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	Attend one of the FIG/ESRI Webinars: Modernizing Land Administration 
		18 October and 27/28 November 2017
		 
		
		Get the experts right to you
		FIG and our platinum corporate member ESRI invite you to join us for 
		an educational webinar series highlighting special topics in GIS for 
		land administration. Whether you are working with a new or 
		fit-for-purpose cadaster system, or are fully equipped with the latest 
		capabilities, these webinars will update you on current technology and 
		give you a clear path forward. 
		The two webinar are held at different times of the day in order to 
		make it possible for you to paricipate in at least one of the webinars. 
		Each webinar is sceduled to one hour, and is a unique opportunity for 
		you to be updated with the latest knowledge in a short time without any 
		travelling costs.
		Webinar 1: Getting Started with Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration
		Android Phones, High Accuracy GPS, and GIS
		Wednesday, October 18 | 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. (EDT), equivalent to
		
		2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (UTC)
		Configurable off-the-shelf spatial technologies are now available for 
		fit-for-purpose cadastral systems. There is no longer a need for custom 
		programming, complex implementations, and special skills. Leveraging 
		standard data models such as the Land Administration Domain Model (LADM) 
		and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) GIS data and technology deliver 
		systems that are quickly implemented, secure, scalable, evolve with 
		changing requirements and supported by numerous public, private, and NGO 
		communities. Attend this webinar, see sample implementations, understand 
		the capabilities, and learn how to get started.
		Register now for 
		the first webinar in our series that will explore how COTS technologies 
		are revolutionizing fit-for-purpose cadastral systems through 
		automation.  We hope to see you there. 
		Webinar 2: Modernize Your Land Administration System
		Off-the-Shelf GIS Technology for Modern Cadastral Operations
		Monday, November 27 | 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (EST) equivalent to 		
		TTuesday November 28 | 1:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. (UTC) and 9:00 a.m. (China 
		time)
		Gone are the days of building highly customized cadastral systems 
		with siloed disparate technologies.  They’re too expensive to 
		maintain and they don’t keep up with all the new capabilities that GIS 
		provides.  ArcGIS is a complete, interoperable, open, and 
		purpose-built system for cadastral operations to improve efficiency, 
		manage data integrity, and share data across your organization and with 
		the public.  Whether you aim to improve data quality, increase 
		throughput, or improve spatial accuracy, become more transparent - the 
		ArcGIS platform delivers necessary capabilities.  Attend this 
		webinar to learn the capabilities, and how to get started.
		To register
		To register please go to the online registration. Here you can choose which webinar you would like to attend 
		
		Louise Friis-Hansen
		14 October 2017