Commission Responsibilities
The commissions, under the guidance of their chairs, are responsible
for pursuing FIG’s professional and technical objectives, through the
implementation of work plans that are adopted at the conclusion of an FIG
congress and culminate with the delivery of technical programmes at the
following congress
Between them, they cover all the activities listed in the FIG
definition of a surveyor. Most appoint working groups to progress specific
aspects of their work.
Each commission chairman works with the assistance of a vice-chair and,
if he or she so wishes, a secretary. All serve for a four-year term which
starts at the end of one congress and concludes at the end of the next
congress. Member associations may each appoint one delegate to each
commission. Affiliates, sponsors and academic members are encouraged to
make similar appointments.
In addition to delivering the technical programmes at congresses and
working seeks, commissions and their working groups organise other
seminars and conferences on technical and professional topics, either
individually or jointly (usually in collaboration with an FIG member
association or an allied international professional society). Commissions
also seek opportunities for participating in events sponsored by United
Nations or other funding agency, with a view to assisting professional
development in developing countries and those in economic transition.
Commission Terms of Reference
(approved by the General Assembly on 25 July 1998 as required by
Article 6.5.5 of the Statutes and Internal Rule 11.1)
Commission 1 – Professional Standards and Practice
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Perception of surveying
profession
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Professional practice, legal
aspects and organisational structures
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Standards and certification
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Code
of ethics and applications
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Under-represented groups in
surveying
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Students and young surveyor
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Information technology
management and professional practice
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Project-management, quality and
best practice
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Support to under-represented
groups
Commission 2 – Professional Education
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Curriculum development
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Learning and teaching methods and technologies
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Educational management and marketing
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Continuing professional development
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Networking in education and training
Commission 3 – Spatial Information Management
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Management of spatial
information about land, property and marine data (data, tools, methods,
policies, processes, procedures)
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Spatial data infrastructure –
data collection, analysis, visualisation, standardisation, and
dissemination (technical, organisational, personnel, administrative,
financial, policy, and legal aspects)
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Management and transfer of
knowledge and skills for SIM (educational, professional development and
capacity building aspects)
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Impacts on organizational
structure, business models, public-private-partnerships, professional
practice and administration
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Management of spatial
information supporting good governance (sustainable development, social
and economic growth and poverty reduction, environment protection,
democracy, freedom, participation in decision making, social security).
Commission 4 – Hydrography
- Hydrographic
surveying; hydrographic education, training and CPD
- Marine environment &
Coastal Zone Management (CZM)
- Data processing and
management
- Nautical charting and
bathymetric maps - analogue and digital, includes ENCs (Electronic
Navigational Charts).
Commission 5 – Positioning and Measurement
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The science of measurement
(instrumentation, methodology and guidelines)
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The acquisition of accurate and
reliable survey data related to the position, size and shape of natural
and artificial features of the earth and its environment and including
variation with time.
Commission 6 – Engineering Surveys
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Acquisition, processing and
management of topometric data and all related information throughout the
life cycle of a project (at construction site)
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Quality control and validation
for civil engineering constructions and manufacturing of large objects
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Modern concepts for setting-out
and machine guidance
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Deformation monitoring, analysis
and interpretation, measurement of dynamic loaded structures (general)
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Prediction of deformation and
movements in engineering projects, mines and areas of geological hazard
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Automatic measuring systems,
construction and industry and multi-sensor measuring systems
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Terrestrial laser systems, their
usage in architecture, civil engineering and industry
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Quality control at the
construction site; standards related to construction and deformation
measurement.
Commission 7 – Cadastre and Land Management
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Land management and land
administration
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Cadastres and land registers
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Cadastral reform
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Land policy, land reform and
land taxation
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Land tenure
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Land law and land related laws
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Sustainable land administration
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Pro poor land management and
land administration
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Cadastral surveying and mapping
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Land registration
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Land administration in post
conflict areas
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Disaster management and land
administration
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Customary and group rights
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Informal settlements
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Public private partnership in
land administration
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Land policy and land policy
instruments
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Land consolidation
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Land valuation and taxation
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Land markets
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Land reform, land privatisation
and land redistribution
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Innovative technology in land
administration
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Low cost surveying and mapping
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Land and marine resource
management
Commission 8 – Spatial Planning and Development
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Regional and local structure
planning
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Urban and rural land use
planning
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Planning policies and
environmental improvement
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Land use planning and
implementation
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Public-private partnerships
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Informal settlement issues in
spatial development, planning and governance
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Re-engineering mega cities
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Strategy for Environmentally
Sustainable Development.
Commission 9 – Valuation and the Management of Real Estate
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Valuation - the estimating of value of real estate by valuers and
appraisers for various purposes, including e.g. market value, property
taxation, eminent domain, claims of damage or impact on value by some
cause or event and acquisitions for public use or public policy
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Investment in real estate and investment planning
- Real
estate investment vehicles
- Real
estate finance, development finance, land use feasibility planning; real
estate economics, real estate markets and market analyses
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Management of property, as single asset or by management companies
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Management of property systems to ensure efficient use of public and
private resources
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Management of public sector property
Commission 10 - Construction Economics and Management
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Construction economics, including quantity surveying, building
surveying, cost engineering and management, estimating and tendering
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Commercial management including procurement, risk management and
contract law for construction and non construction activity
- Project
and programme management including planning / scheduling
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