Article of the Month in 2026

FIG publishes each month the Article of the Month. This is a high-level paper focusing on interesting topic to all surveyors. This article can be picked up from an FIG conference or another event or it can be a paper written directly for this purpose.

  • January 2026 A paper written by Pedro Afonso Cardoso Manarin and Everton Da Silva, Brazil presented at the FIG Commission 7 and 8 of the UFSC FIG Joint Land Administration Conference in Brasil. The paper examines how fit-for-purpose (FFP) land administration and the Social Tenure Domain Model (STDM) can improve multipurpose land cadastre systems in areas of irregular occupation. Read more here