Think globally - 2015 MSPS Annual Meeting

Think Globally,

Act LocallyBY: JON GUSTAFSON (ULTEIG) AND MARCUS HAMPTON (SAMBATEK)

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Outline

What is FIG, FIG Young Surveyors Network, and the FIG Foundation?

FIG Young Surveyor Fellowship

Reflections from the XXV FIG Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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FIG (Fédération Internationale des Géomètres)

Founded in 1878 in Paris

UN-recognized NGO representing 120 countries

“…(FIG’s) aim is to ensure that the disciplines of surveying and all those who practice them meet the needs of the markets and communities that they serve.” (http://www.fig.net/general/profile.htm)

FIG Definition of the Functions of the Surveyor:

“A surveyor is a professional person with the academic qualifications and technical expertise to conduct one, or more, of the following activities;

to determine, measure and represent land, three-dimensional objects, point-fields and trajectories;

to assemble and interpret land and geographically related information;

to use that information for the planning and efficient administration of the land, the sea and any structures thereon; and,

to conduct research into the above practices and to develop them.”

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Governed by 4-year Work Plan, which is comprised of technical work done by ten commissions:

General Assembly – held every year to debate and approve policy

Working Week – annual conference (not held during Congress years) commissions use to work on their Work Plan and for FIG to network at a more regional level

Congress – quadrennial conference with a technical program that marks the culmination of each commission’s 4-year program of work (complemented by a major international exhibition)

Commission 1 – Professional PracticeCommission 2 – Professional EducationCommission 3 – Spatial Information ManagementCommission 4 – HydrographyCommission 5 – Positioning and Measurement

Commission 6 – Engineering SurveysCommission 7 – Cadastre and Land

Management

Commission 8 – Spatial Planning and Development

Commission 9 – Valuation and the Management of Real Estate

Commission 10 – Construction Economics and

Management

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Upcoming FIG Events:

FIG Working Week 2015 (May 17-21, 2015) – Sofia, Bulgaria

FIG Working Week 2016 (May 2-6, 2016) – Christchurch, New Zealand

FIG Working Week 2017 (May 28 – June 1, 2017) – Helsinki, Finland

XXVI FIG Congress (2018) – Istanbul, Turkey

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FIG Young Surveyors Network (est. 2006)

Purpose:

To improve the number of young professionals participating within the FIG.

To help young professionals in the beginning of their careers with contacts.

To increase co-operation between the commissions and the students and young professionals network.

The target groups of this working group are Master- and PhD Students, young professionals and commission delegates.

In a time where many of the member organizations are facing difficulties to attract young people to the profession of surveying this working group have been created. The goal is to create connections between “older” and “younger” surveyors.

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FIG Foundation

The purpose of the Foundation is the funding of educational andcapacity building projects and scholarships. The objectives are: To give grants and scholarships to projects, for instance to develop curricula for surveying

education, training and capacity building, especially in developing countries;

To encourage research into all disciplines of surveying and to disseminate the results of that research;

To promote high standards of education and training for surveyors and to facilitate continuing professional development;

To educate people in the disciplines of surveying, particularly in developing countries and countries in transition;

To promote the use of distance learning, networking , eLearning and knowledge management if surveying education and continuing professional development;

To promote the exchange of surveying personnel for greater understanding of all facets of the profession of surveying;

To support by seed funding conferences, meetings of young surveyors and similar events in co-operation with international agencies such as the United Nations

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FIG Foundation

FIG Young Surveyor Fellowship

A total of eight (8) Fellowships will be

awarded. Six of the Fellowships will be

distributed by region ‐ one each to Africa,

Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and

South America. The remaining two (2)

Fellowships will be awarded exclusively to

nationals of developing countries who must

be living in one of the eligible countries.

Provided funding for individuals to cover the

costs to attend and participate in the 2014

FIG Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,

including attendance at all FIG Young

Surveyors events during the congress.

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FIG Foundation

FIG Young Surveyor Fellowship (cont’d)

Fellowship Recipients with FIG President

Cheehai Teo (Malaysia) and FIG Foundation

President John Hohol (USA)

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XXV FIG Congress

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Theme: “Engaging the Challenges, Enhancing the Relevance”

Impressive developments as the Global Geodetic Reference Frame, Global Geospatial Information Management, and GNSS World are under co-ordination for implementation.

A series of approaches and tools such as “Fit-for-Purpose” Land Administration and the Social Tenure Domain Model

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Overview of Events

Monday, June 16

General Assembly – Session 1

Welcome Reception

FIG Young Surveyor Conference Welcome Dinner

Tuesday, June 17

FIG Young Surveyors Conference

Technical Sessions

Opening Ceremony

Plenary Session 1 – Engaging Challenges against Humanity

FIG Foundation Dinner

Wednesday, June 18


Plenary Session 2 – Key Roles of Profession for Betterment (Part 1)

Technical Sessions

Commission Dinners

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (cont’d)

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Thursday, June 19


Plenary Session 3 - Key Roles of Profession for Betterment (Part 2)

Technical Sessions

Gala Dinner

Friday, June 20

Plenary Session 4 – Post-2015 Development Agenda

Technical Sessions

Saturday, June 21

General Assembly – Session 2

Farewell Reception

XXV FIG Congress


The Opening Ceremony

Officiated by: Prime Minister of Malaysia - the Honorable Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji

Abdul Razak

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8BUApdgv5w (2:39)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8BUApdgv5w

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“The pressure on the land and resources - and therefore the

environment - will increase. Sustainable growth therefore will

determine strategies of politics, but also for surveyors. Spatial

information is vital because it shapes policy-making, surveyors are

responsible for translating raw data into pieces of information useful

for policy-makers. Spatial information needs to be reliable and

reusable, there lies a challenge for the surveyor of the future,

according to the Prime Minister.”

Source: GIM, Jun 17, 2014

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Source:

Greg Scott

Inter-Regional Advisor

Global Geospatial Information

Management

United Nations Statistics Division

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Source:

Clarissa Augustinus

UN-Habitat

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Social Tenure Domain Model (STDM):

The concept of the STDM is to provide a standard for representing ‘people – land’ relationships independent of the level of formality, legality and technical accuracy. This is a pro-poor land administration tool.

Social Tenure Relationships:

- Use rights

- Occupancy

- Tenancy

- Rents, leases

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (cont’d)The Opening Ceremony

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (cont’d)The Opening Ceremony

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (cont’d)FIG Young Surveyor Conference Welcome Dinner

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FIG Young Surveyor Conference Welcome Dinner

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (cont’d)FIG Foundation Dinner

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (cont’d)FIG Foundation Dinner

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Gala Dinner

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Exhibition

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Closing Ceremony and

Farewell Reception

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Thank You!

For the 2nd FIG Young Surveyor Conference Report:

http://www.fig.net/news/fig2014/2nd_YSC_Report.pdf

For the XXV FIG Congress Report:

http://www.fig.net/news/fig2014/index.htm

http://www.fig.net/news/fig2014/2nd_YSC_Report.pdf

http://www.fig.net/news/fig2014/index.htm

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