International Institution for
the History of Surveying and Measurement
A Permanent Institution within the International
Federation of Surveyors (FIG)
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International
Institution for the
History of Surveying and
Measurement
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From Dialling. W Leybourn, 1700. Courtesy
Jan de Graeve. |
This is a
Permanent Institution within the International Federation of Surveyors
(FIG). For some years it operated within one the nine commissions of FIG but
as from the Congress held in Brighton in 1998 it was deemed an International
Institution. Using contacts among the 80 or so countries that are part of
FIG it aims to bring together interested people who are keen to preserve the
heritage of the profession.
Its aims are
to:
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Study the
history of surveying and measurement, and the techniques and
instrumentation involved
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Preserve
documentation related to the history of surveying and measurement and
catalogue their locations.
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Publish
papers, books and articles on subjects related to the history of
surveying and measurement
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Promote
the subjects by holding regular symposia around the world
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Cooperate
with other learned societies who share a common interest in the history
of surveying and measurement,
including mathematics, geodesy and astronomy
Its officers
are:
Director
Jan de Graeve, 1020 Brussel,
5 Ave de Meysse, Belgium.
Tel +32 (0) 2268 1025,
Fax +32 (0) 2262 1033
Senior Curator, Engineering
Technologies
Ms Jane Insley, Curator of Environmental Sciences, Science Museum,
Exhibition Rd, London SW7
2DD, UK.
Tel +44 (0) 20 7942 4213
j.insley@nmsi.ac.uk
Treasurer
David A Wallis Esq, 161 Cooden
Lane, Bexhill-on-Sea, E Sussex TN39 3AQ, UK
Tel +44 (0)1424 842 591,
Fax +44 (0) 780 320 6570
DavidAWallis@aol.com
Honorary
Secretary
J R Smith Esq, 24 Woodbury Ave, Petersfield, Hants GU32 2EE, UK
Tel and fax +44 (0)1730 262619
jim@smith1780.freeserve.co.uk
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