• by invitation only

• Separate registration required

HS 1 – Session 1
Time: 11:00-12:30
Commission: History
Chair: Dr. Haim Srebro, Israel

Mr. Hilik Horovitz, Israel:
The Survey of Israel Heritage Website (3296)

Mr. Vitali Kaptüg, Russian Federation:
Geometry of the “Struve Arc” Compared with Up-to-date Geodetic Data (3357)

Ing. Richard Adrian Hucker, United Kingdom:
How Did the Romans Achieve Straight Roads? (3471)

Lunch
Time: 12:30-14:00

HS 2 – Session 2
Time: 14:00-15:30
Commission: History
Chair: Mr. John Brock, Australia

Dr. Peter Collier, United Kingdom:
The Role of Networks in Changing Survey Teaching and Practice in Nineteenth Century Britain and the British Empire (3190)

Mr. David Doyle, USA:
Development of the U.S. Geodetic Framework 1807 to Present (3470)

Coffee Break
Time: 15:30-16:00

HS 3 – Session 3
Time: 16:00-17:30
Commission: History
Chair: Mr. Alan Wright, United Kingdom

Dr. Brian Baily, United Kingdom:
An Analysis of Old Tide-line Mapping for Coastal Zone Management (3355)

Mr. John Brock, Australia:
Film Surveyors Reach the Top: Siege-busting Roman Surveyor at Masada and the Oscar Winning Oil Surveyor (3234)

• for FIG members
• open for observers

Meetings will be held as follows:

• Commission 1 - HR 1
• Commission 2 - Coral B
• Commission 3 - Big Blue Hall 2
• Commission 4 - HR 2
• Commission 5 - Coral A
• Commission 6 - HR 4
• Commission 7 - Big Blue Hall 1
• Commission 8 - Tarshish B
• Commission 9 - Tarshish A
• Commission 10 - HR 3
   
• for national delegates and correspondents, but observers are also welcome to attend

• all participants, included in registration fee (except daily registrants)
• dress code: smart casual

Cultural Programme

Welcome Greeting – Dr. Haim Srebro, Director General, Survey of Israel and Conference Director

Greeting – Dr. Ron Adler, Past Director General, Survey of Israel and Chair of FIG PC Meeting 1972

Welcome Address - Mr. Joseph Kraus, ALSI President and Chairman of the Organizing Committee

Welcome Address – Prof. Stig Enemark, FIG President

Welcome Address – Minister from the Israeli Government

Opening Keynote Address
Prof. Isaac Ben Israel, the Chairman of the Israel Space Agency:
Israel in Space Programme (3503)

Cultural Programme
 

Isaac Ben Israel

Mr. Lawrie E. Jordan III, Director, Imagery Enterprise Solutions, ESRI:
Geo Information Management Perspectives for the Future (3504)

Dr. Vanessa Lawrence, CB, Director General and CEO, Ordnance Survey:
The Role of a National Mapping Agency in Geoinformation Management (3505)

Dr. Haim Srebro, Director General, Survey of Israel
Geospatial Information On-Line by the Survey of Israel (3506)
 

Lawrie E. Jordan III

Vanessa Lawrence

Haim Srebro

Dr. Murat Meha, Republic of Kosovo:
Cadastral Data and Land Administration in a Border Region (3368)

Mr. Manohar Velpuri, India and Dr. Daniel Steudler, Switzerland:
Role of Land Administration in Sustainable Development – Country Case Studies of India and Switzerland (3436)

Mr. Michael Klebanov, Dr. Yaron A. Felus, Mr. Yitzchak Fabrikant and Dr. Samuel Hodorov, Israel:
Establishment of Coordinate Based Cadastre in Negev Desert (3257)

Mr. Jad Jarroush, Israel:
Technical Aspects of Converting Analogical Cadastral System to Digital System - A Case Study in Israel (3245)

Dr. Chryssy Potsiou, Greece:
Formalizing Informal Development - Lessons Learnt from Eastern and Southern Europe  (3472)

Mr. Bas Kok, President of GSDI, the Netherlands:
Strategic Role of NMA's in SDI Development and Implementation (3488)

Ms. Silke Boos and Prof. Hartmut Müller, Germany:
SDI Developments in the World’s Currently Existing Mega Cities (3341)

Prof. Željko Bačić and Ms. Ljerka Rašić, Croatia:
Croatian SDI: A Tool for Accelerated Development of the Geo-conscious Society (3409)

Mr. Guler Yalgin, Mr. Bilal Erkek, Mr. Sedat Bakici and Mr. Nihat Sahin, Turkey:
Through Spatial Data Infrastructure in Turkey (3460)

Dr. Kim Soon-tae and Mr. Jang Bong-bae, Republic of Korea:
The Advanced Proposal for the Successful Cadastral Resurveying in South Korea (3200)

Ms. Einat Salmon, Israel:
The Permanent GNSS Network and Its RTK Application in Israel (3248)

Mr. Francis Mensah, Ghana:
The Use of RTK GPS in Blast Optimization (3253)

Prof. Zeljko Bacic, Mr. Marinko Bosiljevac and Mr. Marijan Marjanovic, Croatia:
CROPOS - Croatian Positioning Service (3410)

Mr. Daniel Czamanski, Israel:
Urban Sprawl Will Save Ecosystems (3276)

Dr. Daniel Orenstein and Dr. Amnon Frenkel, Israel:
Growth Management Policies – An Assessment of Their Impact on Open Space. The Case of Israel’s Sharon Region (3440)

Dr. Chima Okoko Ogba and Dr. B. Pius Utang, Nigeria:
Air Pollution Climatology in Spatial Planning for Sustainable Development in the Niger Delta, Nigeria (3202)

Ms. Angela K. Etuonovbe, Nigeria:
The Devastating Effects of Environmental Degradation - A Case Study of the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria (3386)

Dr. Johanes P. Tamtomo, Indonesia:
Land Valuer-Surveyor: Towards Acknowledged Professional and Comprehensive Land Valuer-Surveyor (3188)
This is a peer review paper.

Mr. Zeev Cohen, Israel:
The Appraiser's Role in Urban Subdivision and Land Consolidation (Reparcellation) in Israel  (3267)

Mr. Shaul Weissman, Israel:
The Appraisal Expert Report and Its Constitutional Standing According to the Israeli Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty (3266)

Mr. Dieter Kertscher, Germany:
Transparency with the Online-Real-Estate-Price-Calculator in Lower Saxony (3221)

Mr. Shalev Mor and Dr. Sagi Filin,Israel:
Analysis Imaging Configuration Effect on Surface Reconstruction of Complex Sites (3304)

Mr. Shahar Barnea, Mr. Ziv Shragai, Mr. Zion Suliman, Mr. Dor Yalon and Mr. Motti Shecter, Israel:
Mapping Remote Areas with a Portable High-Accuracy Photogrammetric System (3347)

Mr. Shahaf Levin and Dr. Sagi Filin, Israel:
Documentation of Changes Supported by Close-range Surface-based Photogrammetry (3302)

Mr. Michael Pechatnikov, Mr. Erez Shor and Dr. Yuri Raizman, Israel:
VisionMap A3 - The New Digital Aerial Survey and Mapping System (3421)

Ms. Nursu Tunalioğlu, Dr. Metın Soycan, Mr. Kutalmiş Gümüş and Mr. Taylan Öcalan, Turkey:
Deriving Appropriate Digital Elevation Model (DEM) from Airborne LIDAR Data and Evaluating the Horizontal Highway Geometry for Transportation Planning (3469)

Mr. Rani Hellermann, Israel:
Growing Demand for VHR Satellite Imagery for Civilian Use (3523)

• by separate invitation only

Dr. S. Hendriatiningsih, Mr. Andri Hernandi, Mr. Agus Budiartha, Mr. Kurdinanto Sarah and Mr. Rizqi Abdulharis, Indonesia:
Identification and Comparison of Customary Land Tenure Systems in Bali, Indonesia, towards Sustainable Development (3318)

Mr. Vuttinan Utesnan, Thailand:
The Reasonable Land Parcel Identification of Local Government in Thailand (3376)

Mr. Anthony Arko-Adjei, Prof. Jitske de Jong, Prof. Jaap Zevenbergen and Dr. Arbind Tuladhar, the Netherlands:
Customary Land Tenure Dynamics at Peri-urban Ghana: Implications for Land Administration System Modeling (3311)

Mr. Muhammad Bashar Nuhu, Nigeria:
Enhancing Land Titling and Registration in Nigeria (3247)

Mr. Michael Klebanov and Prof. Yerach Doytsher, Israel:
Establishing an Accurate Continuous Nationwide Cadastre Based on the Cadastral Triangulation Method (3243)
This is a peer review paper.

Mr. Tzvika El-Az, Israel, Israel:
From CAD to GIS: Editing and Distributing Geographic Information from CAD Software (3173)

Mr. Johanan Gavish and Ms. Ester Benin, Israel:
A GIS Based Cadastral Database at the Survey of Israel - Infrastructure for Future Modern, High Accuracy Cadastre (3254)

Mr. Eytan Gelbman and Prof. Yerach Doytsher, Israel:
Authentic Measurements as a Basis for a Cadastral GIS (3303)

Dr. Sinisa Delcev, Dr. Vukan Ogrizovic, Ms. Violeta Vasilic and Dr. Jelena Gucevic, Serbia:
Accuracy Testing of RTK Service of the Permanent Station Network in the Republic of Serbia (3354)
This is a peer review paper.

Mr. Kim Joon-sik and Assoc. Prof. Kwon Jay-hyoun, Republic of Korea:
Development of RTK-GPS Field Quality Checking Module for Korean Cadastral Resurvey Project (3232)

Dr. Yakov Tuchin, Dr. Gilad Even-Tzur, Ms. Luba Kagansky, Ms. Marina Kozakov, Dr. Emanual Polyak, Ms. Einat Salmon and Dr. Gershon Steinberg, Israel:
Re-measuring and Processing of the Israeli GNSS – Based 3rd Level Geodetic Control Network (3269)

Mr. Richard Gedon, Germany:
Quality Control and Quality Management of Failproof High Accuracy GNSS Positioning Services (3415)

Mr. Michael Doran, United Kingdom:
Competition for Land: Fuel versus Food (3379)

Prof. Theo Kötter, Germany:
Land Policy against Urban Sprawl in Germany (3439)

Mr. Wafula Nabutola, Kenya:
Urban Dynamics in Kenya: Towards Inclusive Cities (3465)

Dr. Diane Dumashie, United Kingdom:
Making Space for People and Water: Engaging the Public in Planning (3456)

Ms. Clara Kweka-Msale and Mr. Fredrick Magina, Tanzania:
Conflict Management in Rural Water Sources  (3433)

Ms. Joanna Klajn, Poland:
The Industrial Real Estate Market in Krakow (3204)

Mr. Risto Peltola, Finland:
Development Land Markets in Housing Market Context - Stylized Facts (3223)

Dr. Mustapha Oyewole Bello and Mr. Amos O. Adewusi, Nigeria:
A Comparative Analysis of the Performance of Real Estate and Financial Assets as Security for Mortgate Lending in Nigeria (3323)

Dr. Anna Baranska, Poland:
The European Union and the Housing Market in Poland (3353)

Dr. Gilad Even-Tzur, Israel:
Two-Steps Analysis of Movement of the Kfar-Hanassi Network (3382)
This is a peer review paper.

Dr. Haluk Ozener, Dr. Asli Dogru and Mr. Bulent Turgut, Turkey:
Present Deformation Field of Silent Strand of Western NAFZ (3351)

Mr. Branko Milovanovic, Serbia:
Modeling of Engineering Structures Displacement by Using the Euler Method (3369)

• by separate invitation only

Dr. Ze’ev B. Begin, Director of the Geological Survey of Israel and Ex-Minister of Science:
The Dead Sea Fault – Thousand Kilometres and 20 Million Years of Destructive Earthquakes (3507)

Dr. Avi Shapira, Chairman of the Earthquake Preparedness Committee, Jerusalem and Ex-Director of the Geophysical Institute of Israel:
On Earthquake Preparedness in Israel (3508)

Prof. Orhan Altan, President of ISPRS and Chair of the JB GIS Committee on Risk and Disaster Management:
Role of Geospatial Professionals in Risk and Disaster Management and Preventing Natural Catastrophes (3509)
 

Ze’ev B. Begin

Avi Shapira

Orhan Altan

Dr. Haim Srebro, Israel:
A Status Report of the Activity of the Survey of Israel (3214)

Prof. Paul van der Molen, the Netherlands:
Cadasters and Climate Change (3377)
This is a peer review paper.

Mr. Tor Valstad, Norway:
How Is the Development in the World of Cadastre towards More than Two Dimensions? (3289)

Dr. Haim Srebro, Israel:
The Definition of the Israeli International Boundaries in the Vicinity of Eilat (3213)
This is a background paper for technical tour.

Prof. Haim Sandberg, Israel:
E-Land Conveyancing and Registration – Vision and Risks (3178)

Mr. Lee Young-Ho, Republic of Korea:
Strategy for Improving Cadastral Spatial Quality toward Effective e-Government based NSDI (3184)

Mr. Eytan Gelbman, Israel:
Analytical Cadastre Practical Aspects – Research Report (3315)

Mr. Ori Gudes, Australia, Mr. Yoav Tal, Mr. Moshe Yaniv, Mr. Yaakov Bar-Lavi, Israel and Dr. Tan Yigitcanlar, Australia:
Innovative Cartography Standards for WEB-GIS Portals: Case of the Survey of Israel Web-GIS Portal (3218)

Dr. Petr Vanicek, Canada:
Why Do We Need a Proper Geoid (3259)

Dr. Gershon Steinberg and Dr. Yakov Tuchin, Israel:
Two Years Experience with the Israeli Official Geoid Undulations Model (3201)

Mr. Hezi Sarid, Mr. Hsein Nasr Aldin and Dr. Dan Sharni, Israel:
Improved Official Geoid Model for Israel, 2009 (3293)

Dr. İsmail Şanlioğlu, Mr. Süleyman Sırrı Maraş and Mr. Fatih Uysal, Turkey:
Determination of Orthometric Heights with Real Time Kinematic Surveying, Konya Sample (3374)

Dr. Michael Tophøj Sørensen and Mr. Finn Kjær Christensen, Denmark:
Distribution of Costs and Profits in Danish Urban Development (3441)
This is a peer review paper.

Dr. Joseph O. Olusina and Dr. James B. Olaleye, Nigeria:
Spatial Planning and Updating of Transportation Infrastructure: A Recurrent Expenditure  (3454)

Dr. Sevkiye Sence Turk, Turkey and Prof. Willem K. Korthals Altes, the Netherlands:
Applicability of Land Readjustment Method in Urban Renewal: An Examination of Three Cases in Turkey (3263)

Ms. Michelle Oren, Israel:
The Right to Housing: An International Perspective (3490)

Mr. Fausto Savoldi, Italy:
The Changing Role of the Land Surveyor in Modern Society: The Tasks for the Young Professionals (3373)

Ms. Leonie Newnham, Australia:
Accelerating Responses to a Changing World - Developing Innovative Cultures in Land Management Organisations (3334)

Mr. Remi Sharir, Israel:
Is Surveying on a Fixed Rate Contract Possible? Our Experience (3240)
This is a poster presentation.

Mr. Brian J. Coutts, New Zealand:
Discipline Issues for Licensed Cadastral Surveyors in New Zealand (3332)
This is a peer review paper.

Dr. Zagorka Gospavic, Dr. Branko Bozic and Mr. Olivera Vasovic, Republic of Serbia:
Development of Market of Geodetic Services and Geodetic Companies in the Republic of Serbia (3195)
This is a peer review paper.

Mr. Stephan Burghaus, Germany, Dr. Rainer Bell, Austria and Prof. Heiner Kuhlmann, Germany:
Improvement of a Terrestric Network for Movement Analysis of a Complex Landslide (3274)

Dr. Eleonora Bertacchini, Mr. Andrea Capitani, Prof. Alessandro Capra, Dr. Cristina Castagnetti, Dr. Alessandro Corsini, Dr. Marco Dubbini and Mr. Francesco Ronchetti, Italy:
Integrated Surveying System for Landslide Monitoring, Valoria Landslide (Appennines of Modena, Italy) (3343)

Prof. Alojz Kopáčik, Mr. Peter Kyrinovič and Ms. Anna Hostinová, Slovakia:
Deformation Measurement of the City Tunnel Sitina in Bratislava (3514)

Mr. Ibrahim Usman Jibril, Nigeria:
Squatter Resettlement/ Relocation Programme in Abuja, Nigeria and the Issue of Land Title Security (3268)

Mr. Mwenda Makathimo, Kenya:
The Role of Surveyors in the Kenya National Land Policy Formulation Process (3339)

Ms. Naranchimeg Bagdai, Mongolia, Prof. Anne van der Veen, Prof. Paul van der Molen and Dr. Arbind Tuladhar, the Netherlands:
Transparency as a Solution for Uncertainty in Land Privatization (A pilot study for Mongolia) (3345)
This is a peer review paper.

Mr. Divankhan Ahadov, Azerbaijan:
Land Reform in Azerbaijan (3176)
This paper has not been presented at the conference.

Mr. Jianpeng Chu, People’s Republic of China:
On Protecting Cultivated Land by Balancing Requisition and Compensation in China (3476)
This paper has not been presented at the conference.

• This session is organised to give examples and to discuss how national member associations involve students and young professionals in their work. Invited presentations include Henning Elmstrom, President of DdL, Denmark and Pierre Bibollet, President of OGE, France

• Open meeting of Commission 9 Working Groups WG 9.2 - Improving Slum Conditions through Innovative Financing and WG 9.3 - Diagnostic Tools and Prescriptive Practices for The Valuation Profession

• Open meeting of Commission 9 Working Groups WG 9.4 – Review of Valuation Methods and Standards Worldwide; and WG 9.5 – GIS-analyses in Real Estate Market Analyses and Valuation

• By invitation only

Mr. Daniel Roberge, Canada and Mr. Bengt Kjellson, Sweden:
What Have Americans Paid (and Maybe the Rest of the World) for Not Having a Public Property Rights Infrastructure? (3287)

Mr. Iain Greenway, United Kingdom:
The Whole Is Greater than the Sum of the Parts - Lessons from Joining up Mapping, Registration, Valuation and Rate Collection in Northern Ireland (3181)

Prof. Francis Gäbele and Mr. Marc Vanderschueren, Belgium:
The "Management Programs" and the Projects of the General Administration of the Patrimonial Documentation of Belgium (3222)

Dr. Jayanta Kumar Ghosh and Mr. Devanjan Bhattacharya and Dr. Narendra Kumar Samadhiya, India:
GEOWARNS: A System to Warn Geo-deformation Failure (3435)
This is a peer review paper.
This paper has received a grant from the FIG Foundation.

Mr. Oluwagbenga O. I. Orimoogunje, Mr. Raphael O. Oyinloye and Mr. M. Soumah, Nigeria:
Geospatial Mapping of Wetlands Potential in Ilesa, Southwestern Nigeria (3412)

Ms. Izabela Śliż, Poland:
Using of Geographic Information System’s Software for a Digital City Map Construction (3209)

Dr. Alphonce Kyessi and Ms. Victoria Mwakalinga, Tanzania:
GIS Application in Coordinating Solid Waste Collection: The Case of Sinza Neighbourhood in Kinondoni Municipality, Dar es Salaam City, Tanzania (3219)
This paper has not been presented at the conference.

Mr. Nic Donnelly, New Zealand:
Maintaining Accurate Coordinates for Geospatial Datasets after a Geodetic Datum Update (3320)

Mr. Christian Manthe, Mr. Christian Clemen and Prof. Lothar Gründig, Germany:
How to Define a Regional Arbitrary Geodetic Datum in Oracle Spatial (3427)

Dr. Yaron Felus, USA and Mr. Moshe Felus, Israel:
On Choosing the Right Coordinate Transformation Method (3313)

Dr. Bashkim Idrizi, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ms. Fitore Bajrami and Mr. Milot Lubishtani, Kosovo:
Projecting of Territory of the Republic of Kosova in Several Most Used State Map Projections (3350)

Ms. Heidi Falkenbach and Ms. Kaisa Laatikainen, Finland:
Development of Brokerage for Commercial Premises in the Finnish Real Estate Markets (3298)
This is a peer review paper.

Dr. Danny Ben-Shahar, Dr. Yuval Arbel and Dr. Yossef Tobol, Israel:
Estimating the Real Estate Price of Armed Conflicts (3210)

Mr. Kobi Bier, Israel:
Church Land in Jerusalem Ownership and Values (3283)

Mr. Antonio Benvenuti, Italy:
The Value of Real Estate between Building and Land (3363)

Dr. Michael Sutherland, Canada
Pro-poor Coastal Zone Management: FIG’s Position (3499)

Dr. Boris Shirman and Dr. Michael Rybakov, Israel:
Sinkholes along the Dead Sea Coast and Their Development (3249)

Mr. Baruch Peretzman, Ms. Gili Kirschner and Mr. Moshe Rosenbloom, Israel:
Measurement and Setting of Formal Coast Line (Mediterranean Sea)
(3270)
Poster presentation.

Dr. Michael Sutherland and Dr. Susan Nichols, Canada:
Developing a Prototype Marine Cadastre for Chedabucto Bay, Nova Scotia (3455)

Mr. Isaac Boateng, United Kingdom:
Shoreline Management Planning along the Eastern Coast of Ghana: A Case Study of Keta (3463)
This paper will be presented by Dr. Diane Dumashie.

Mr. Alain Gaudet, France:
La procédure du « Titrement » au TOGO
Titling Procedures in Togo (3479)

Mr. Eric Thalgott, France:
La reforme fonciere a Madagascar
Modernization and Decentralization of Land Services in Madagascar (3483)

Mr. Samuel Nguema Ondo Obiang, Gabon:
Problématique foncière au Gabon et nécessité de son ouverture vers l'extérieur (Land administration in Gabon and necessity of his aperture to the outside) (3484)

Mr. Georges Ndjoli Bompe, Congo D. R.:
La fiscalité du domaine foncier et immobilier en République Démocratique du Congo – Cas de la Ville de Kinshasa (3485)

Mr. Mamadou Camara, Mali:
Roles, limites et responsabilites du Géomètre Expert dans la gestion domaniale et fonciere au Mali (3486)

• This session is planned to discuss the future of the Young Surveyors Network that will be formally established in Eilat.

• By invitation only

Mr. Iain Greenway, United Kingdom:
Progress of the FIG Task Force on Organisational Development (3180)

Prof. Guenter Nagel and Dr. Wei Shi, Germany:
The Geoportal of Bavaria (Germany) - Development to 3D-Bavaria in Real Time (3385)

Dr. Joseph Forrai and Adv. Gili Kirschner, Israel:
Operating Supervising Surveyors – Five-year Experience of an Unusual Governmental Enterprise (3174)

Mr. Babu Ram Acharya, Nepal:
Necessity of Effective Land Management for Sustainable Real Estate Market in Nepal (3352)

Dr. Stanislav Šumbera and Mr. Gideon Altman, Israel:
Government Collaboration and Public Distribution with Spatial Data Infrastructures (3516)

Prof. Hartmut Müller and Mr. Stephan von St. Vith, Germany
SDI Implementation at the Local Administration Level of Germany (3494)

Mr. Gábor Csornai, Hungary:
Maintenance and Development of the Hungarian Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS-HU) for IACS (3443)
This paper will be presented by Mr. Szabolcs Mihály.

Ms. Jacqueleen Joubran Abu Daoud and Prof. Yerach Doytsher, Israel:
Near Real Time Automated Generalization for Mobile Devices (3317)

Mr. Adil Enis Arslan, Prof. Dursun Zafer Şeker and Mr. Fırat Ergun, Turkey:
3D Building Models and an Example for Use of Photorealistic Models in Geomatics (3462)

Dr. Matthew N. Ono, Nigeria:
On Problems of Coordinates, Coordinate Systems and Transformation Parameters in Local Map Production, Updates and Revisions in Nigeria (3437)

Assoc. Prof. Hakan S. Kutoglu, Turkey:
Proper Choice of Data Used for the Estimation of Datum Transformation Parameters (3468)

Dr. Dan Sharni, Israel:
New Vertical Datum for the Dead Sea Works, Israel 2009 (3264)

Ms. Iris Frankel-Cohen and Prof. Rachelle Alterman, Israel:
Planning Regulations and Their Exclusionary Effects (3199)

Dr. Amnon Frenkel and Ms. Ofra Yechiely, Israel:
Bridging the Gap between Vision and Reality: A Methodological Assessment Tool for Long-term Normative Planning Implementation (3237)

Mr. Enrico Rispoli, Italy:
Planning Policies and Management of Wine Towns (3366)

Dr. Jarosław Bydłosz, Dr. Piotr Cichociński and Dr. Piotr Parzych, Poland:
The Estates’ Valuation Models in the Developing Markets (3229)

Mr. Yehoshua Avni, Israel:
Real Estate Valuation and GIS: Where, What, Why and How (3277)

Dr. Marek Kulczycki and Dr. Marcin Ligas, Poland:
Interpolation and 3D Visualization of Geodata (3338)

Mr. Doron Cohen, Israel:
The Use of GIS Technology for Real Estate Assessors (3281)

Mr. Steven Nystrom, USA:
Real Estate and Its Relation to the Financial Crisis (3450)

Dr. John K. Hall, Mr. Aharon-Ronnie Sade, Dr. Gideon Tibor, Prof. Zvi Ben-Avraham, Israel, Dr. Tina Niemi, USA and Dr. Abdallah Al-Zoubi, Jordan:
New Insight into Bottom Morphology of the Northern Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba Mapped from Multi-beam Data (3335)

Mr. Emmanuel Olayinka Ajayi and Mr. Sylvester Efe Owhojeta, Nigeria:
Tidal Observation / Information of Olero Creek North Water Station and Flowstation Area (3391)

Dr. Boris Shirman and Mr. Yossi Melzer, Israel:
Long Term Monitoring of the Mediterranean and Red Sea Levels in Israel (3250)

Dr. John K. Hall, Mr. Aharon-Ronnie Sade, Dr. Gideon Tibor, Mr. Gideon Amit and Mr. Arik Golan, Israel:
The Israel National Bathymetric Survey Almost Completed (3475)

Mr. François Mazuyer, France:
Vers une harmonisation de la profession dans l’Union Européenne
Towards the Harmonization of the Surveying Profession in the European Union (3478)

Mr. Pierre Bibollet, France:
L'agenda 21 de l'Ordre des Geometres-Experts
The Agenda 21 of the French Order of Licensed Surveyors (3480)

M. Daniel Roberge, Canada:
Compte rendu de la réunion annuelle de la Commission 7 et du Séminaire sur la gestion du territoire public, Vérone, Italie (3459)

Prof. Francis Gäbele and Mr. Marc Vanderschueren, Belgium:
Le Projet Belge des Plans de Géomètres joints aux Actes Déclaratifs ou Translatifs de Propriété
The Belgian Project of the "Private Surveyors Plans" joined to the Declarative or Transferring "Property Acts"  (3457)

Mr. Steponas Deveikis, Lithuania:
Création des compétences professionnelles dans les organismes des Géomètres - un rôle et le développement des organisations professionnelles
Professional Capacity Building in the Professional Organisations of Surveyors - The Role and Development of Professional Bodies (3346)

• The event will take place outdoors in a venue that is one of a kind; in the heart of the desert…at the base of the magnificent King Solomon’s Pillars of Timna Park
• Departure from hotels at 19:45
• Included in registration fee (except for daily registrants and students)
• Dress code:It is recommended to bring a light sweater / jacket and refrain from shoes with high heels

Prof. Dr. Ing. Rudolf Staiger, University of Applied Sciences Bochum, Germany, Chair of FIG Commission 5:
Push the Button - or Does the Art of Measurement Still Exist? (3513)

Dr. Joseph Forrai, Deputy Director General for Cadastre, Survey of Israel:
Permanent GPS Network-based Measurement Practice in Israel (3496)

What the New Technology Can Offer to Surveying Sciences and Practice in the Future – Vision for 2014 (3512)

Rudolf Staiger

Joseph Forrai

Dr. Jarosław Bydłosz and Dr. Piotr Parzych, Poland:
The Cadastral Data and Standards Based on XML in Poland (3228)

Dr. Szabolcs Mihály, Mr. Gyula Iván, Mr. Gábor Szabó and Mr. Zoltán Weninger, Hungary:
Land Administration Standards and Their Implementation in Practice (3414)

Mr. Christiaan Lemmen, Dr. Peter van Oosterom, Dr. Harry Uitermark, the Netherlands, Dr. Rod Thompson, Australia and Mr. Joao da Fonseca Hespanha de Oliveira, Portugal:
Transforming the Land Administration Domain Model (LADM) into an ISO Standard (ISO19152) (3282)

Ms. Anna Shnaidman, Mr. Uri Shoshani and Prof. Yerach Doytsher, Israel:
Improving the Graphical Cadastre Based on Genetic Algorithm Principles (3314)
This is a peer review paper.

Mr. Ronen Rybowski, Dr. Aaron Beller and Prof. Yerach Doytsher, Israel:
Mapping Linear Networks Based on Cellular Phone Tracking (3216)

Mr. Sagi Dalyot, Mr. Ariel Gershkovich and Prof. Yerach Doytsher, Israel:
Novel Real-Time Coordinate Transformations based on N-Dimensional Geo-Registration Parameters' Matrices (3301)

Ms. Dimitra Vassilaki, Prof. Charalabos Ioannidis and Dr. Athanassios Stamos, Greece:
Multitemporal Data Registration through Global Matching of Networks of Free-form Curves (3464)
This is a peer review paper.

Ms. Izabela Śliż and Dr. Piotr Cichociński, Poland:
GML - A Real Standard? (3224)

Dr. Volker Schwieger, Germany:
Accurate High-Sensitivity GPS for Short Baselines (3349)
This is a peer review paper.

Dr. Neil Weston, Dr. Tom Soler and Dr. Gerald Mader, USA:
Rover Station Positional Accuracies from OPUS as a Function of Reference Station Spacing and Rover Station Occupation Time (3380)
This is a peer review paper.

Dr. Antti A. I. Lange, Finland:
Fast Kalman Processing of the GPS Carrier-Phases for Mobile Positioning and Atmospheric Tomography (3497)

Mr. András Osskó, Hungary:
The Importance of Changes in Land Surveyors Education (3390)

Dr. S. Thomas Ng, Mr. Kelwin K. W. Wong and Mr. James M. W. Wong, Hong Kong SAR, China:
Future Directions of Construction Education to Meet the Challenges and Opportunities (3413)
This is a peer review paper.

Mr. Cemal Özgür Kivilcim, Ms. H. Ebru Colak, Turkey and Ms. Chris McAlister, Australia:
Evaluating Next Generation of Surveyors for the Sustainable World (3449)

Ms. Kate Fairlie (United Kingdom/Australia):
Navigating the Global Consciousness: A Young Surveyor’s Future (3489)

Prof. Rachelle Alterman, Israel:
Planning, Property Values, and Property Rights: The Value Capture and Compensation Issues Revisited (3256)

Adv. Shahar Harari, Israel:
The Connection between Town Planning, Public Taking (Appropriation) and Land Appraisal (3403)

Ms. Nira Orni and Prof. Rachelle Alterman, Israel:
The Link between Planning and Expropriation (3474)

Mr. Søren Baumgarten and Mr. Klavs Petersen, Denmark:
How to Help Landowners by Preliminary Expropriation (3215)

Mr. Yehoshua Avni, Israel:
Real Estate Valuation in Jewish Tradition (3279)

• Forum to be led by the Chairman of WG 10.3 Mr. Richard Hucker MBE, as a continuation and development of the very successful sessions in Hong Kong and Stockholm, to discuss the lessons of successful and unsuccessful projects; probably to include a short 'break out' session of three/four groups.

Mr. Melkamu Belachew Moges, Ethiopia:
Growing Initiatives toward the Improvement of Cadastre in Urban Amhara: Potentials, Prospects, Challenges (3197)

Mr. Marcos Pelegrina and Dr. Lia Pastos, Brazil:
Proposal for the Urban Real Estate Property Tax Management Diagnosis in Brazil (3183)

Mr. Habtemicael Weldegiorgis, Eritrea:
The Cadastral System in Eritrea: Practice, Constraints, and Prospects (3198)
This is a peer review paper. 
This paper has received a grant from the FIG Foundation.

Mr. Samwel S. Katambi, Tanzania:
Development of the New Cadastral Survey System in Tanzania (3310)

Dr. Michael Barry, Canada:
Dysfunctional Communal Property Associations: The Case of Elandskloof, South Africa (3295)

Ms. Lani Roux and Dr. Michael Barry, Canada and Dr. Jennifer Whittal, South Africa:
Analytical Methodologies to Guide Interventions in Informal Settlements (3300)

Dr. Mustapha Oyewole Bello, Nigeria:
Squatter Settlement, Accessibility to Land and the Urban Poor (3326)

Ms. Orit Shwarts, Israel:
Restoration and Reconstruction of the Circassian Village Kfar-Kama (3316)

Mr. Wafula Nabutola, Kenya:
Post Election Violence and Its Impact on Informal Settlements in Kenya, Especially Nairobi's Maasai Village (3466)

Ms. Fatma Canaslan and Dr. S. Savas Durduran, Turkey:
Creating Noise Pollution Maps at Schools as an Example of Environment Applications with Geographical Information System: The Sample of Konya (3370)

Mr. Stephen Fiatornu, Ghana:
Using Communities of Abelenkpe and Aladjo in Accra, Ghana to Demonstrate Build-Out Analysis in GIS as a Planning Tool for Accelerated Development (3212)

Mr. Osman Uygunol and Dr. S. Savas Durduran, Turkey:
Creating Electromagnetic Pollution Maps by Using GIS: Sample of Konya, Turkey (3367)

Dr. Théo Engel and Mr. Jürg Kaufmann, Switzerland:
Railway Coordinates: State of the Art and a Tremendous ongoing Potential (3381)

Dr. Gethin Roberts, Mr. Chris Brown and Dr. Oluropo Ogundipe, United Kingdom:
The Use of GNSS to Monitor the Deflections of a Motorway Viaduct (3291)

Mr. Ronen Grinstein, Israel:
Planning a Geodetic Monitoring System for the Metropolitan Tel-Aviv Light Rail Train Red Line Project (3255)

Dr. Gethin Roberts, Dr. Oluropo Ogundipe, Mr. Craig Hancock, Mr. Ahmad Taha and Mr. Jean-Philippe Montillet, United Kingdom:
Positioning Buried Pipes and Cables in Urban Canyons Using an Integrated GNSS Approach (3515)

Mr. Steve Y. W. Lam, Hong Kong SAR, China:
Outcome-Based Approach to Teaching, Learning and Assessment in Geomatics Higher Education: the Hong Kong Experience (3461)

Dr. Lidia Niculita, Dr. Iolanda Colda and Ms. Steluta Nastasa, Romania:
Informatics Management Systems for Quality Management Improvement in Higher Education and Scientific Research (3306)
This is a peer review paper.

Dr. Steven Frank, USA:
Assessment of Learning Outcomes (3510)

Mr. Barry Grinker, Israel:
Development of Hydrographic Education in Israel (3193)

Dr. Iyenemi Ibimina Kakulu, Nigeria, Prof. Peter Byrne, United Kingdom, and Prof. Kauko Viitanen, Finland:
Phenomenological Research in Compulsory Land Acquisition and Compensation (3448)
This is a peer review paper.

Ms. Nechama Bogin, Israel:
Expropriation in Israel (3280)

Mr. Muhammad Bashar Nuhu and Mr. A. U. Aliyu, Nigeria:
Compulsory Acquisition of Communal Land and Compensation Issues: The Case of Minna Metropolis – Nigeria (3383)

Mr. Jianpeng Chu, China P. R.:
Land Expropriation Compensation Based on the Price of Land Use Right Granting (3426)
This paper has not been presented at the conference.

Mr. Andrew Morley, United Kingdom:
The 'Credit Crunch' and PFI/PPP Financing of Infrastructure and Development Projects (3416)

Mr. Steve Jackson, United Kingdom:
Collaborative Working - Best Value or Blank Cheque? (3501)

Mr. Richard A. Hucker, MBE, United Kingdom:
Accelerated Development – “The Need for Planning” (3429)

Ms. Leonie Newnham, Australia:
Sustainability as an Innovation Driver for Project Management (3502)

Adv. Alisa Caine, Israel:
Spatial Rights Legislation in Israel – A 3D Approach (3177)

Ms. Nurit Peres and Mr. Moshe Benhamu, Israel:
3D Cadastre – Geometry, Topology and Other Technical Considerations (3242)

Prof. Vanco Gjorgjiev.and Mr. Gjorgji Gjorgjiev, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia:
Registration of 3D Situations in R. Macedonia, Problems and Needs (3430)

Mr. Bruno Razza, Italy:
Division Plan for Jointly Owned Flat Block (Condominium) - Tri-dimensional Registration of a Building (3365)

Mr. Eytan Gelbman, Israel:
A Cadastral Data Processing Toolbox (3327)

Dr. Daniel Steudler, Switzerland:
Open Source Software for Cadastre and Land Registration – A Viable Alternative? (3336)

Mr. Geoff Hay and Dr. Brent Hall, New Zealand:
Architecture for an Open Source Semantic Spatio-Temporal Land Administration Application (3260)
This is a peer review paper.

Mr. Volkmar Herbst and Mr. Michael Wagner, Germany:
Presentation of a Software Application (Cadastre Toolbox) for Land Management and Administration Purposes Based on Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) (3328)
This is a peer review paper.

Mr. Jean-Philippe Lestang, France:
MSDI Project for Bangalore, India (3393)

Dr. James Bolarinwa Olaleye, Mr. Oludayo Emmanuel Abiodun and Ms. Queen Ibokwe, Nigeria:
Landuse Change Detection and Analysis Using Remotely Sensed Data in Lekki Peninsula Area of Lagos, Nigeria (3493)

Surv. Chima Ogba, Dr. Inah Okon and Mr. Marcus Idoko, Nigeria:
Application of Geographic Information System (GIS) towards Flood Management in Calabar, Nigeria (3285)

Prof. Andreas Eichhorn, Germany, Dr. Johannes Fabiankowitsch and Daniel Nindl, Austria:
Deformation Analysis of Tripods under Static and Dynamic Loads (3208)

Mr. Jad Jarroush, Mr. Bishara Khell and Mr. Marwan Zeibak, Israel:
A New Methodology for an Automatic Evaluation Procedure of Cadastral GNSS Measurements According to the Surveyors' Regulations Instruction (3337)

Team KILI2008, Portugal, Tanzania, Kenya, the Netherlands, USA and Egypt:
Precise Determination of the Orthometric Height of Mt. Kilimanjaro (3438)
This paper will be presented by Mr. Jorge Santos, Portugal.

Dr. Branko Božić, Dr. Jelena Gucevic and Mr. Stevan Marosan, Republic of Serbia:
Professional Education of Surveyors in Serbia (3192)

Mr. Steve Y. W. Lam, Hong Kong SAR, China:
Marketing of Geomatics Higher Education: the Hong Kong Experience (3432)
This is a peer review paper.

Mr. Jason Musyoka, Ms. Carol Matiko, Ms. Evangeline Wanyama, Ms. Hilda Kiritu, Mr. Paul Omondi and Mr. Moses Odhiambo, Kenya:
Learning Management: Challenges and Opportunities in Fixed Assets Disciplines in Low Income Countries: The Kenyan Case  (3186)

Prof. Bela Markus, Hungary and Ir. Liza Groenendijk, the Netherlands:
e-Learning in Surveying (3511)

Prof. Thomas Kersten, Prof. Harald Sternberg and Mr. Klaus Mechelke, Germany:
Geometrical Building Inspection by Terrestrial Laser Scanning (3275)
This is a peer review paper.

Dr. Valerie Ussyshkin, Canada:
Mobile Laser Scanning Technology for Surveying Application: From Data Collection to End-Products (3521)

Prof. Vladimir Seredovich, Mr. Alexander Seredovich and Mr. Alexander Komissarov, Russian Federation:
Experiences with Terrestrial Laser Scanning in Russia (3236)

Ms. Reem Zeibak and Dr. Sagi Filin, Israel:
Object Extraction from Terrestrial Laser Scanning Data (3312)

Ms. Natalja Liba and Ms. Ina Jarve, Estonia:
Making Orthophotomosaic about Tartu City with PHOTOMOD Program and Its Geometrical Quality (3425)
Poster presentation.

Mr. Yoav Coller, Israel:
Israel Land Administration (ILA) (3321)

Mr. Gil Vaknin, Israel:
Technology in Mapping and Managing Land at the Israeli Land Administration (3419)

Mr. Jonahan Gavish, Ms. Larisa Woznesensky and Dr. Joseph Forrai, Israel:
SHALOM – Management of Cadastre: Preliminary Results of Applications and Future Plans (3244)

Ms. Aune Rummukainen, Finland:
Contents of Finnish Cadastral System (3251)

Ms. Oksana Sukhova, Ukraine:
Multipurpose Approaches to Making Advanced Ukrainian Cadastral System (3305)

Mr. Kenny Chan, Hong Kong, SAR China:
Effective Cost Management of Building Services in Hong Kong - Managing Sustainability and Costing in Air-Conditioning(3207)

Ms. Sara J. Wilkinson, Dr. Kimberley James and Prof. Richard Reed, Australia:
Accelerated Development and Sustainability: The Retrofit of Green Roofs in City Centres (3500)
This paper will be presented by Andrew Morley.

Mr. K. H. Chan, Hong Kong SAR, China:
Mitigation of Environmental Degradation through Improving Air Quality (3238)

• Open meeting of Commission 9 Working Group WG 9.1 - Compulsory Purchase and Compensations in Land Acquisition and Takings

• The FIG Foundation Dinner will be held at Shato Restaurant, Kings City (within walking distance from Dan Eilat)
• Separate registration required
• Dress code: smart casual

• for Presidents of Member Associations
• by invitation only

• for FIG members
• open for observers

Report on the Working Week 2009, Dr. Haim Srebro, Congress Director

Closing Address and Summary of the Working Week, Prof. Stig Enemark, FIG  President

Appreciation to FIG WW 2009 Organising Committee, Prof. Stig Enemark, FIG  President

Closing Address, Joseph Kraus, Chair of the Local Organising Committee and ALSI President

FIG Fanfare

Closing of the Working Week 2009

Dress code: Smart casual

© International Federation of Surveyors, FIG 2009