeke (Nigeria): InSAR Operational and Processing Steps for DEM Generation
[paper] [slides]

TS19.3 Mr. Warwick Hadley (Canada): Airborne Laser Remote Sensing Technology: Providing Essential Hydrologic Information in the 21st Century
[paper] [slides]

TS19.4 Prof. Adam Łyszkowicz and Mr. Marcin Leonczyk (Poland): The Fourth Precise Levelling Campaign of Poland in 1999–2003
[paper] [slides]

TS19.5 Mr. L. G. (Jake) Jenkins (Canada): Key Drivers in Determining Lidar Sensor Selection
[paper] [slides]

15:30-17:00
Damba II
TS 20 – Hydrography
Commission: 4
Chair: Mr. Adam Greenland, United Kingdom/New Zealand, Chair of Commission 4
Rapporteur: Mr. David Neale, Trinidad and Tobago

TS20.1 Captain Dominique Baggio, SHOM (France): Assessment and Future Prospects for Hydrogrtaphy in Western and Central Africa Maritime Safety and Coastal Global Development
[paper] [slides]

TS20.2 Mr. George Owusu-Ansah, Port Hydrographic Surveyor (Ghana) : Hydrographic Surveying in Ghanaian Perspective
[paper] [slides]

TS20.3 Mr. Innocent N. Egbuh (Nigeria): Charting Nigerian Waters for Safer Navigation
[paper] [slides]

15:30-17:00
Kundum


JB-GIS

Workshop – Education in Africa II
Commission: 2 and JB GIS
Chair: Prof. Stig Enemark, Denmark, Vice President of FIG
Rapporteur: Mr. Christiaan Lemmen, The Netherlands and Mr. Julius Kramba, Past President of GhIS, Ghana
15:30-17:00
Odwira
TS 21 – Professional Practice – Enhancing Professionalism
Commission: 1
Chair: Ms. Leonie Newnham, Australia
Rapporteur: Mr. Dietmar Sperling, Germany 

TS21.1 Mr. Iain Greenway (Ireland): Business Practices for Surveyors
[paper] [slides]

TS21.2 Mr. Francis Chigiinge (Botswana): The Balance Between Data Quality and User's Information Needs - Thinking Strategically for Rational Decision-Making. This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[paper] [slides]

TS21.3 Mr. G. K. (Ken) Allred (Canada): Marketing the Profession - Some Strategies that Work
[paper] [slides]

TS21.4 Mr. Yaacoub Saade (Lebanon): Professional Partnership – A Vision through Ethics
[paper] [slides]

17:15-18:15

ISPRS Open Meeting
Venue: Odwira
Commission: ISPRS
19:00-
Coconut Grove Hotel
Ghanaian Evening
Friday, 10 March 2006
08:00- Registration
08:30-10:00
Adae Kesie

UN-Habitat

Plenary Session 3 – New Cadastral Domains
Chair: Prof. Paul van der Molen, The Netherlands, Chair of FIG Commission 7
Rapporteur: Mr. Samuel Larbi Darko, Director, Sambus Ltd., Ghana

PS3.1 Dr. Clarissa Augustinus, Chief, Land and Tenure Section, UN-Habitat: Cadastral Domain Model
[paper] [slides]

PS3.2 Mr. Christiaan Lemmen (The Netherlands): The Core Cadastral Domain Model: Focus on Non-Statutory Systems
[paper] [slides]

PS3.3 Mr. Iain Greenway (Ireland): Why Standardise?
[paper] [slides]

PS3.4 Antony Joseph, Joseph T. Odametey, Emmanuel K. Nkebi, Ehrlich Desa, Arvind Pereira, R. G. Prabhudesai, Prakash Mehra, Alexander B. Rabinovich, Vijaykumar, Shivanand Prabhudesai and Philip Woodworth: Detection of the 26 December 2004 “Sumatra Tsunami” on the Eastern Atlantic Coast
[paper] [slides]

09:00-12:00
Damba III
Exhibition
10:00-10:30
Damba III
Coffee/Cocoa Break
10:30-12:00
Adae Kesie
TS 22 – e-Governance – Management of SDI
Commission: 3
Chair: Mr. Gerhard Muggenhuber, Austria, Chair of Commission 3
Rapporteur: Dr. Collins Fosu, Head, Geodetic Dept., KNUST, Ghana

TS22.1 Dr. Hartmut Müller (Germany): Promoting Land Administration and Good Governance by SDI – The European Way
[paper] [slides]

TS22.2 Mr. Anthony A. Adeoye (Nigeria): Abuja Geographic Information Systems (AGIS) as a Tool for Good Governance in Nigeria
[paper] [slides]

TS22.3 Mr. Andreas Barth (Germany): Nationwide Collection, Recording and Provision of Geo-scientific Data: Examples from Ghana, Namibia, Germany and Kosovo  – An Experience Report
[paper] [slides]

TS22.4 Mr. Bo Lauri (Sweden): Land and Geographic Information, an Important Part of the Infrastructure in Sweden
[paper] [slides]

TS22.5 Mr. Brent A. Jones (USA): The Use of GIS for Surveyors and Engineers in Developing Nations for Building Infrastructure
[paper] [slides]

TS22.6 Dr. Peter Kuntu-Mensah (USA): Geographic Information Systems: Indispensable Ingredient for Good Governance in Ghana
[paper] [slides]

10:30-12:00
Damba I
TS 23 – Planning Urban Space
Commission: 8 and 3
Chair: Dr. Chryssy Potsiou, Greece, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 3
Rapporteur: Dr. Chryssy Potsiou, Greece, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 3

TS23.1 Dr. Joel I. Igbokwe (Nigeria): Mapping and Spatial Characterisation of Major Urban Centres in Parts of South Eastern Nigeria with Nigeriasat-1 Imagery. This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[paper] [slides]

TS23.2 Dr. Andrew Manu, Dr. Yaw A. Twumasi and Mr. Tommy L. Coleman (USA): Is It the Result of Global Warming or Urbanization? The Rise in Air Temperature in Two Cities in Ghana
[paper] [slides]

TS23.3 Dr. Yaw A. Twumasi, Dr. Andrew Manu, Dr. Tommy L. Coleman and Dr. Albert J. Osei (USA): Role of Geo-spatial Information Management as a Decision Support Tool in Land Use Planning: A Case of Ghana
[paper] [slides]

TS23.4 Prof. N. N. N. Nsowah-Nuamah, Mr. E. Amamoo-Otchere, Mr. F. K. Mensah and Mr. B. Akuetteh (Ghana): GIS-Conversion of the Population and Housing Census Data and Harmonization with Other Government Databases for Use by Planning and Development Agencies
[paper] [slides]

TS23.5 Mr. Boualem Chorfa, Mr. Larbi Benmohamed and Mr. Nadir Allal (Algeria): Assistance System to the Issuance of Urbanism Authorizations – ASIUA: Application to the Arzew City. This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[paper] [slides]

TS23.6 Dr. Edward Fekpe (USA): Spatial Data Quality and Transportation Applications. This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[paper] [slides]

10:30-12:00
Damba II
TS 24 – Valuation and Quantity Surveying
Commission: 9 and 10
Chair: Mr. Simon Adcock, Australia, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 8
Rapporteur: Mr. Charles Sagoe, Past President of GhIS, Ghana

TS24.1 Ms. Theodora M. Mends (Ghana): Property Valuation in Ghana: Constraints and Contradictions
[paper] [slides]

TS24.2 Mr. Frank Gyemfi-Yeboah and Mr. Jonathan Ayitey (Ghana): Assessing Depreciation for Valuation Purposes – A Decompositional Approach
[paper] [slides]

TS24.3 Mr. Jonathan Ayitey, Mr. Frank Gyemfi-Yeboah and Anthony Gambrah (Ghana): Value Inventors or Assessors?
[paper] [slides]

TS24.4 Dr. Lasun Mykail Olayiwola, Mr. Olufemi A. Adeleye and Mr. Adeleke Oduwaye (Nigeria): Spatial Variation of Residential Land Value Determinants in Lagos, Nigeria. This paper has not been presented in  the conference.
[paper] [slides]

TS24.5 Prof. Olybodun O. Ayeni and Mr. Oluwaseun S. Adewale (Nigeria): Evaluation of Tenement Rate Administration Using the GIS Tools. This paper has not been presented in the conference.
[paper] [slides]

TS24.6 Mr. Simon Adcock (Australia): Land Administration of Contaminated Sites - Considering Alternative Uses
[paper] [slides]

10:30-12:00
Kundum

Workshop – Cadastral Domain Model
Commission: 7 and UN-Habitat
Chair: Prof. Paul van der Molen, The Netherlands, Chair of FIG Commission 7
Rapporteur: Mr. Christiaan Lemmen, The Netherlands and Dr. Mrs. Matilda Fiadzigbey, Administrator of Stool Lands, Ghana
10:30-12:00
Odwira
TS 25 – Improving Professional Practice and Education
Venue:
Commission: 1 and 2
Chair: Mr. Amoah Mensah, Snr Vice President of GhIS, Ghana
Rapporteur: Mr. Dietmar Sperling, Germany

TS25.1 Mr. G. K. (Ken) Allred (Canada): The Professional Association and Its Role in Protecting the Public Interest in a Developing Nation
[paper] [slides]

TS25.2 Ms. Leonie Newnham (Australia): Innovation within Various Components of the Land Management Paradigm, What Creates Success?
[paper] [slides]

TS25.3 Mr. Teo CheeHai (Malaysia): Implementing Mutual Recognition of Surveying Qualification in ASEAN
[paper] [slides]

TS25.4 Mr. Jones Ofori-Boadu (Ghana): Standards in Ghana
[paper] [slides]

12:00 Coffee/Cocoa
12:00-13:30
Adae Kesie
Closing Ceremony and Opening of the GhIS Annual General Meeting
Chair: Hon. Felix O. Adjapong, Minister of Parliamentary Affair, Ghana and Hon. Theresa Amarley Tagoe, Dep. Minister of Lands, Forestry & Mines
Rapporteur: Ms. Yvonne Sowah, GhIS, GP Chairperson, Ghana

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Magel, President of FIG: Summary of the Conference and Conference Recommendations
[paper] [slides]

Mr. Thomas Gollwitzer, Congress Director, FIG 2006: Welcome to FIG 2006 in Munich
[paper] [slides]

Dr. B. E. Kesi Prah, President of GhIS: Presidential Address and Opening of the GhIS Annual General Meeting
[paper] [slides]

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Magel, President of FIG: Closing of the Conference

13:30-15:00
La Palm Hotel
Lunch
14:00-17:00
Adae Kesie

GhIS Annual General Meeting
15:00-17:30

Technical Tour to Land Administration Program
20:00-
Golden Tulip Hotel
Gala Dinner  and GhIS Awards Evening
Saturday, 11 March 2006
07:00-18:00 Technical tour to Cape Coast