FIG Commission 4 - Hydrography

"FIG Commission 4 is focusing on development and recognition of standards of competency, development of technical standards and guidelines, developing and promoting the need to manage our oceans and seas in a sustainable manner, and a comprehensive investigation of plastic pollution at source that is concerning global environmental problem (“Mapping the Plastic”). "

What we do

For the term 2019-2022 FIG Commission 4 will be working on:

Standards and Guidelines for Hydrography (WG 4.1)
Blue Growth & UN Sustainable Development Goal 14 (WG 4.2)
Mapping the Plastic (WG 4.3)
Marine Development and Administration (WG 4.4)

Working Group 4.1 - Standards and Guidelines for Hydrography
Working Group 4.2 – Blue Growth and UN Sustainable Development Goal 14
Working Group 4.3 - Mapping the Plastic
Working Group 4.4 – Marine Development and Administration

For the full work plan, please visit Work Plan 2019-2022
(Original work plan .pdf-format )

General

FIG Commission 1

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Vacancy for a FIG Representative to the FIG/IHO/ICA IBSC

June 2020

FIG has four seats at ISCB. One of the FIG representatives, Prof. Dr. Keith McGowan Miller, University of the West Indies, is now stepping down after impressive 8 years on the board. FIG sends a very special thanks to Prof. Miller and to his University for his dedicated work and help to the surveying community through FIG and for the support from the university.

FIG Commission 4 is therefore now looking for a new FIG representative. Read more

FIG Working (from home) Week 2020 - Proceedings

May 2020

During the conference days a range of articles highlighting the hot-topics, the ground breaking research, and the hidden gems in the proceedings was published.

The 2019-2020 year has been a busy one with the Working Groups focussing on representing FIG at a number of events and forum to gain insight to develops generally and also to deliver and present on the work of FIG. Through all its Working Group, Commission 4 has been actively involved in implementing its policy by working in close cooperation with relevant organisations and institutions. Read the article

FIG Working Week 2020 and FIG Commission 4

February 2020

Commission 4 is planning the following sessions:

UPCOMING EVENTS

FIG Working Week 2021
the netherlands

March 2020

	Publications		Work Plans

	Proceedings		Working Groups

	Key Documents		Events

Meet the officers Commission Chair Prof. Dr. Mohd Razali Mahmud, Malaysia Contact: FIGCommission4 [at] fig.net
Working Group Chairs: Standards and Guidelines for Hydrography (WG 4.1) Neil Hewitt, Australia neil.hewitt[at]precisionhydrographic.com.au Blue Growth & UN Sustainable Development Goal 14 (WG 4.2) Gordon Johnston, United Kingdom gordontjohnston1[at]gmail.com Mapping the Plastic (WG 4.3) Simon Ironside, New Zealand Marine Development and Administration (WG 4.4) Dr. Abdullah Hisam Omar, Malaysia abdullahhisham[at]utm.my		Delegates and Correspondents: Each member association has the right to nominate a delegate to each of the ten technical commissions. In addition Affiliates, Academic Members and Corporate Members are welcome to nominate a correspondent to each commission. Commission Delegates and corrspondents Interested? If you are interested to become a national delegate from your country, please contact your member association. The contact information of national delegates is updates by the FIG office. Any changes in contact information should be sent to the FIG Office.

Achievements
	The hydrographic surveying community is using high-accuracy GNSS positioning techniques for vertical positioning of survey platforms, the sea surface and the sea floor. In order to meet required vertical positioning standards, it is of paramount importance that the entire ERS process be thoroughly understood and that the appropriate procedures are in place during data acquisition, validation, cleaning and processing phases. Read the publication		In 2019 a Working Group on Mapping the Plastic was established. The Working Group is focusing on the dumping of plastics (and other waste) into major rivers, river systems and deltas at strategic locations around the world. Follow the work of the Working Group

	Much like towns and cities which have grown because of their close proximity to railroads, superhighways and airports, access to navigable waters has provided the earliest cornerstone for discovery and economic development the world over. But what makes waters navigable? Read the publication		Since 1994, when FIG Publication No. 8, a report entitled Hydrography, Ports and Harbours, was first published, the widespread adoption of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and Electronic Nautical Charts (ENC) have brought on notable changes to hydrographic survey technology and how nautical data is published. Read the publication

Terms Term 2019-2022 Term 2015-2018 Term 2011-2014 Term 2007-2010 Term 2003-2006 Working Groups Term 2019-2022 WG1.1: International Ethics Standards WG1.2: Women in Surveying WG1.3: International Boundary Settlement and Demarcation All working groups	FIG Publications FIG Pub. 62: Ellipsoidally Referenced Surveying for Hydrography FIG Pub. no. 57: Report on the Economic Benefits of Hydrography FIG Pub. no. 56: Guidelines for the Planning, Execution and Management of Hydrographic Surveys in Ports and Harbours. FIG Pub. no. 37: FIG Guide on the Development of a Vertical Reference Surface for Hydrography. FIG Pub. no. 8: Hydrography in Ports and Harbours	FIG Proceedings List of FIG Conference Proceedings FIG Surveyors Reference Library	Events All events Reports to General Assembly Report, May 2020 Report, Hanoi, Vietnam. 2019 Report, Istanbul, Turkey, 2018 Report, Helsinki, Finland, 2017 All reports