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

www.fig.net/fig2025
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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 Regional Conference 2024
Kathmandu, Nepal
Proceedings
www.fig.net/nepal2024


 

Library

FIG Publication No. 64 2nd ed.

FIG Publication no. 64 2nd edition - FIG Guide: Reference Frames in Practice Manual

This publication is published by FIG Commission 5, Positioning and Measurement, Working Group 5.2 Reference Frames and is an update 2024 to the original publication 64 from 2014 Read more...

FIG Publication No. 82

FIG Publication no. 82 - FIG Report: Mapping the World a Better Place

FIG Volunteer Community Surveyor Program VCSP - FIG Young Surveyors Network and UN-Habitat - Global Land Tool Network GLTN Read more...

FIG Publication No. 81

Enhancing Surveying Education through Blended Learning

FIG Commission 2 - Professional Education FIG Report 2023
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FIG Publication No. 80

FIG Publication no. 80 - FIG Guide: Digital transformation and land administration - Sustainable practices from the UNECE region and beyond, published by FAO, UN and FIG

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the FAO, UNECE and FIG fostered dialogue between countries using webinars to capture experiences and the key lessons. That knowledge forms the basis for what is presented here. The publication delivers country- level perspectives using case materials drawn mainly from the UNECE region. Read more...

FIG 2024 Proceedings

"Your World Our World: Resilient Environment and Sustainable Resource Management for All” FIG Working Week 2024 Proceedings

FIG Peer Review Journal

Since 2008 it has been possible to offer a conference paper for a peer-review, an opportunity that about 10% of presenters take advantage of. The accepted papers that have been presented at a major FIG conference are included in the FIG Peer Review Journal.
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FIG Surveyors Reference 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, January 2025 - A paper from the FIG Regional Conference 2024, Nepal written by Nok-hang NG, Hong Kong SAR: Read more here
Most Recent News
FIG African Community attends the 1st African Woman Land Professional Associations Conference

FIG President Diane Dumashie participated in the two-day AWLPA conference, and met with the President of ISK and Permanent Executive Secretary...

Seasons Greetings

This time of year calls for cozy moments and delightful indulgences, and what better way to embrace the spirit of the season than with an Australian koala-bear hug from the bottom of our SDG-h...

FIG Working Week 2025 - registration has opened

It is now time to prepare your travel to Brisbane, Australia for the FIG Working Week 2025. Register now, the three conference days are 7-9 Ap...

World Urban Forum (WUF12) in Cairo, Egypt (4-8 November 2024)

Adil Sait, an FIG young professional and doctoral researcher at the London School of Economics (LSE) represented FIG at the 12th session of th...

A special focus on Climate Responsive Land Governance and Disaster Resilience

FIG Regional Conference 2024 was held in Kathmandu, Nepal 14-16 November. A call to action was one outcome of the conference which can be usef...

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

> 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 Pub 81 - Enhancing Surveying Education through Blended Learning

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 January 2025 is written by Nok-hang NG, Hong Kong SAR, China Unlocking the Potential of Earth Observation Data in Cultivating a Climate-Resilient City The paper discusses the role of remote sensing and Earth Observation (EO) data in addressing climate change issues in Hong Kong. Read the article

Other Newsletters

Commission 7 News Brief
Quarter 4 2024

Commission 7 News Brief
Quarter 3 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