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NewsCommission 5 Annual Meeting24-26 September 2024 The Commission 5 meeting will be held jointly with Commission 7, LADM, STDM Workshops and Geoinformation Week 2024 in Malaysia under the main title: Geospatial Innovation for Sustainable Rural and Urban Development Reference Frames in PractiseNovember 2022, IGM, Chile Limited sponsorship is available for particpants courtesy of UN-OOSA. This support will only cover cost for air fare, two nights of lodging and the RFIP fee. Participants can schedule their flights to arrive before the start of the SIRGAS Sumposium. However, costs for additional nights are at their expense. Applications will be welcome immediately but will close on 14 OCTOBER 2022 (Short timeframe) More information and to apply Commission 5, Chair ElectAugust 2021
In the report from the General Assemble, you can also access the video presentation of the Candidate, Mr. Ryan Keenan. Commission 5 at FIG Working Week 2021August 2021 The Working Week took place online, 20-25 June 2021. Commission 5 held its annual meeting with outset in their prepared Report and Agenda. Commission 5 was also involved in several sessions covering Commission 5 areas within the theme of Smart Surveyors for Land and Water Management.
To read more about Working Week 2021 in general, the full report FIG e-Working Week 2021 is available. Article: Key Global and Technology Drivers Impacting SurveyingFebruary 2021 The article was published in GIM International. As the FIG commission chairs are near the halfway point in their terms, they reflect on the global and technological drivers influencing their work. This article describes the breadth of work across the FIG commissions as well as the common areas. The discussion is also informed by global reports such as the UN-GGIM’s Future Trends in Geospatial Information Management and the RICS Futures Report 2020. Enjoy the article FIG Working (from home) Week 2020 - ProceedingsMay 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. Commission 5 broadly supports each of the subthemes by providing the applications and technology to enable smart surveyors in accomplishing their work. Additionally, these apply both on land and water – enabling the integration of offshore bathymetric data with onshore terrain models into a seamless whole for improved coastal and emergency management. In developing these technologies, the most efficient means are sought to enable developing countries to better access their respective geospatial information at similar levels of accuracy to those of more developed nations. Read the article.
FIG Working Week 2020 has been cancelledMarch 2020 It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the cancellation of this year’s FIG Working Week in Amsterdam due 10-14 May. This is not a decision we have taken lightly and there are two overriding concerns that have caused us to make this decision at this time. First, the Dutch Government announced new measurements to control the COVID-19 outbreak. In the Netherlands all gatherings are prohibited until 1 June. Second, our primary concern is always the wellbeing of you, and we would not take on the responsibility, during these times, to bring so many surveyors from all over the world together. Report to the General AssemblyMarch 2020 FIG Commission 5 has prepared a written report to the General assembly. The full agenda is available The General Assembly has been cancelled and postponed to 2021. FIG Working Week 2020 and FIG Commission 5February 2020 The theme Smart Surveyors for Land and Water Management is both relevant in a world where drinking water is a scarce resource, waste water needs to be recycled rather than seen as waste, where the sea needs to be better mapped and managed, where land resources need to be protected against sea-level rise, and where land-based fresh water habitats are threatened. Commission 5 is planning the following sessions:
Applications of Global Navigation Satellite Systems WorkshopSuva - Fiji, 24-28 June 2019 FIG Asia Pacific Capacity Development Network (AP CDN) and Commission 5 – Position and Measurement members, along with representatives from sister organisations actively participated in the “Workshop on the Applications of Global Navigation Satellite Systems”. FIG AP CDN convened two sessions, focusing on the why, how and what of organisational planning for the development of GNSS CORS infrastructure capability and geodetic datum modernisation. Commission 5 at FIG Working Week 2019The Working Week took place in Hanoi, Vietnam 22-26 April 2019. Commission 5 held its yearly meeting and was involved in several sessions covering the commission 5 areas.
Reference Frames in Practice seminar, April 2019The Technical Seminar on Reference Frames in Practice was held in Hanoi on 20-21 April 2019. The main focus was on reference frames in general with a specific focus on UN initiatives and reference frame examples in the Asia-Pacific region. A BELS+ Training was also completed on the second day of the seminar. The Seminar was organized by FIG Commission 5, in conjunction with the International Association of Geodesy (IAG), the United Nations International Committee on GNSS (UN ICG), UN Global Geospatial Information Management – Asia Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP), BELS+, and the Vietnam Association of Geodesy, Cartography, and Remote Sensing (VGCR). The seminar was held in the InterContinental Landmark 72 Hotel in conjunction with the FIG Working Week 2019 at the Vietnam National Convention Center. There were 43 participants including presenters from around the world representing 20 different countries. Countries represented included Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Fiji, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain, Uganda, United States, and Viet Nam. Attendees represented a mix of academic, government, and commercial institutions. Report on GeoPrevi 2018 International Symposium-Geodesy for Smart Cities29-30 October 2018 Bucharest, Romania Geo PreVi 2018 Symposium “Geodesy for Smart Cities” took place in Bucharest, Romania on 29-30 October. The technical program was mainly organised by FIG Commission 5, 6 and 10. More than 120 participants from 14 countries attended this seminar. FIG Commission 5 supported several young surveyors from Romania and abroad. Mr. Mudit Kapoor from India (Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee) as well as Mr Gheorghe Tintari and Ms. Loredana Stoica from Romania received the grants.
References Frame in Practice Seminar - Operational Aspects of GNSS CORS18-20 September 2018, Suva, Fiji In conjunction with FIG Asia Pacific Capacity Development Network partners namely the Fijian Government - Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources, Pacific Geospatial and Surveying Council (PGSC), the UN GGIM AP, FIG Commission 5, and the Pacific Geospatial & Surveying Partnership Desk – Pacific Community, a Reference Frame in Practice Seminar on Operational GNSS CORS will be held in Suva, Fiji 18-20 September 2018. The objectives of this event are to provide technical advice on the operational aspects of GNSS CORS infrastructure, to build a sustainable and modernised geodetic reference frame and datum, and also develop the capacity of surveyors in the discipline of geodetic surveying. Presently there will be over 20 presentations comprising of local and international speakers, with almost 100 delegates registered! FIG and development partners wish to thank Lecia Geosystems for their support. Commission 5 grants to Young Surveyors - Geo PreVi 2018Geo PreVi 2018 Symposium “Geodesy for Smart Cities” will take place in Bucharest, Romania 29-30 October. The technical program is mainly organized by help of FIG Commission 5, 6 and 10 dealing with Positioning and Measurement, Engineering Geodesy and Construction Economics and Management. Web site: https://geoprevi.xyz/ The organizing committee will support young surveyors from Romania and abroad.
Commission 5 Newsletter - July 2018Read the latest Newsletter from Commission 5 that also includes report from the FIG Congress 2018. Commission 5 at FIG Congress 2018Istanbul, Turkey 6-11 May The commission chairs of the term 2019-2022 were elected at the General Assembly held in conjunction with the FIG Congress in Istanbul. Mr. Dan Roman from United States was elected at chair of FIG Commission 5. His term starts 1.1.2019. FIG Commission 5 was actively involved during the FIG Congress 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey.
Report on the Technical Seminar on Reference Frames in Practice held in conjection with the FIG CongressThe Technical Seminar on Reference Frames in Practice was held in Istanbul on 4-5 May 2018. The main focus was on reference frames in general, kinematics and dynamic datums which reflects geodetic priorities for all regions suffering from natural disasters such as earthquakes. Participants mostly come from countries where there is a strong need to model deformation to maintain their accurate spatial reference frames. So, this Seminar has been a good platform to share knowledge and resources for their mutual benefits. The Seminar was organised by FIG Commission 5, in conjunction with the International Association of Geodesy (IAG), the United Nations International Committee on GNSS (UN ICG) and the Turkish Chamber of Survey and Cadastre Engineers (HKMO). Forthcoming FIG Commission 5 eventsGEOPREVI 2018, Geodesy for Smart Cities, Joint Seminar of FIG Commission 5, 6 and 10 SymposiumBucharest, Romania, 29-30 October The GeoPreVi 2018 is a scientific event of the Faculty of
Geodesy - Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest
and will be organized this year in cooperation with FIG
Commissions 5, 6 and 10, Romanian Surveyors Union and Romanian
Association of Private Surveyors. The Faculty of Geodesy, that merges the traditions and excellence in Romanian surveying academic education, together with its outstanding event initiators and co-organizers professional associations, members of The International Federation of Surveyors - the premier international organization that is supporting the interests of surveyors worldwide and covering the whole range of professional fields within the global surveying community have agreed to focus to very important challenges of the nowadays Romanian society such as positioning and measurement, engineering surveys, construction management. For more information, please visit https://geoprevi.xyz/ 10th Multi-GNSS Asia (MGA) Conference23-25 October 2018 at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. The Multi-GNSS Asia (MGA) is an international cooperative initiative endorsed by the United Nation International Committee on GNSS to promote cooperation and utilisation of satellite positioning, navigation and timing services in Asia and Oceania. With the 2018 MGA Conference theme “Creating Solutions, Driving Innovation, Connecting Industry”, the event will present an informative program showcasing the latest advancements in GNSS technology and applications, innovative satellite positioning and navigation solutions, as well as connecting industries to explore new business cooperation in GNSS services, products and applications. MGA aims to expand the impact of navigation satellite technology right across our economy. Also, the program will include a facilitated networking event, open forums to discuss future collaborations and a young professionals and students event. For mroe information, please visit: https://2018.mgaconference.com.au/ The deadline, the 1st October, for papers to be peer-reviewed for the FIG Congress Istanbul Turkey in May next year is approachingThe FIG Commissions 5 and 6 have an agreement with the Chief Editor of the Journal of Applied Geodesy: after the Working Week the best peer-reviewed scientific papers can be published in a special issue of this journal. We hope to give researchers and scientists from all around the world an additional motivation to attend the FIG Congress, and at the same time the opportunity to publish their valuable research results in a well-known Journal. The process will be as follows:
One day meeting on “Regional Challenges, Benefits and Opportunities of Exchanging Geodetic Data”The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) , FIG Asia Pacific Capacity Development Network, and the UN Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific Working Group 1 are jointly hosting a one day meeting on “Regional Challenges, Benefits and Opportunities of Exchanging Geodetic Data” on 16 October 2017, at the Kumamoto City International Centre in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. This meeting with United Nation Asia Pacific country member delegates will workshop -
For more information about this meeting please navigate to - https://gsi-intl.github.io/ggim-ap-kumamoto/ Please note this meeting will be convened prior to the UN GGIM AP Plenary Meeting 17-19th October 2017 - http://www.un-ggim-ap.org/meetings/pm/6th/201707/t20170704_389286.shtml Chair of the Asia/Pacific Regional Network, Rob Sarib would appreciate to get comments or information about geodetic data sharing from our Commission 5 Delegate. For example – case studies from different countries, challenges, the benefits of data sharing, open data, policies etc. You support would be appreciated. Read more about the FIG Asia/Pacific Network: http://www.fig.net/organisation/networks/capacity_development/asia_pacific/index.asp Reference Frame in Practice Seminar29-30 July 2017, Kobe, Japan The Reference Frames in Practice (RFIP) series has been in operation since May 2012 and this year’s seminar was convened in Kobe (Japan) on 29-30 July 2017. The seminar venue was the Kobe Chamber of Commerce - Port Island, and was hosted by GSI - Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. A special thanks to Mr. Basara Miyahara and his team at GSI for their great hospitality. Like previous seminars this RFIP was well attended. It attracted 68 delegates from 19 different countries. From a program perspective, there were 21 quality presentations which included 4 presentations from the event sponsors who provided a manufacturers perspective on the issues and challenges relating to geodetic reference frames. The seminar’s objective was to provide fundamental geodetic reference frame background, concepts and examine the associated data and analysis techniques, each with a focus on practical implementation and application.
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Commission 5 Newsletter July 2017 - incl. Commission 5
report from FIG Working Week 2017 in Helsinki, Finland Cost Effective Positioning and Geo Data Seminar20 April 2017, Novosibirsk, Russia The Seminar was organized by FIG Commission 5. It was held within the frame of the XIII International Exhibition and Scientific Congress "Interexpo GEO-Siberia 2017" in Novosibirsk. The primary objective of the Seminar was to shape a vision for the future of cost-effective positioning technologies. The seminar was aimed at bringing developers of precise low-cost solutions, surveyors, and other potential users together. Commisson 5 at the FIG Working Week 2017 in Helsinki, Finland 29 May - 2 JuneCommission 5 had its annual meeting during the FIG Working Week 2017 in Helsinki, Finland 29 May - 2 June 2017
TECHNICAL SEMINAR ON REFERENCE FRAME IN PRACTICE29-30 July 2017, Kobe - Japan
This seminar will be of benefit to operational geodesists or surveyors who are dealing with reference frame issues and crustal deformation, either in a government or commercial environment. It is also open to academics or postgraduate students in a surveying or related discipline. More information on this special event Technical Seminar on Cost Effective Positioning and Geo Data20 April 2017, Novosibirsk, Russia We are pleased to invite you to attend the International Seminar on the role of Cost Effective Positioning and Geo Data. The Seminar will be jointly organized under auspices of FIG Commissions 3 and 5. It will be held within the frame of the XIII International Exhibition and Scientific Congress "Interexpo GEO-Siberia 2017", April 19-21, 2017. More information... International Digital Elevation Model Service (IDEMS)A newly developed International Digital Elevation Model Service (IDEMS) is now available under the umbrella of the International Gravity Field Service (IGFS) of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG). IDEMS provides a focus for distribution of data and information about various digital elevation models, including spherical-harmonic models of Earth’s global topography and lunar and planetary DEM. Related datasets, such as representation of Inland Water within Digital Elevation Models, and relevant software which are available in the public domain are also provided. IDEMS will provide the following DEM related products:
IDEMS is hosted and operated by Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) (http://www.esri.com/) under the lead of Mr Kevin M Kelly (Director) and Dr Jianbin Duan (Deputy Director). The new IDEMS website is available at: https://idems.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html. Mr Kelly is also the chair of FIG Commission 5 (Positioning and Measurement) Working Group 5.3 - Vertical Reference Frames. IDEMS offers two main digital elevation data services managed and maintained by Esri: Terrain and TopoBathy. These services provide online access to a global collection of multi-resolution and multi-source elevation and bathymetry data, including metadata and source information. This DEM data collection includes the best publicly available data and community contributed data with resolutions ranging from 1000 meters to 3 meters. The IDEMS terrain and bathymetry data are updated periodically as new datasets become available. Many other DEM data, not directly hosted by Esri, are also available on IDEMS. Access to IDEMS will not require Esri software. However, for users with Esri software – which includes many academic institutions globally – a number of pre-defined, common terrain data analysis tools become available such as data aggregation, interpolation, density, buffering, flow analysis, and more. IDEMS encourages contributions to the site from the geodetic community in any of the five product types listed above. Please contact the IDEMS Director or Deputy Director if you would like to contribute or recommend content you think appropriate for IDEMS.
Newsletter - July 2016
Commission 5 Newsletter including the report from Commission 5 at
FIG Working Week 2016 in Christchurch, New Zealand, May 2016 Commission 5 at the FIG Working Week 2016 in Christchurch, New Zealand 2-6 MayCommission 5 had its annual meeting during the FIG Working Week 2016 in Christchurch, New Zealand, 2-6 May 2016
Annual Steering Commission Meeting was held during the FIG Working Week in Christchurch, New ZealandReference Frame in Practice Technical Seminar - ReportThe technical seminar aimed at surveyors, spatial professionals, students and operational geodesists who are interested in learning more about practical aspects of reference frames from some of the world’s leading geodesists and geodetic surveyors. As well as covering reference frame basics, the two-day seminar focused particularly on dealing with deformation and datum unification. The Technical Seminar Reference Frame in Practice - Reference Frames, Datum Unification and Kinematics was held at the Rydges Latimer in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 1-2 May 2016 in conjunction with the 78th FIG Working Week 2016, 2-6 May 2016. The seminar was organized by IAG (International Association of Geodesy), FIG (Fédération Internationale des Géomètres), UN-GGIM-AP (UN Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific), ICG (International Committee on GNSS) and NZIS (New Zealand Institute of Surveyors). The seminar was attended by over 50 participants from 18 countries. Five participants were funded by the International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG) United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA).
The technical program comprised of eight technical sessions, including two focused on case studies. There were fifteen presentations given by speakers from New Zealand, Australia, Japan and USA, two presentations on behalf of sponsors: Leica and Trimble, and five brief presentations given by ICG-supported delegates from Philippines, Poland, Fiji and Nepal. Report on the Pacific Geospatial and Surveying Council Meeting and GIS / RS User ConferenceThe meetings were held from 16-20 November 2015 in Suva Fiji. FIG and Commission 5 was represented by Rob Sarib. Mr. Sarib was invited by the Australian Government’s Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific (COSPac) to participate in discussions by contributing to the development of a “strategy document” for the PGSC. It is anticipated that a draft strategic plan will be ready for review at the Christchurch FIG Working Week in May 2015. Technical Seminar on Vertical References Frame in Practice27-28 July 2015 in Singapore
This event is co-sponsored by IAG, (International Association of Geodesy), FIG (Fédération Internationale des Géomètres), UN Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP), ICG (International Committee on GNSS) and Singapore Land Authority. The Organisers IAG, FIG, UN ICG, UN GGIM AP and SLA would like to thank and acknowledge the following FIG Corporate sponsors for their generous support of this event.
Newsletter June 2015Annual Steering Commission Meeting was held during the FIG Working Week in Sofia, BulgariaCommission 5 at the FIG Working Week 2015 in Sofia, Bulgaria 17-21 May 2015
Commission 5 at the XXV FIG Congress 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 16-21 June
Report on the Eight Meeting of the International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG-8), 9-14 November 2013, Dubai, UAEThe Eight Meeting of the International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG) was held in Dubai, UAE from 9 to 14 November 2013. The ICG has been formed as a result of recommendations of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space (COPUOS), as ratified by the General Assembly of the UN. |
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This event is co-sponsored by IAG (International Association of Geodesy), FIG (F??ation Internationale des G?m?res), UN Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP), ICG (International Committee on GNSS) and PhilGEGS ? Philippines Geodetic Engineering and Geomatic Society.
We are proud to announce that our FIG corporate sponsors - ESRI, Trimble and Leica Geosystems are generously providing support for this event.
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The ICG has been formed as a result of recommendations of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space (COPUOS), as ratified by the General Assembly of the UN. The International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) is an Associate Member of the ICG. Mikael Lilje was there as the FIG representative to UNOOSA and Matt Higgins was there as FIG?s co-chair for Working Group D.
We are pleased to invite you to participate in the fifth FIG
Commissions 5 and 6 Workshop
on ?Innovative Technologies for an Efficient Geospatial Management of
Earth
Resources? organized by the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG),
Kazakh National
Technical University after K.I. Satpaev (KazNTU) and Siberian State
Academy of Geodesy
(SSGA). The workshop will be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on September
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Commission 5 had its annual meeting during the FIG Working Week 2012 in Rome, Italy, 6-10 May 2012. The General Assembly appointed Prof. Volker Schwieger from Germany as the Chair Elect of Commission 5 for 2013-2014.
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The seminar was organised by IAG (International Association of Geodesy), FIG (F??ation Internationale des G?m?res) and ICG (International Committee on GNSS) and was held at Cassa Geometri 4-5 May 2012 in association with the FIG Working Week, 6th - 10th May 2012, Rome, Italy.
Rob Sarib, Mikael Lilje, Graeme Blick and Allison Kealy participated in the conference as well as the General Assembly and relevant business meetings
The third FIG Commissions 5 and 6 Workshop on ?Innovative Technologies for an Efficient Geospatial Management of Earth Resources? will be held for the first time in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 4-8 September 2011.The Workshop is organized by the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG), Mongolian Association of Geodesy Photogrammetry & Cartography (MAGP&C) and Siberian State Academy of Geodesy (SSGA).
Read about Commission 5 activities at the FIG Working Week and the Commission 5 working plan for 2011-2014.
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The European Space Agency (ESA) and the
Technical University of Denmark is hosting the 3rd Galileo
Science Colloquium in Copenhagen, Denmark, on August 31 to
September 2, 2011. The Colloquium focuses on scientific
applications of Galileo (and other global navigation satellite
systems) as well as on sciences which can benefit the future
development of Galileo. This includes topics such as geodesy,
geodynamics, reference frames, atomic clocks, signal
propagation, disaster monitoring, positioning, navigation etc.
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FIG Commissions 5 (Positioning and Measurement) and 6
(Engineering Surveys) together with Agency of the Republic of
Kazakhstan for Land Resources Management, D. Serikbaev East
Kazakhstan State Technical University (EKSTU), Siberian State
Academy of Geodesy (SSGA) and Regional Scientific and
Technological Park ?Altai? organised a Workshop on ?Innovative
Technologies for an Efficient Geospatial Management of Earth
Resources?. The Conference was attended by about 100
participants and contained almost 60 presentations.
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Commission 5 had its annual meeting during the FIG Congress 2010 in Sydney, Australia, 11-16 April 2010. The General Assembly appointed Mr. Mikael Lilje from Sweden as the Chair of Commission 2 for 2011-2014.
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Read about the highlights from FIG Commission 5 2009 activities as well as a report on 1st Asia Oceania Regional Workshop on GNSS, report on "AuScope" VLBI Project Status and Report on Cost Effective GNSS. Please also notice the Call for Ideas for FIG Commission 5 Work Plan 2011-14.
This Commission 5 Report provides an overview of activities at the 7th FIG Regional Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam. FIG Commission 5 coordinated several technical sessions during the Conference in the areas "Global and Regional Observing Systems and Services", "GNSS CORS Infrastructure and Standards", and "Asia Pacific Reference Frame". Please read the report at view the pictures from the conference.
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The International Association of Geodesy (IAG) organised the ?Geodesy for
Planet Earth? conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina at the end of August.
FIG was invited and represented by Mikael Lilje, Chair Elect of Commission 5
(Sweden) and Rob Sarib, Vice Chair of Administration (Australia). This scientific symposium is a biannual IAG
event and attracted approximately 500 delegates from 65
different countries. There were 500 technical / scientific papers submitted and 280 of
them were delivered as oral presentations. The technical program was run in
two parallel sessions with numerous business meetings held in the evenings
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(Engineering Surveys) together with the Siberian State Academy
of Geodesy (SSGA) organised a Workshop on ?Innovative
Technologies for an Efficient Geospatial Management of Earth
Resources? on Lake Baikal in the settlement of Listvyanka,
Russian Federation 23-30 July 2009.
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Guidance to be held in Bonn, Germany, 9-11 March 2010 is co-sponsored by
FIG Commission 5 and 6.
Web site: www.mcg.uni-bonn.de
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papers as a .pdf file.
Commission 5 Annual Meeting was held in Eilat, Israel during the FIG Working Week 2009. Read more:
- Report of Commission 5 activities at the FIG Working Week 2009 as a .pdf-file.
- Minutes of Commission 5 Steering Committee meeting in Eilat as a .pdf-file.
The International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG), met in Pasadena, California, USA, from 8 to 12 December 2008. Vice President Matt Higgins attended representing the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG). Read more...
Commission 5 Annual Meeting was held in Stockholm, Sweden during the FIG Working Week 2008, 14-19 June 2008. Read more:
- Report of Commission 5 activities at the FIG Working Week 2008
- Conference web site: www.fig.net/fig2008.
- Proceedings, technical sessions and papers
- Commission 5 Annual Report for the General Assembly as a .pdf-file.
- Minutes of Commission 5 Steering Committee meeting in Stockholm.
Commission 5 Annual Meeting was held in Stockholm, Sweden during the FIG Working Week 2008, 14-19 June 2008. Read more:
- Report of Commission 5 activities at the FIG Working Week 2008
- Conference web site: www.fig.net/fig2008.
- Proceedings, technical sessions and papers
- Commission 5 Annual Report for the General Assembly as a .pdf-file.
- Minutes of Commission 5 Steering Committee meeting in Stockholm.
Surf your way to the new Commission 5 Position and Measurement website - "Reference Frame in Practice".
This website wants you to interact with your colleagues by visiting this website regularly and for you to contribute relevant reference frame information to this website. Any interesting and emerging reference frame news, issues or topics are welcomed OR even feedback on how to improve this site….. so please visit this web portal and email your suggestions or comments to our Commission 5 representatives mikael.lilje@lm.se and robert.sarib@nt.gov.au.
New: A paper on "New GNSS Developments and their Impact on Survey Service Providers and Surveyors" by Chris Rizos (President of IAG Commission 4), Matt Higgins (Chair FIG Commission 5) and Steve Hewitson. This paper was presented at SSC2005 Spatial Intelligence, Innovation and Praxis: The national biennial Conference of the Spatial Sciences Institute, September 2005. Melbourne.
Report of the meeting on the use and applications of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) hosted by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UN OOSA) and also supported by the State Department of the USA. The meetings arise from recommendations of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space (COPUOS), as ratified by the General Assembly of the UN. Matt Higgins, Chair of Commission 5 attended the 2004 meeting representing FIG.
Prof.
Rudolf Staiger from Germany was appointed by the General Assembly
in Athens as the Chair Elect of Commission 5 for 2004-2006. He will be
the chair of the commission 2006-2010. He is Professor at the
Fachbereich Vermessungswesen, Labor für Geodätische Messtechnik at the
University of Essen
The Workshop Programme and Presentations are available
at:
http://www.oosa.unvienna.org/SAP/gnss/joint2003/presentations/index.html
Mr Robert Sarib, Manager of Survey Services from Dept. Infrastructure, Planning & Environment from Darwin, Australia has been appointed to Vice Chair of Administration of Commission 5. Rob can be reached by email: robert.sarib@nt.gov.au
Commission chairs 2015-2018 at their meeting during the FIG
Working Week, 29 May-2 June in Helsinki, Finland: Remy Boudon(comm. 6) Volker
Schwieger (comm. 5), See Lian ONG (comm. 10), Angela Etuonovbe
(comm. 4), Steven Nystrom (comm. 9), Kwame Tenadu (comm. 8),
Enrico Rispoli (comm. 3), Gerda Schennach (comm. 7), Fahria Masum(comm. 2), Brian J.
Coutts (comm. 1) 
