Working Group 5.4 - Cost Effective Surveying Technology
and Techniques for Developing Countries
(A Joint Working Group of Commissions 3, 5 and 7)
Policy Issues
Mission Statement
To identify more cost effective ways to improve the availability and
accessibility of tools of land information. To suggest these methods to
aid more effective planning, development and management of the
environment. Also to develop innovation, adaptation and resourcefulness
in simplifying these tools to fit the local situation.
Chair and Members
Chair
Members
- Mrs. Dr. Chryssy Potsiou (Greece), Commission 3
- Dr. Orhan Ercan (Turkey), Commission 5
- Dr. Peter Dare (Canada), Commission 5
- Mrs Mabel Alvarez Lopez (Argentina), Commission 7
- Mrs Gerda Schennach Dipl.-Ing. (Austria), Commission 7
- Mr Tim Viney (United Kingdom), Commission 7
- Mr Jacob Opadeyi (Trinidad & Tobago), Commission 7
- Prof. Paul van der Molen (Netherlands), Commission 7
Specific project(s)
The focus of the working group and the initial discussions need to
first explore the issues and subjects that are applicable to low cost
survey technologies and techniques for developing countries. I propose
that we split the subject into the three broad areas as outlined below.
Each of the these broad areas have sub-issues that will require various
work elements. The three broad areas and their issues can be initially
summarised as:
A. Coordinated development of cost effective survey and mapping
methods, agreed as best practice and the development of specifications
and guidelines for their use
- Review of existing separate cost effective methods
- Development of new cost effective technologies and techniques
- Existing research and any further research required
- Development of products – small scale mapping, cadastre, etc...
- Production of best practice method statements, specifications and
guidelines.
B. Delivery of cost effective surveying technology and techniques to
developing countries
- Commercial issues and funding – World Bank and SDI approach
- Security and international safety issues
- National mapping agency and other in-country government and
military issues
- Local in-country academic input and research, linking to SDI
issues
- Project specific versus generalised mapping production
- Ownership issues and sharing of information and delivery methods.
Workshop(s)
Publication(s)
Ideas for the first summary reports to be presented at Athens, to be
discussed at Marrakech conference:
- Review of existing low cost technologies and techniques.
- Review of the key types of mapping and other products required.
Timetable
| Date |
Planned Joint Working Group (JWG) member activity |
| Late October 2003 |
- Formulation of full work plan as per FIG standard
- Publication of Work Plan on FIG website
|
| November 2003 |
- Formulation of agenda for working session at Morocco conference
- Preparation of abstracts for Athens Working Week
|
| December 2003 |
- Workshop session at Marrakech conference
|
| Jan - April 2004 |
- JWG members work on first summary reports
|
| May 2004 |
- Presentation of first summary reports at FIG Working Week, Athens
|
Beneficaries
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