The Commission 5 meeting will be held jointly
with Commission 7, LADM, STDM Workshops and
Geoinformation Week 2024 in Malaysia under the main
title: Geospatial Innovation for Sustainable Rural
and Urban Development
Limited sponsorship is available for particpants
courtesy of UN-OOSA. This support will only cover
cost for air fare, two nights of lodging and the
RFIP fee. Participants can schedule their flights to
arrive before the start of the SIRGAS Sumposium.
However, costs for additional nights are at their
expense.
Applications will be welcome immediately but will
close on 14 OCTOBER 2022 (Short timeframe)
More information and
to apply
Commission 5, Chair Elect
August 2021
The General Assembly elected Mr. Ryan Keenan
from Australia, SSSI, as the Chair Elect of Commission 5,
the elected Chair Elect term as the Chair of the Commission
will be initiated at the FIG Congress 2022 for the period
2023-2026.
To read more about Working Week 2021 in general, the full report
FIG e-Working Week 2021 is available.
Article: Key Global and Technology Drivers Impacting Surveying
February 2021
The article was published in GIM International. As the FIG commission chairs
are near the halfway point in their
terms, they reflect on the global and technological drivers
influencing their work. This article describes the breadth of work
across the FIG commissions as well as the common areas. The
discussion is also informed by global reports such as the UN-GGIM’s
Future Trends in Geospatial Information Management and the RICS
Futures Report 2020.
Enjoy the article
FIG Working (from home) Week 2020 -
Proceedings
May 2020
During the conference days a range of articles
highlighting the hot-topics, the ground breaking
research, and the hidden gems in the proceedings was
published.
Commission 5 broadly supports each of the subthemes by providing the
applications and technology to enable smart surveyors in accomplishing
their work. Additionally, these apply both on land and water – enabling
the integration of offshore bathymetric data with onshore terrain models
into a seamless whole for improved coastal and emergency management. In
developing these technologies, the most efficient means are sought to
enable developing countries to better access their respective geospatial
information at similar levels of accuracy to those of more developed
nations.
Read the article.
It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we
announce the cancellation of this year’s FIG Working
Week in Amsterdam due 10-14 May.
This is not a decision we have taken lightly and there are two
overriding concerns that have caused us to make this decision at this
time.
First, the Dutch Government announced new measurements to control the
COVID-19 outbreak. In the Netherlands all gatherings are prohibited until
1 June.
Second, our primary concern is always the wellbeing of you, and we
would not take on the responsibility, during these times, to bring so many
surveyors from all over the world together.
The theme Smart Surveyors for Land and
Water Management is both relevant in a
world where drinking water is a scarce resource,
waste water needs to be recycled rather than seen as
waste, where the sea needs to be better mapped and
managed, where land resources need to be protected
against sea-level rise, and where land-based fresh
water habitats are threatened.
FIG Asia Pacific Capacity Development Network (AP CDN) and
Commission 5 – Position and Measurement members, along with
representatives from sister organisations actively
participated in the “Workshop on the Applications of Global
Navigation Satellite Systems”. FIG AP CDN convened two sessions,
focusing on the why, how and what of organisational planning for
the development of GNSS CORS infrastructure capability and
geodetic datum modernisation.
The Working Week took place in Hanoi, Vietnam
22-26 April 2019. Commission 5 held its yearly meeting and was
involved in several sessions covering the commission 5 areas.
The Technical Seminar on Reference Frames in Practice was
held in Hanoi on 20-21 April 2019. The main focus was on
reference frames in general with a specific focus on UN
initiatives and reference frame examples in the Asia-Pacific
region. A BELS+ Training was also completed on the second
day of the seminar. The Seminar was organized by FIG
Commission 5, in conjunction with the International Association
of Geodesy (IAG), the United Nations International Committee on
GNSS (UN ICG), UN Global Geospatial Information Management –
Asia Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP), BELS+, and the Vietnam Association of
Geodesy, Cartography, and Remote Sensing (VGCR). The seminar was
held in the InterContinental Landmark 72 Hotel in conjunction
with the FIG Working Week 2019 at the Vietnam National
Convention Center.
There were 43 participants including presenters from around
the world representing 20 different countries. Countries
represented included Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium,
Fiji, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Pakistan,
Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain,
Uganda, United States, and Viet Nam. Attendees represented
a mix of academic, government, and commercial institutions.
Report on GeoPrevi 2018 International Symposium-Geodesy for
Smart Cities
29-30 October 2018 Bucharest, Romania
Geo PreVi 2018 Symposium “Geodesy for Smart Cities” took
place in Bucharest, Romania on 29-30 October. The technical
program was mainly organised by FIG Commission 5, 6 and 10. More
than 120 participants from 14 countries attended this seminar.
FIG Commission 5 supported several young surveyors from
Romania and abroad. Mr. Mudit Kapoor from India (Indian
Institute of Technology Roorkee) as well as Mr Gheorghe Tintari
and Ms. Loredana Stoica from Romania received the grants.
References Frame in Practice Seminar - Operational
Aspects of GNSS CORS
18-20 September 2018, Suva, Fiji
In conjunction with FIG Asia Pacific Capacity Development
Network partners namely the Fijian Government - Ministry of
Lands and Mineral Resources, Pacific Geospatial and Surveying
Council (PGSC), the UN GGIM AP, FIG Commission 5, and the
Pacific Geospatial & Surveying Partnership Desk – Pacific
Community, a Reference Frame in Practice Seminar on Operational
GNSS CORS will be held in Suva, Fiji 18-20 September 2018. The
objectives of this event are to provide technical advice on the
operational aspects of GNSS CORS infrastructure, to build a
sustainable and modernised geodetic reference frame and datum,
and also develop the capacity of surveyors in the discipline of
geodetic surveying. Presently there will be over 20
presentations comprising of local and international speakers,
with almost 100 delegates registered! FIG and development
partners wish to thank Lecia Geosystems for their support.
Commission 5 grants to Young Surveyors - Geo PreVi 2018
Geo PreVi 2018 Symposium “Geodesy for Smart Cities” will take
place in Bucharest, Romania 29-30 October. The technical program
is mainly organized by help of FIG Commission 5, 6 and 10
dealing with Positioning and Measurement, Engineering Geodesy
and Construction Economics and Management. Web site:
https://geoprevi.xyz/
The organizing committee will support young surveyors from
Romania and abroad.
Young surveyors from outside Romania that
will submit an article and give a presentation can
be granted by maximum 400 € to support travelling,
accommodation and registration fee. If you are interested
please send your application including a CV, the title and
the abstract of the presentation as well as a motivation
letter to Volker Schwieger [email protected] and
Li Zhang [email protected] .
Additionally you have to register at the mentioned website.
We will award minimum two grants.
Romanian young surveyors that will
submit an article and give a presentation will be granted
for the registration fee of 30 € on-site. Please apply by
sending a CV, the title and the abstract of the presentation
to Ana Cornelia Badea
[email protected] and Aurel Negrila
[email protected].
We will award up to fifteen grants.
The commission chairs of the term 2019-2022 were elected at
the General Assembly held in conjunction with the FIG Congress
in Istanbul. Mr.
Dan Roman from United
States was elected at chair of FIG
Commission 5. His term starts 1.1.2019.
FIG
Commission 5 was actively involved during the FIG Congress 2018
in Istanbul, Turkey.
Commission 5 Report - presented at the General Assembly [Report]
[Handouts]
Report on the Technical Seminar on Reference Frames in Practice held in
conjection with the FIG Congress
The Technical Seminar on Reference Frames in Practice was
held in Istanbul on 4-5 May 2018. The main focus was on
reference frames in general, kinematics and dynamic datums which
reflects geodetic priorities for all regions suffering from
natural disasters such as earthquakes. Participants mostly come
from countries where there is a strong need to model deformation
to maintain their accurate spatial reference frames. So, this
Seminar has been a good platform to share knowledge and
resources for their mutual benefits.
The Seminar was organised by FIG Commission 5, in conjunction with
the International Association of Geodesy (IAG), the United Nations
International Committee on GNSS (UN ICG) and the Turkish Chamber of
Survey and Cadastre Engineers (HKMO).
GEOPREVI 2018, Geodesy for Smart Cities, Joint Seminar of
FIG Commission 5, 6 and 10 Symposium
Bucharest, Romania, 29-30 October
The GeoPreVi 2018 is a scientific event of the Faculty of
Geodesy - Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest
and will be organized this year in cooperation with FIG
Commissions 5, 6 and 10, Romanian Surveyors Union and Romanian
Association of Private Surveyors.
GeoPreVi 2018 is continuing the previous year collaboration with
FIG. This year, International Symposium GeoPreVi 2018 is
inspired by the theme Digital Geodesy for Smart Cities focusing
on general topics like reference frames, positioning, surveying
and Building Information Modelling.
We are sure that GeoPreVi 2018 will create the professional
frame and environment for discussions, exchanging knowledge and
experience among surveyors, geodesists and other professionals.
Still it is one more opportunity to enhance the awareness
regarding our profession in Romania, Europe and worldwide.
International Symposium GeoPreVi 2018 gives to the participants
the opportunity to present papers, debate and communicate in a
professional and scientific manner highlighting their own
contribution finding out technical solutions and new researches
in order to identify the social, technical and environmental
benefits.
The Faculty of Geodesy, that merges the traditions and
excellence in Romanian surveying academic education, together
with its outstanding event initiators and co-organizers
professional associations, members of The International
Federation of Surveyors - the premier international organization
that is supporting the interests of surveyors worldwide and
covering the whole range of professional fields within the
global surveying community have agreed to focus to very
important challenges of the nowadays Romanian society such as
positioning and measurement, engineering surveys, construction
management.
23-25 October 2018 at RMIT University in Melbourne,
Australia.
The Multi-GNSS Asia (MGA) is an international cooperative
initiative endorsed by the United Nation International Committee
on GNSS to promote cooperation and utilisation of satellite
positioning, navigation and timing services in Asia and Oceania.
With the 2018 MGA Conference theme “Creating Solutions, Driving
Innovation, Connecting Industry”, the event will present an
informative program showcasing the latest advancements in GNSS
technology and applications, innovative satellite positioning
and navigation solutions, as well as connecting industries to
explore new business cooperation in GNSS services, products and
applications. MGA aims to expand the impact of navigation
satellite technology right across our economy. Also, the program
will include a facilitated networking event, open forums to
discuss future collaborations and a young professionals and
students event.
The deadline, the 1st October, for papers to be
peer-reviewed for the FIG Congress Istanbul Turkey in May next
year is approaching
The FIG Commissions 5 and 6 have an agreement with the Chief
Editor of the Journal of Applied Geodesy: after the Working Week
the best peer-reviewed scientific papers can be published in a
special issue of this journal.
We hope to give researchers and scientists from all around
the world an additional motivation to attend the FIG Congress,
and at the same time the opportunity to publish their valuable
research results in a well-known Journal.
The process will be as follows:
you have to include your paper into the FIG
peer-review process
the paper is successfully accepted and rated by the
reviewers as well as and presented at the Working Week
the commission officers will decide on the base of the
reviewer ratings about the scientific quality of the
paper
the authors of the best papers will be contacted by the
Commission chairs, if they are willing to publish in the
Journal
the peer-review process of the Journal of Applied
Geodesy will start
Ivo Milev
Chair Commission 6
Volker Schwieger
Chair Commission 5
One day meeting on “Regional Challenges, Benefits and
Opportunities of Exchanging Geodetic Data”
The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) ,
FIG Asia Pacific Capacity Development Network, and the UN
Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the
Pacific Working Group 1 are jointly hosting a one day meeting on
“Regional Challenges, Benefits and Opportunities of Exchanging
Geodetic Data” on 16 October 2017, at the Kumamoto City
International Centre in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
This meeting with United Nation Asia Pacific country member
delegates will workshop -
the social, technical, environmental and economic
benefits and opportunities of accessing and sharing geodetic
data;
open geodetic data and access policies;
geodetic data / licencing agreements; in particular the
UN-GGIM Compendium on Licensing Geospatial Information;
the state of play of geodetic data sharing in Asia;
geodetic data that should be shared and accessible; and
examine solutions to challenges, impediments and the way
forward.
Chair of the Asia/Pacific Regional Network, Rob Sarib would
appreciate to get comments or information about geodetic data
sharing from our Commission 5 Delegate. For example – case
studies from different countries, challenges, the benefits of
data sharing, open data, policies etc. You support would be
appreciated.
The Reference Frames in Practice (RFIP) series has been in
operation since May 2012 and this year’s seminar was convened in
Kobe (Japan) on 29-30 July 2017. The seminar venue was the
Kobe Chamber of Commerce - Port Island, and was hosted by GSI -
Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. A special
thanks to Mr. Basara Miyahara and his team at GSI for their
great hospitality.
Like previous seminars this RFIP was well attended. It
attracted 68 delegates from 19 different countries. From a
program perspective, there were 21 quality presentations which
included 4 presentations from the event sponsors who provided a
manufacturers perspective on the issues and challenges relating
to geodetic reference frames.
The seminar’s objective was to provide fundamental geodetic
reference frame background, concepts and examine the associated
data and analysis techniques, each with a focus on practical
implementation and application.
The Seminar was organized by FIG Commission 5. It was held within the
frame of the XIII International Exhibition and Scientific Congress
"Interexpo GEO-Siberia 2017" in Novosibirsk. The primary objective of
the Seminar was to shape a vision for the future of cost-effective
positioning technologies. The seminar was aimed at bringing developers
of precise low-cost solutions, surveyors, and other potential users
together.
Commission chairs 2015-2018 at their meeting during the FIG
Working Week, 29 May-2 June in Helsinki, Finland: Remy Boudon(comm. 6) Volker
Schwieger (comm. 5), See Lian ONG (comm. 10), Angela Etuonovbe
(comm. 4), Steven Nystrom (comm. 9), Kwame Tenadu (comm. 8),
Enrico Rispoli (comm. 3), Gerda Schennach (comm. 7), Fahria Masum(comm. 2), Brian J.
Coutts (comm. 1)
TECHNICAL SEMINAR ON REFERENCE FRAME IN PRACTICE
29-30 July 2017, Kobe - Japan
This seminar will be of benefit to operational geodesists or
surveyors who are dealing with reference frame issues and crustal
deformation, either in a government or commercial environment. It is
also open to academics or postgraduate students in a surveying or
related discipline.
Technical Seminar on Cost Effective Positioning and Geo Data
20 April 2017, Novosibirsk, Russia
We are pleased to invite you to attend the International
Seminar on the role of Cost Effective Positioning and Geo Data. The
Seminar will be jointly organized under auspices of FIG Commissions 3
and 5. It will be held within the frame of the XIII International
Exhibition and Scientific Congress "Interexpo GEO-Siberia 2017", April
19-21, 2017.
More information...
International Digital Elevation Model Service (IDEMS)
A newly developed International Digital Elevation Model Service (IDEMS)
is now available under the umbrella of the International Gravity Field
Service (IGFS) of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG). IDEMS
provides a focus for distribution of data and information about various
digital elevation models, including spherical-harmonic models of Earth’s
global topography and lunar and planetary DEM. Related datasets, such as
representation of Inland Water within Digital Elevation Models, and
relevant software which are available in the public domain are also
provided. IDEMS will provide the following DEM related products:
Compilation, tutorial-style provision and maintenance of
information on global gridded DEMs;
Compilation of available national elevation data sets with
information on data resolution, methods used for DEM generation and
links to providers;
Generation and dissemination of spherical-harmonic models of
Earth’s global topography and bathymetry;
Compilation of geodesy-relevant DEM-studies;
Extension of the focus from Earth to Moon and terrestrial planets
through compilation of information on available planetary topography
models.
IDEMS is hosted and operated by Environmental Systems Research
Institute (Esri) (http://www.esri.com/)
under the lead of Mr Kevin M Kelly (Director) and Dr Jianbin Duan (Deputy
Director). The new IDEMS website is available at:
https://idems.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html. Mr Kelly is also the
chair of FIG Commission 5 (Positioning and Measurement) Working Group 5.3
- Vertical Reference Frames.
IDEMS offers two main digital elevation data services managed and
maintained by Esri: Terrain and TopoBathy. These services provide online
access to a global collection of multi-resolution and multi-source
elevation and bathymetry data, including metadata and source information.
This DEM data collection includes the best publicly available data and
community contributed data with resolutions ranging from 1000 meters to 3
meters. The IDEMS terrain and bathymetry data are updated periodically as
new datasets become available. Many other DEM data, not directly hosted by
Esri, are also available on IDEMS.
Access to IDEMS will not require Esri software. However, for users with
Esri software – which includes many academic institutions globally – a
number of pre-defined, common terrain data analysis tools become available
such as data aggregation, interpolation, density, buffering, flow
analysis, and more.
IDEMS encourages contributions to the site from the geodetic community
in any of the five product types listed above. Please contact the IDEMS
Director or Deputy Director if you would like to contribute or recommend
content you think appropriate for IDEMS.
Kevin M. Kelly ([email protected])
Director IDEMS
Chair FIG WG5.3 – Vertical Reference Frame
Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri)
Jianbin Duan ([email protected])
Deputy Director IDEMS
Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri)
Newsletter - July 2016
Commission 5 Newsletter including the report from Commission 5 at
FIG Working Week 2016 in Christchurch, New Zealand, May 2016
Commission 5 at the FIG Working Week 2016 in
Christchurch, New Zealand 2-6 May
Commission 5 had its annual meeting during the FIG
Working Week 2016 in Christchurch, New Zealand, 2-6 May
2016
Commission 5 report - presented at the General Assembly
[Report]
[Handouts]
Commission chairs 2015-2018 at their meeting during the FIG Working
Week, 2-6 May 2016 in Christchurch, New Zealand: Brian J. Coutts (comm. 1), E.M.C.
(Liza) Groenendijk (comm. 2), Enrico
Rispoli (comm. 3), Angela Etuonovbe
(comm. 4), Volker Schwieger (comm. 5), Diane Dumashie (Vice
president), Ivo
Milev (comm. 6)., Gerda Schennach
(comm. 7), Steven Nystrom (comm. 9), See Lian ONG
(comm. 10) and Eva-Maria Unger (YSN)
Annual Steering Commission Meeting was held during the FIG Working
Week in Christchurch, New Zealand
Reference Frame in Practice Technical Seminar - Report
The technical seminar aimed at surveyors, spatial professionals,
students and operational geodesists who are interested in learning more
about practical aspects of reference frames from some of the world’s
leading geodesists and geodetic surveyors. As well as covering reference
frame basics, the two-day seminar focused particularly on dealing with
deformation and datum unification.
The Technical Seminar Reference Frame in Practice - Reference Frames,
Datum Unification and Kinematics was held at the Rydges Latimer in
Christchurch, New Zealand, on 1-2 May 2016 in conjunction with the 78th
FIG Working Week 2016, 2-6 May 2016. The seminar was organized by IAG
(International Association of Geodesy), FIG (Fédération Internationale
des Géomètres), UN-GGIM-AP (UN Global Geospatial Information Management
for Asia and the Pacific), ICG (International Committee on GNSS) and
NZIS (New Zealand Institute of Surveyors). The seminar was attended by
over 50 participants from 18 countries.
Five participants were funded by the International Committee on
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG) United Nations Office for
Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA).
The technical program comprised of eight technical sessions,
including two focused on case studies. There were fifteen presentations
given by speakers from New Zealand, Australia, Japan and USA, two
presentations on behalf of sponsors: Leica and Trimble, and five brief
presentations given by ICG-supported delegates from Philippines, Poland,
Fiji and Nepal.
Report on the Pacific Geospatial and Surveying Council Meeting and
GIS / RS User Conference
The meetings were held from 16-20 November 2015 in Suva Fiji. FIG and
Commission 5 was represented by Rob Sarib. Mr.
Sarib was invited by the Australian Government’s Climate and Oceans
Support Program in the Pacific (COSPac) to participate in discussions by
contributing to the development of a “strategy document” for the PGSC.
It is anticipated that a draft strategic plan will be ready for review
at the Christchurch FIG Working Week in May 2015.
Technical Seminar on Vertical References Frame in Practice
27-28 July 2015 in Singapore
This event is co-sponsored by IAG, (International
Association of Geodesy), FIG (Fédération Internationale des Géomètres),
UN Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific
(UN-GGIM-AP), ICG (International Committee on GNSS) and Singapore Land
Authority.
The Organisers IAG, FIG, UN ICG, UN GGIM AP and SLA would like to
thank and acknowledge the following FIG Corporate sponsors for their
generous support of this event.
Commission 5 at the XXV FIG Congress 2014 in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia, 16-21 June
Mikael Lilje
From a FIG Commission 5 perspective, the Congress
was impressive and the Commission 5 technical program was
comprehensive and extensive. Also the Annual Steering Committee
Meeting was held during the XXV FIG Congress 2014.
Report on the Eight Meeting of the International
Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG-8), 9-14 November
2013, Dubai, UAE
The Eight Meeting of the International Committee on
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG) was held in Dubai, UAE from 9
to 14 November 2013. The ICG has been formed as a result of
recommendations of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space (COPUOS),
as ratified by the General Assembly of the UN.
FIG Pacific Small Island Developing States Symposium
18-20 September 2013, Suva Fiji
Joint Workshops: UN-GGIM-AP and FIG Commission 5
FIG Commission 5 and the UN-GGIM?AP (United Nations Global Geospatial
Information Management ? Asia Pacific) are facilitating two workshops at
the FIG Pacific Small Islands Developing States Symposium in Fiji -
www.fig.net/fiji/.
Commission 5 Technical Seminar - Reference Frame
in Practice, 21-22 June 2013, Manila, Philippines
This event is co-sponsored by IAG (International
Association of Geodesy), FIG (F??ation Internationale des G?m?res),
UN Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific
(UN-GGIM-AP), ICG (International Committee on GNSS) and PhilGEGS ?
Philippines Geodetic Engineering and Geomatic Society.
REPORT on the Seventh Meeting of the International
Commitee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG-7), 5-9 November,
Beijing, China
The ICG has been formed as a result of recommendations of
the UN Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space (COPUOS), as
ratified by the General Assembly of the UN. The International Federation
of Surveyors (FIG) is an Associate Member of the ICG. Mikael Lilje
was there as the FIG representative to UNOOSA and Matt Higgins
was there as FIG?s co-chair for Working Group D.
Commission 5 and 6 Workshop, 18-19 September 2012 Almaty, Kazakhstan
We are pleased to invite you to participate in the fifth FIG
Commissions 5 and 6 Workshop
on ?Innovative Technologies for an Efficient Geospatial Management of
Earth
Resources? organized by the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG),
Kazakh National
Technical University after K.I. Satpaev (KazNTU) and Siberian State
Academy of Geodesy
(SSGA). The workshop will be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on September
18-19, 2012.
Commission 5 at the FIG Working Week 2012 in Rome,
Italy, 6-10 May 2012
Volker Schwieger
Commission 5 had its annual meeting during the
FIG Working Week 2012 in Rome, Italy, 6-10 May 2012. The General
Assembly appointed Prof.
Volker Schwieger from Germany as the Chair Elect of
Commission 5 for 2013-2014.
FIG Commission 5 and 6 Technical Seminar "Reference
Frame In Practice" - 4-5 May 2012, Rome, Italy
The seminar was organised by IAG (International Association of
Geodesy), FIG (F??ation Internationale des G?m?res) and ICG
(International Committee on GNSS) and was held at Cassa Geometri 4-5 May
2012 in association with the FIG Working Week, 6th - 10th May 2012,
Rome, Italy.
General
Assembly for the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics Earth on
Edge: Science for a
Sustainable Planet June 28 ?July 7, Melbourne, Australia
Rob Sarib, Mikael Lilje, Graeme Blick and Allison Kealy participated
in the conference as well as the General Assembly and relevant business
meetings
FIG Commission 5 and 6 Workshop Innovative Technologies for an Efficient Geospatial Management of
Earth" - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 4-8 September 2011
The third FIG Commissions 5 and 6 Workshop on ?Innovative
Technologies for an Efficient Geospatial Management of Earth Resources?
will be held for the first time in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 4-8 September
2011.The Workshop is organized by the International Federation of
Surveyors (FIG), Mongolian Association of Geodesy Photogrammetry &
Cartography (MAGP&C) and Siberian State Academy of Geodesy (SSGA).
3rd International Colloquium - Scientific and
Fundamental Aspects of the Galileo Programme in Copenhagen, Denmark
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the
Technical University of Denmark is hosting the 3rd Galileo
Science Colloquium in Copenhagen, Denmark, on August 31 to
September 2, 2011. The Colloquium focuses on scientific
applications of Galileo (and other global navigation satellite
systems) as well as on sciences which can benefit the future
development of Galileo. This includes topics such as geodesy,
geodynamics, reference frames, atomic clocks, signal
propagation, disaster monitoring, positioning, navigation etc.
Deadline for submission of abstracts has passed April 15, 2011.
Further information and online abstract submission:
http://www.congrex.nl/11A12/
FIG Commissions 5 and 6
Workshop on ?Innovative Technologies for an Efficient Geospatial
Management of Earth Resources? - Blue Bay Recreation Centre,
Zyryanovsky Region, Kazakhstan, 3-7 September 2010
Participants at the Workshop in Kazakhstan
FIG Commissions 5 (Positioning and Measurement) and 6
(Engineering Surveys) together with Agency of the Republic of
Kazakhstan for Land Resources Management, D. Serikbaev East
Kazakhstan State Technical University (EKSTU), Siberian State
Academy of Geodesy (SSGA) and Regional Scientific and
Technological Park ?Altai? organised a Workshop on ?Innovative
Technologies for an Efficient Geospatial Management of Earth
Resources?. The Conference was attended by about 100
participantsand containedalmost 60 presentations.
Proceedings of the Workshop will be available soon
Commission 5 at the FIG Congress 2010 in Sydney, Australia, 11-16 April 2010
Mikael Lilje
Commission 5 had its annual meeting during the
FIG Congress 2010 in Sydney, Australia, 11-16 April 2010. The
General Assembly appointed Mr. Mikael Lilje from Sweden as
the Chair of Commission 2 for 2011-2014.
Read about the highlights from FIG Commission 5 2009 activities as
well as a report on 1st Asia Oceania Regional Workshop on GNSS, report
on "AuScope" VLBI Project Status and Report on Cost Effective GNSS.
Please also notice the Call for Ideas for FIG Commission 5 Work
Plan 2011-14.
Commission 5 Newsletter, November 2009 - Report on FIG Regional
Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam, 19-22 October 2009
This Commission 5
Report provides an overview of activities at the 7th FIG
Regional Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam. FIG Commission 5 coordinated
several technical sessions during the Conference in the areas "Global and Regional Observing Systems and Services",
"GNSS CORS Infrastructure and Standards", and "Asia Pacific Reference Frame".
Please read the report at view the pictures from the conference.
FIG attends
IAG 2009 Geodesy for Planet Earth - Buenos Aires, Argentina, 31
August - 4 September 2009
The International Association of Geodesy (IAG) organised the ?Geodesy for
Planet Earth? conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina at the end of August.
FIG was invited and represented by Mikael Lilje, Chair Elect of Commission 5
(Sweden) and Rob Sarib, Vice Chair of Administration (Australia). This scientific symposium is a biannual IAG
event and attracted approximately 500 delegates from 65
different countries. There were 500 technical / scientific papers submitted and 280 of
them were delivered as oral presentations. The technical program was run in
two parallel sessions with numerous business meetings held in the evenings
outside the ordinary technical program. Read
more...
FIG
Commission 5 and 6 and SSGA Workshop on ?Innovative Technologies for an
Efficient Geospatial Management of Earth Resources? - Listvyanka,
Russian Federation, 23-30 July 2009
FIG Commissions 5 (Positioning and Measurement) and 6
(Engineering Surveys) together with the Siberian State Academy
of Geodesy (SSGA) organised a Workshop on ?Innovative
Technologies for an Efficient Geospatial Management of Earth
Resources? on Lake Baikal in the settlement of Listvyanka,
Russian Federation 23-30 July 2009. Read more... Proceedings
available on Commission 6 web site.
2nd
International Conference on Machine Control & Guidance, 9-11 March 2010,
Bonn, Germany
The 2nd International Conference on Machine Control &
Guidance to be held in Bonn, Germany, 9-11 March 2010 is co-sponsored by
FIG Commission 5 and 6.
Web site: www.mcg.uni-bonn.de First invitation and call for
papers as a .pdf file.
Report of Commission 5 Activities at the FIG Working Week 2009 in Eilat,
4-8 May 2009
Commission 5 Annual Meeting was held in Eilat, Israel during the
FIG Working Week 2009. Read more:
FIG Vice President Matt Higgins attends the Third Meeting of the
International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG) -
Pasadena, California, USA, 8-12 December 2008
The International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems
(ICG), met in Pasadena, California, USA, from 8 to 12 December 2008.
Vice President Matt Higgins attended representing the
International Federation of Surveyors (FIG).
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Report of Commission 5 Activities at the FIG Working Week 2008 in
Stockholm 14-19 June 2008
Commission 5 Annual Meeting was held in Stockholm, Sweden during
the FIG Working Week 2008, 14-19 June 2008. Read more:
FIG Vice President Matt Higgins attends the Second Meeting of the International Committee on
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG)
hosted by the Indian Space Research Organisation in Bangalore, India, 4
to 7 September, 2007
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New: A paper on "New
GNSS Developments and their Impact on Survey Service Providers and
Surveyors" by Chris Rizos (President of IAG Commission 4),
Matt Higgins (Chair FIG Commission 5) and Steve Hewitson.
This paper was presented at SSC2005 Spatial Intelligence, Innovation
and Praxis: The national biennial Conference of the Spatial Sciences
Institute, September 2005. Melbourne.
Report on the UN/USA International Meeting on the Use
and Applications of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) - Hosted
by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, Vienna, Austria,
13 to 17 December 2004
Report of the meeting on the use and applications of Global
Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) hosted by the United Nations Office
for Outer Space Affairs (UN OOSA) and also supported by the State
Department of the USA. The meetings arise from recommendations of the UN
Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space (COPUOS), as ratified by
the General Assembly of the UN. Matt Higgins, Chair of Commission 5
attended the 2004 meeting representing FIG.
Prof.
Rudolf Staiger from Germany was appointed by the General Assembly
in Athens as the Chair Elect of Commission 5 for 2004-2006. He will be
the chair of the commission 2006-2010. He is Professor at the
Fachbereich Vermessungswesen, Labor für Geodätische Messtechnik at the
University of Essen
Commission 5 gets a new Vice Chair of Administration
Mr Robert Sarib, Manager of Survey Services from Dept. Infrastructure,
Planning & Environment from Darwin, Australia has been appointed to Vice Chair
of Administration of Commission 5. Rob can be reached by email:
[email protected]
Commission chairs 2015-2018 at their meeting during the FIG
Working Week, 29 May-2 June in Helsinki, Finland: Remy Boudon(comm. 6) Volker
Schwieger (comm. 5), See Lian ONG (comm. 10), Angela Etuonovbe
(comm. 4), Steven Nystrom (comm. 9), Kwame Tenadu (comm. 8),
Enrico Rispoli (comm. 3), Gerda Schennach (comm. 7), Fahria Masum(comm. 2), Brian J.
Coutts (comm. 1) 
Prof.
Rudolf Staiger from Germany was appointed by the General Assembly
in Athens as the Chair Elect of Commission 5 for 2004-2006. He will be
the chair of the commission 2006-2010. He is Professor at the
Fachbereich Vermessungswesen, Labor für Geodätische Messtechnik at the
University of Essen
