Building Surveying and Spatial Capabilities

It is my pleasure to introduce Open Forum’s featured forum topic for the month of April 2010, in collaboration with the Office of the Surveyor General NSW, “Building Surveying and Spatial Capabilities”.

This online event aligns with a premier event for New South Wales. This month, from April 11 – 16, we are hosting the XXIV FIG (Fédération International des Géomètres) Congress here in Sydney!

Founded in Paris in 1878, FIG is a UN-recognised non-government organisation (NGO), representing surveyors, and related land management professionals, from more than 100 countries. Through research and discussion and development, this international forum seeks to promote professional practice and standards and enhance the global standing of the surveying profession through both education and practice, increase political relations both at national and international level and facilitate economic, social and environmental sustainability through democratic means.

This year’s event brings together over 800 presentations, 150 technical sessions and more than 1800 delegates participating from around the world, to discuss a range of topics relating to surveying and spatial information and a number of related land management issues. 

Delegates will also have the opportunity to enjoy Sydney and its many attractions.

The focus of this Congress is “Facing the Challenge – Building the Capacity”. During the course of the congress we will be hearing from a number of international speakers on a range of issues from policy and governance to climate change and marine administration to building organisational capacity. The quality of speakers and the range of topics reflect the significant contribution made by professionals in this area in solving the complex issues facing us as a world community.

We hope that you will join us online to discuss surveying and spatial information.

Throughout April 2010 Open Forum will be providing this online space for the speakers and delegates in this online discussion . To participate, simply follow the links below to read the related blogs and login to leave a comment. You can also email us your own contribution or contributor suggestion, or phone +61 2 8303 2430 to discuss.

This Open Forum Feature on "Building Surveying and Spatial Capabilities" is brought to you in partnership with the Office of the Surveyor General NSW. 

RELATED BLOGS: 

• Surveying from Space: the infrastructure challenge – by Assoc Prof Linlin Ge
• The Spatial Enablement of Society in conjunction with Spatial Data Infrastructures – by Darren Mottolini
• Data Automation and the Changing Face of Spatial Data Management – by Michael Dixon
• Young Surveyors Building the Capacity & Facing the Challenges – by Darren Mottolini
• A National Positioning Infrastructure for Australia – by Peter Woodgate
• Mr Koala from Cairo to Sydney – by Mark Gordon
• Building the Foundation – by Nicola Forbes
• Art, Archaeology, Crime and the Surveyor – by Prof John Fryer

RELATED FORUMS: 

• Managing Spatial Data – Open Forum’s Topic of the Month August 2009, in partnership with the Office of the Surveyor general NSW.
• Spatial Data – Open Forum’s Topic of the Month July 2007, in partnership with the Office of the Surveyor general NSW

RELATED SITES:

• XXIV FIG Congress, Sydney, 2010 – www.fig2010.com
• FIG, International Federation of Surveyors – www.fig.net
• Land and Property Management Authority NSW – www.lands.nsw.gov.au

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   Brett Madsen

   April 11, 2010 at 2:54 am

   FIG 2010 Congress

    The FIG General Assembly has kicked off the 2010 Congress.

   Opened by FIG President Stig Enimark, the General Assembly forms the formal part of the FIG Congress.
   The main features of this morning President address were;

   Now 103 Member organisations
   Affiliate membership is growing with 7 new members added
   3 new Honorary Members were honored 

   Reports were also provided by various permanent institutions within FIG plus financial reports.

   It is the start of a fun filled technical week covering the 10 commissions in FIG and will showcase various topics and discussions.

   There will also be a major exhibition coinciding with the congress.

   Stay tuned for more posts

   Brett

   FIG 2010 Young Ambassador

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