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TACKLING THE GLOBAL CHALLENGES

FIG represents the interests of surveyors worldwide
FIG was founded in 1878 and is a United Nations and World Bank recognized non-governmental organization of national member associations, cadastral and mapping agencies and ministries, universities and corporates from over 120 countries. FIG covers the whole range of professional fields within the global surveying community, hereunder surveying, cadastre, valuation, mapping, geodesy, hydrography, geospatial, and quantity surveyors and provides an international forum for discussion and development aiming to promote professional practice and standards.
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Main FIG Conferences

FIG WORKING WEEK 2025
6-10 April

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FIG Congress 2026
24-29 May 2026
Cape Town, South Africa

FIG Working Week 2027
23-27 May 2027
Stavanger Norway

FIG Working Week 2028 and
150th Anniversary
June 2028 Paris France

Other FIG Events

FIG Commission 9
Build Back Better the self-made cities in Athens, Greece
The New Era of Real Estate Modeling: Insights into Current Practice, AVMs, AI, and Future Challenges  Pafos, Cyprus


FIG Regional Conference 2024
Kathmandu, Nepal
Proceedings
www.fig.net/nepal2024

Library

The library is a shortcut to all papers from FIG Congresses, Working Weeks and other FIG events, as well as so-called recommended papers that are specially selected by the ten FIG commissions. Read more...

FIG Article of the Month, March 2025 - A position paper from FIG Commissions 2 and 7. The Teaching Essentials for Responsible Land Administration (TERLA) Read more here
Most Recent News
FIG General Assembly 2025 - Agenda

FIG Council invites members to attend the General Assembly on 6 and 10 April in Brisbane Australia. The full agenda is available incl election information  ...

FIG CONGRESS 2026, A site visit Cape Town

FIG President Diane Dumashie travelled to Cape Town for a three-day site visit, where she met with the leaders of the FIG Congress 2026 Local...

She’s measuring more than land; she’s shaping the future

A social media campaign promoting Women in Surveying    ...

Memorandum of Understanding between FIG Commission 9 and the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC)

On 26 February the chair of FIG Commission 9, Peter Ache together with FIG President Diane Dumashie signed an MoU with IVSC, represented by Ni...

Next-Generation Sustainability: Advancing the Future with Geospatial Intelligence

Will you attend the FIG Working Wek 2025 in Australia? Then attend this Geospatial Leadership Training and Global Forum which takes place 1-3...

Platinum Corporate Members
 

FIG is dedicated to promote the SDG’s
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What is VCSP?

... the Volunteer Community Surveyor Programme
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Latest Releases

> FIG Pub 83 - A CALL TO ACTION: Climate Responsible Land Governance and Disaster Resilience: Safeguarding Land Rights
> Annual Review 2023
> FIG Pub 64 2nd ed - Reference Frames in Practice Manual
> History of Surveying
> FIG Pub 82 - Mapping the World a Better Place - VCSP

FIG Young Surveyors Network
 
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Meeting the President General Assembly 2024

Dr. Diane Dumashie was elected President at the General Assembly in September 2022

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Interview with Diane in Spatial Source, December 2024: Challenges and opportunities in 2025

The General Assembly  2024 took place on 19 and 23 May 2024 in Accra Ghana as part of the FIG Working Week.

Council Work Plan for the term 2023-2026.

FIG Members Article of the Month

FIG has five different levels of membership and two levels of honorary membership. Through different membership categories 121 countries are represented in FIG. The membership categories are:

- Member Associations
- Affiliates
- Corporate Members
- Academic Members
- Correspondents
- Honorary Presidents
- Honorary Members

Members

FIG publishes each month the FIG Article of the Month. This is a high-level paper focusing on interesting topic to all surveyors.

The article of the month in March 2025 A position paper from FIG Commissions 2 and 7 The Teaching Essentials for Responsible Land Administration (TERLA) It addressed the challenge of teaching the daunting and complex domain of land governance at a country-level. It looks back on that foundation work, unpacking lessons, but also draws on the insights of those valuators and educators deeply engaged with its application to case forward. Read the article

Other Newsletters

Commission 2 Newsletter
January 2025

Commission 7 News Brief
Quarter 4 2024

Commission 8 Newsletter
February 2024

Commission 10 Newsletter
November 2023

News from FIG Council

FIG Council invites members to the General Assembly 2025 that will take place on 6 and 10 April 2025 in Brisbane, Australia

FIG Council establishes new network. Read more




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