Meet the officers
Commission Chair
Dr. Malavige
Don Eranda Kanchana Gunathilaka, Sri
Lanka
Contact: FIGCommission4 [at] fig.net
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Working Group Chairs:
Chair of Working Group 4.1 -
Hydrographic Standards and Guidelines
Mr. Geoff Lawes (Australia), geoff.lawes [at] revelare.com.au
Co-chair: Ms. Tanja Dufek (Germany), tanja.dufek [at] hcu-hamburg.de
Chair of Working Group 4.2 -
Sustainable Oceans and Hydrography
Mr. Gordon Johnston (UK), gordontjohnston1 [at] gmail.com
Co-chair: TBC
Chair of Working Group 4.3 -
Mapping the Plastic
Mr. Simon Ironside (New Zeeland), SIronside [at] linz.govt.nz
Co-chair: Dr. Gordana Jakovljevic (Bosnia and Herzegovina),
gordana.jakovljevic [at] aggf.unibl.org
Chair of Working Group 4.4 -
Hydrospatial Domain and Marine Administration
Dr. Kelvin Tang Kang Wee (Malaysia), tkwkelvin2 [at] live.utm.my
Co-chair: Mr. Denis Hains (Canada), dhains [at] h2i.ca
Chair of Working Group 4.5 –
Climate Change induced Sea Level Rise and
Adaptation
Dr. Mick Filmer (Australia), M.Filmer [at] curtin.edu.au
Co-chair: Dr. Ashraf Dewan (Australia), A.Dewan [at] curtin.edu.au
Commission Chair
Dr. MDEK Gunathilaka (Sri Lanka), erandakan [at] geo.sab.ac.lk
Vice Chair of Administration
Mr. Gordon Johnston (UK), gordontjohnston1 [at] gmail.com
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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.
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.
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Achievements
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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.
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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
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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?
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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.
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Terms
Term 2019-2022
Term 2015-2018
Term 2011-2014
Term 2007-2010
Term 2003-2006
Working Groups
Term 2023-2026
WG4.1
Hydrographic Standards and Guidelines.
WG4.2
Sustainable Oceans and Hydrography.
WG4.3
Mapping the Plastic.
WG4.4
Hydrospatial Domain and Marine Administration.
WG4.5
Climate Change induced Sea Level Rise and Adaptation.
Work
plan
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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
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FIG Proceedings
List of FIG Conference Proceedings
FIG
Surveyors Reference Library
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Events
All events
Reports to General Assembly
Report, May 2020
Report,
Hanoi, Vietnam. 2019
Report, Istanbul, Turkey, 2018
Report, Helsinki, Finland, 2017
All reports
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