News in 2021
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FIG Commission 7 Annual Meeting
23 September, 2021
FIG Commission 7 held its 2021 Annual Meeting on 23rd September. The
event was in conjunction with the 20-year celebration for the Centre for
SDIs and Land Administration at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
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For the second year running the meeting was a fully online
activity with 70 participants logging in from around the globe.
The streamlined event was used to update delegates and friends
of Commission 7 on global developments in land administration
over the past year, and to also start focusing attention for the
next Chair period (2023-26).
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Dr. Eugene Chigbu delivered a presentation on the Urban-Rural
Linkages – Guiding Principles report from UN-Habitat. Dr. Eva-Maria
Unger along with Mr. Kees de Zeeuw, Chair of the Expert Group and Land
Administration and Management, UN-GGIM (and Director Kadaster
International, Netherlands), provided an update on further developments
surrounding the UN-GGIM Framework for Effective Land Administration
(FELA). This included new translations into Spanish,
Arabic, and Chinese, and direct applications in the renewal of
Mexico’s land laws.
Prof. Peter van Oosterom spoke on ISO 19152 LADM
Edition 2 initiatives, the 3D Cadastre Working Group, and the upcoming
16th 3D-GeoInfo Conference.
Prof. Stig Enemark, along with Prof.
Robin McLaren and Prof. Lemmen, outlined the drivers and contents for
the recently completed Special Issue on ‘Fit
for Purpose Land Administration’ published in the international
recognized ‘Land’ journal. With two volumes and around 30 papers, the
Special Issue represents a great reference for practitioners and
scholars working on developing land administration systems in developing
contexts. A number of brief country reports were also delivered.
Agenda
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08:00-08:05
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Welcome and introductions
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Chairs
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08:05-08:20
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FIG C7 2021 Activities and Achievements;
inc. WG updates; Q&A
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Daniel Paez
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08:20 – 08:50
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Global Developments in Urban and Rural Tenure Rights
/ UN-Habitat; inc. Q&A
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Eugene Chigbu
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[Presentation]
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08:50 – 09:10
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Developments on the Framework for Effective Land
Administration / UNGGIM; inc. Q&A
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Eva Maria Unger and Kees de Zeeuw
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[Presentation]
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09:10 – 09:30
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3D Cadastres and LADM II / ISO and GDMC;
inc. Q&A
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Peter van Oosterom
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[Presentation]
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09:30 – 09:40
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Break
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09:40-19:00
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Fit for Purpose Land Administration – Special Issue
Update and Mini-Launch
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Stig Enemark, Robin McLaren, Chrit Lemmen
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[Presentation]
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10:00 – 10:30
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Country-Level and Other R&D Updates
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Open Forum; 3-minutes per speaker
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10:30 – 10:50
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Future Gazing - Vision, Planning and Brainstorming
for C7 2022 and beyond
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Rohan Bennett
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[Presentation]
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10:50 – 11:00
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Wrap-Up and Looking Ahead
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Chairs
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See the full meeting
here.
We want your input
The session rounded out with a brief brainstorming discussion – and
also an invitation to partake in a questionnaire to help form the
directions of Commission 7 in the coming period. It is not too late to
complete the survey – and you can access it here:
https://forms.gle/V27faGeFFC7oftqy9.
Nanna Jørgensen
October 2021
