International Federation of Surveyors
Fédération Internationale des Géomètres
Internationale Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure
One month into 2025 and a lot of activites have already taken place
and are being planned. Currently the main focus is on the upcoming FIG
Working Week 2025 that will be held in Brisbane, Australia 6-10 April.
All member organisations of FIG are invited to the General Assembly
that will take place on 6 and 10 April.
Currently, a large number of active FIG representatives together with
the local organisers from Australia are working on creating an exciting
technical programme for the conference. Many abstracts have been received.
Thank you for this large interest. It has therefore been decided to
extend the early bird registration until 17 February to ensure that
authors and others can get their funding in place and be able to
register for the conference at this favourable price. The Plenary
sessions set the scene of each of the conference days and include
exciting Australian and International high-level speakers. Secure your
registration now and make use of the discounted early bird fee.
Read on, e.g. an article published in GIM magazine on "Mapping the
Plastic" commission newsletters and other upcoming events.
FIG Working Week 2025 - EXTENSION OF EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION
Conference days: 7-9 April | FIG General Assembly: 6 and 10 April | Pre-events: 4-5 April
FIG and Geospatial Council of Australia have the honour to invite you to the FIG Working Week 2025 held jointly with the national event Locate25.
This spectacular event will be held in Brisbane Convention & Exhibtion Centre (BCEC) in the capital city of Queensland, Australia. The dynamic city of Brisbane shows seamless blends of urban sophistication with cutting-edge technology and research, making it the perfect location for geospatial and surveying experts and its related professions.
Programme
The technical programme is currently being worked on. Exciting sessions await you with a wealth of topics. This event will feature over 80 technical sessions, interactive workshops, and a comprehensive exhibition, showcasing the latest advancements in geospatial technology.
The three plenary sessions will set the scene on each of the three conference days:
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Championing a Digital Generation: creating value and collaboration in geospatial ecosystem; Geography, GIS in the Digital world |
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Creating value in land management: Executing a resilient vision of relationships between land, climate, and people |
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Building foundational capabilities that support people in the built and ocean environment |
Register now and plan your trip
Organising FIG Working Week alongside the national event Locate25 will give a unique opportunity for the international and national surveying, geospatial, valuation and related professions to team up, connect, learn and collaborate.
Register now and take
advantage of the favourable Early-Bird rate.
Book accommodation -
special rates are available at several surrounding hotels
Do you need visa? Check the
requirements and who is eligible for the different kinds of visas
The deadline of early bird registration has been extended to 17 February
Position your brand - become a sponsor or exhibitor
During the three conference days 7-9 April an exhibition is planned in the conference hallway area. This means that delegates are close to the exhibition area. Even more visibility can be obtained via a sponsorship - check the various opportunities:
More information on the FIG Working Week website: www.fig.net/fig2025
Interview with FIG President Diane Dumashie in Spatial Source, December 2024: Challenges and opportunities in 2025
NEWS FROM FIG
FIG General Assembly 2025 6-10 April in Brisbane, Australia, and presidents meeting online in February
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Members are encouraged to attend the FIG General
Assembly which will take place on 6 and 10 April
2025 in Brisbane, Australia in connection with the FIG
Working Week 2025. We do hope to see many members represented. The
invitation including the agenda of the General Assembly will be sent
to all members of FIG in due time. The General Assembly
includes election of new Chairs Elects of the ten FIG Commissions
and election between two destinations for the FIG Working Week 2029.
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GIM Magazine article: Mapping the plastic using UAV imagery
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| FIG Commission 4 on Hydrograpy has created a Working Group on "Mapping the Plastic" in response to the devastating effects of plastic on the Earth’s oceans, and specifically on waterways and coastal environments. An article has published an article in GIM Magazine, January 2025 written by Simon Ironside, Gordana Jakovljevic and Naa Dedei Tagoe. Read the full article in GIM Magazine |
Personalia
Buddhi Narayan Shresta receives the the Raymond Mailfsky Award-2024
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The Milefsky Award is made annually to an individual or organisation that has advanced boundary-making or cross-border cooperation. Buddhi Rarayan Shresta, who is well-known for his work on boudaries receives the award in 2024. Read more |
Rob Mahoney passed away January 2025
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FIG was saddned to hear about Rob Mahoney's death. He was actively involved in several FIG activities, espeically in FIG Commission 3, in Working Groups, with mulitple papers and presentations of which some were published as the FIG Article of the Month and as a splendid session chair. FIG has received the following obituary by James Kavanagh, RICS Read more |
NEWS FROM COMMISSIONS AND NETWORKS
Commission 2 Newsletter January 2025
Commission 7 newsletter Quarter 4 2024
Event on Professional ethics and deontology for the global geomatics and surveying community Organised by APPAT, CLGE, COIGT Spain, and FIG with participation by the chair of FIG Commission 1:
ARTICLE OF THE MONTH
The article of the Month in January 2025 is written by Nok-hang NG, Hong Kong SAR, China Unlocking the Potential of Earth Observation Data in Cultivating a Climate-Resilient City The paper discusses the role of remote sensing and Earth Observation (EO) data in addressing climate change issues in Hong Kong and was presented in the Regional Conference 2024 in Nepal. Read the article
VACANCIES
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If you are an experienced leader in National Mapping and
Charting, and you get excited about making the connections that
enable others to understand and solve common problems using
geographic information systems (GIS), then please consider applying
for the following positions. |
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The Civil Society Unit, Department of Global Communications,UN, is hiring full-time interns for 4-6 months in three (3) different work areas. Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master's or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor's, Master's or PH.D. Programme. More information |
FUTURE EVENTS
2025
29 January 2025, online
60-Minutes-Knowledge_Meeting on AVM No 3.
Organised by FIG Commission 9.
Register here
1 February 2025, online webinar
SanJose 9AM, Washington DC 10AM, Buenos Aires 12PM Madrid 4PM
Ética profesional y deontología para la Comunidad Geomática y Topográfica
Mundial / Professional ethics and deontology for the global geomatics and
surveying community Organised by APPAT, CLGE, COIGT Spain, and FIG
with participation by the chair of FIG Commission 1.
More
information
Register here
18-20 February 2025, Rabat Morocco - in person and virtual
the Third Arab Land Conference organised by Organized by the Moroccan
Ministry of National Territory and Urban Planning, Housing and City Policy,
UN-Habitat and the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN).
More information:
https://arablandinitiative.gltn.net/media/events/the-third-arab-land-conference
Sponsorship Call: The Call for Sponsorship provides a
unique opportunity for organizations to connect with key decision-makers,
expand their networks, and enhance their brand's visibility among a diverse
and influential group of high-level land stakeholders. For more details
about the
sponsorship packages, please contact
unhabitat-arablandinitiative@un.org
17-21 February 2025, Bonn, Germany
UN-GGCE Geodesy Capacity Development Workshop.
This workshop is focused on
surveying and geodetic professionals working for, or with, Member State
government agencies in Europe. Workshops for the Africa, Americas, Arab
States and Asia-Pacific regions are currently in development and will take
place later in 2025.
Read the concept
note
1-4 April 2025, Melbourne, Australia
Global Geospatial and Land Community at Melbourne Connect, organised by the
Centre for SDIs and Land Administration-CSDILA at University of Melbourne in
collaboration with UN Global Geospatial Knowledge and Innovation (UN-GGKIC),
FIG (International Federation of Surveyors), Australian Research Council
Research Hub (ARC-RIIS) and several international agencies. The Program will
include a Geospatial Leadership Training and Global Forum on Advancing Land
and Geospatial Knowledge and Innovation to address our climate actions,
resilience and sustainability challenges, as a dialogue on shaping the
Future Generation of Sustainability Agenda.
FIG Working Week 2025
6-10 April 2025, Brisbane Australia
Web site: www.fig.net/fig2025
7-9 April 2025, Karlsruhe, Germany
6th Joint International Symposium on Deformation Monitoring
(JISDM) organised by FIG, IAG and ISPRS.
Web site: https://jisdm2025.gik.kit.edu/
9-11 April 2025, Lviv, Ukraine
Geoforum 2025 the XXVІII International Scientific and Technical Conference
dedicated to the anniversary of the professional holiday of geologists,
land-surveyors and cartographers of Ukraine. Supported by FIG.
More
information
18-20 June 2025, Athens Greece
& Workshop on "Building Back Better the Self-made Cities, Improving the
Geospatial Data Ecosystems & Formalizing the Informal Settlements" organised
jointly by UNECE WPLA, FIG Commissions 3 & 9, EGoS and World Bank.
7-9 October 2025, Frankfurt Germany
Intergeo 2025, organised by DVW, Germany.
Web site: https://www.intergeo.de/en/welcome-to-intergeo
15-17 October 2025, Brno, Czech Republic
9th International Conference on Engineering Surveying (INGEO 2025 ),
supported by FIG Commission 6 (Engineering Surveys) Web site: https://www.ingeoconference.com/
More events: Check the events page
Save the dates
FIG Congress 2026, Cape Town, South Africa: 24-29 May 2026 -
www.fig.net/fig2026
FIG Working Week 2027, Stavanger, Norway: 23-27 May 2027 -
www.fig.net/fig2027
FIG Working Week 2028, Paris, France - Celebrating FIG 150th Anniversary
24-28 June 2028
Kind regards,
Ms. Louise Friis-Hansen
Director
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International Federation of Surveyors |
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FIG Working Week 2025, 6-10 April, Brisbane, Australia Web site: www.fig.net/fig2025 |
FIG Working Week 2027, Stavanger, Norway
FIG Working Week 2028, Paris, France - Celebrating FIG 150th Anniversary
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FIG Newsletter brings you latest information about FIG and its activities. The information referred here is in full length available on the FIG web site. Thus the Newsletter is produced to inform you about activities in FIG. The FIG Newsletter is circulated monthly or bi-monthly by e-mail. The referred articles are in English and written in a way that you are able to extract them to your national newsletters or circulate to your members and networks.
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