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International Federation of Surveyors
Fédération Internationale des Géomètres Internationale Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure |
FIG Newsletter – May 2018 |
Dear Colleague,
Welcome to the May issue of FIG Newsletter. Thanks to those who went to Istanbul to participate in the large FIG Congress that was successfully organised by the local host association and FIG; and to those who could not attend we hope to see you in the future, and with this May Newsletter and the next coming June newsletter we hope to provide you with useful information from the Congress that you can use although you did not attend.
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FIG General Assembly 2018 - short report
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At the General Assembly there were election for the new president for the term 2019-2022, two vice presidents, commission chairs and the destination for the FIG Congress 2022. A short report is available on the web site - further photos will be added soon. The minutes will be uploaded soon, too.
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GeGeneral Assembly 2018Article of the Month
Each month on the FIG web site we publish a paper called the Article of the Month.
The article of the month for May 2018 is called:Geodata Enabled Hierarchical Blockchain Architecture for Resolving Boundary Conflicts in Cadastre Surveys and Land Registration and is written by Abdulvahit Torun from Turkey, the host country of this years FIG Congress. This peer review paper provides a view into application facilities of blockchain technology for cadastra and land registration and was presented during the Congress.
FIG Congress 2018 – Thanks to all who attended
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The Congress, organised by FIG and the Turkish Chamber of Survey and Cadaster Engineers (CSCE), took place 6 – 11 May 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey. The overall theme of the large 4-year Congress was: Embracing our smart world where the continents connect: enhancing the geospatial maturity of societies Technical Programme and Proceedings The four day conference offered an exciting and variated choice of technical sessions, technical tours, various network opportunities and of course also the opportunity to explore the wonderful city and surroundings of Istanbul as well as the famous Turkish hospitality. Pre Events Building Information Management BIMReference Frame in PraxisRead more at the conference web site: www.fig.net/fig2018 A report of the congress will be published in June together
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Sponsors and Supporters
A special thanks for our FIG Congress Sponsors and Supporters for making this conference possible:
Publications
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'Valuation of Unregistered Lands : A Policy Guide' - publication'Valuation of Unregistered Lands : A Policy Guide' -
publication ‘Valuation of Unregistered Lands : A Policy Guide’
is based on internationally recognized GLTN’s continuum of land
rights framework and aims to significantly contribute to our
collaborative journey of securing land and property rights for
all. The guide was launched during FIG Congress 2018 in
Istanbul, Turkey |
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FIG Annual Review 20172017 was again an exciting and busy year for FIG. The Annual Review highlights some of the activities and achievements throughout the year.http://fig.net/news/news_2018/05_FIG_Annual_Review_2017.asp |
Events
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FIG Young Surveyors Asian Pacific Meeting 2018 in JapanThe Japan Young Surveyors Network, in collaboration with the FIG Young Surveyors Network, are happy to invite you to the Young Surveyors Network Asian Pacific Meeting in Japan held on the 15 – 16 June 2018.http://fig.net/organisation/networks/ys/activities/news/04_FIG-YS-AP-Meeting-2018.asp |
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
23-25 October 2018 RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia
The10th Multi-GNSS Asia (MGA) Conference, supported by FIG Commission 5
Web site:
https://2018.mgaconference.com.au/
29-30 October, Bucharest, Romania,
GEOPREVI 2018, Geodesy for Smart Cities, Joint Seminar of FIG Commission 5,
6 and 10
Web site: https://geoprevi.xyz/
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FIG Congress 2018, 6–11 May 2018,
Istanbul, Turkey Web site: www.fig.net/fig2018 |
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2019 in Hanoi, Vietnam Web site: www.fig.net/fig2019 |
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