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 by the General Assembly
following the 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 Chair Elect and
Vice Chairs and a Vice Chair of Administration. Commission Chair and
Vice Chairs (working group chairs) serve for a four-year term (Chair
Elect for two years), which
starts at the beginning of the year that follows the congress and concludes at the end of
year of the next
congress. Member associations may each appoint one delegate to each
commission. Affiliates, sponsors and academic members are encouraged to
appoint a correspondent to all commissions of their interest.
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 2007-2010
Commission 1 – Professional Standards and Practice
- Perception of surveying profession
- Professional practice, legal aspects and organisational structures
- Standards and certification
- Code of ethics and applications
- Under-represented groups in surveying
- Students and young surveyors
- Information technology management and professional practice
- Project-management, quality and best practice
- Support to under-represented groups
Commission 2 – Professional Education
- Curriculum development
- Learning and teaching methods and technologies
- Educational management and marketing
- Continuing professional development
- Networking in education and training
Commission 3 – Spatial Information Management
- Management of spatial information about land, property and marine data
(data, tools, methods, policies, processes, procedures);
- Spatial data infrastructure – data collection, analysis, visualization,
standardization, and dissemination (technical, organizational, personnel,
administrative, financial, policy, and legal aspects);
- Management and transfer of knowledge and skills for SIM (educational,
professional development and capacity building aspects);
- Impacts on organizational structure, business models,
public-private-partnerships, professional practice and administration;
- 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
- The science of measurement (instrumentation, methodology and guidelines)
- 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
- Acquisition, processing and management of topometric data and all
related information throughout the life cycle of a project (at construction
site)
- Quality control and validation for civil engineering constructions and
manufacturing of large objects
- Modern concepts for setting-out and machine guidance
- Deformation monitoring, analysis and interpretation, measurement of
dynamic loaded structures (general)
- Prediction of deformation and movements in engineering projects, mines
and areas of geological hazard
- Automatic measuring systems, construction and industry and multi-sensor
measuring systems
- Terrestrial laser systems, their usage in architecture, civil
engineering and industry
- Quality control at the construction site;
- Standards related to construction and deformation measurement.
Commission 7 – Cadastre and Land Management
- To provide a forum for enhancing and exchanging knowledge about
cadastre, land administration and land management world wide;
- To encourage the development of pro poor land management and land
administration;
- To promote the importance of development of sustainable land
administration as infrastructure for sustainable development to underpin
economic growth;
- To promote the application of innovative and advanced technology in
cadastre, land administration;
- To promote awareness of the role of surveyors in land administration
matters to the public and among stake holders.
Commission 8 – Spatial Planning and Development
- Regional and local structure planning
- Urban and rural land use planning
- Planning policies and environmental improvement
- Land use planning and implementation
- Public-private partnerships
- Informal settlement issues in spatial development, planning and
governance
- Re-engineering mega cities
- Strategy for Environmental Sustainable Development
- Inter-relationship with commission 9.
Commission 9 – Valuation and the Management of Real Estate
- 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;
- 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
- Management of Property, as single asset or by management companies
- Management of Property Systems to ensure efficient use of public and
private resources
- Management of Public Sector Property.
Commission 10 - Construction Economics and Management
- Construction Economics, including Quantity Surveying, Building
Surveying, Cost Engineering and Management, Estimating and Tendering
- 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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