Article of the Month in 2026

FIG publishes each month the Article of the Month. This is a high-level paper focusing on interesting topic to all surveyors. This article can be picked up from an FIG conference or another event or it can be a paper written directly for this purpose.

• March 2026 A peer review paper for FIG Congress 2026 by Kovilen Reddy, South Africa. The paper examines curriculum reform in geomatics education at Tshwane University of Technology between 2018 and 2025 following national qualification changes. Using a mixed-methods longitudinal case study, it analyses enrolment trends, student progression, and graduate outcomes during the transition to a new qualification framework. Read more here

• February 2026 A paper written by Guilherme Linheira, Hatan Pinheiro Silva, Everton Da Silva, Liane Ramos Da Silva, Francisco Eduardo De Mello Franco Sá And Diego Alfonso Erba, Brazil presented at the FIG Commission 7 and 8 of the UFSC FIG Joint Land Administration Conference in Brasil. The paper analyzes Brazil's Ordinance No. 3,242/2022, which establishes guidelines for the multipurpose cadastre, highlighting its alignment with international technical and conceptual frameworks. Read more here

• January 2026 A paper written by Pedro Afonso Cardoso Manarin and Everton Da Silva, Brazil presented at the FIG Commission 7 and 8 of the UFSC FIG Joint Land Administration Conference in Brasil. The paper examines how fit-for-purpose (FFP) land administration and the Social Tenure Domain Model (STDM) can improve multipurpose land cadastre systems in areas of irregular occupation. Read more here