Agenda

The Council has received three nominations for Honorary Members:

• The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) UK has nominated Dr Robin McLaren
• The International Institution for the History of Surveying and Measurement, together with FIG Council, has nominated Mr. Jim Smith
• FIG Foundation, together with FIG Council, has nominated Prof. Michael Barry

Appendix to agenda item 8: The nomination letters for:

• Dr Robin McLaren
• Mr. Jim Smith
• Prof. Michael Barry

According to the Statutes paragraph 3.1.7 an individual who has materially assisted the development and promotion of the surveying profession at the international level can be appointed as an honorary member. Nomination for this appointment shall be made by a member association or the Council, which will consider it and submit it to a vote of the General Assembly.

The Council has considered all three proposals and decided to propose to the General Assembly that it appoints Dr Robin McLaren, Mr. Jim Smith and Prof. Michael Barry as Honorary Members of the Federation for the outstanding services they have provided to the Federation in different positions and functions.

Motion: That FIG Council appoints Dr Robin McLaren, Mr Jim Smith and Prof. Michael Barry as Honorary Members of FIG.

Decision:

9. COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE WORLD BANK

Since the 42nd General Assembly, FIG has continued to collaborate with the World Bank and various agencies and structures within the United Nations.

The main activities in the co-operation with the United Nations and the World Bank during this period have been:

Participation to FAO and the Voluntary Guidelines, VGGT.
At FIG Working Week 2019 three sessions and one Master Class were organised in cooperation with FAO: FIG Academic Forum, a session on Technology Contribution to Improve Tenure Governance, session on Strengthening Democratic Spaces to Balance Societal Priorities in Spatial Planning and a Master Class: Learning Session on the Use of Technology. The Master Class can accommodate 20 participants.
At FIG Working Week 2020, again FIG Academic Forum is organised in cooperation with FAO as well as two special sessions on Land Consolidation Legislation: FAO Legal Guide and its Application at the Country Level and The Role of Land Consolidation and Other Land Management Instruments in Development of Agricultural Land Markets.

Participation to Global Land Tool Network GLTN:

• co-lead of Global Land Tool Network Professional Cluster 2019-2020, together with Arab Union
• Co-Lead on two activities:
  •  Development of a conceptual framework on urban-rural land linkages and
  • Development of a manual on valuation of unregistered lands
• Participation in the GLTN International Advisory Board
• Participation in the GLTN Steering Committee
• Special sessions in the Working Week technical programme

Participation to the work of UN-GGIM

• UN-GGIM-Geospatial Societies – Member
  (Previously Joint Board of Spatial Information Societies JB-GIS)
• Expert Group on Land Administration
• Associate member of Sub-committee on Geodesy
• Participation at the ninth Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatiall Information Management in New York, USA, August 2019

Participation to the work of the International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG)
Participation to UN-OOSA, Co-chairing WG-D
Cooperation on Reference Frame in Practice Seminar, Pre-event at FIG Working Week 2019

At the FIG Working Week 2020 there will be a special session organised in cooperation with UNECE/WPLA that includes the launch of the publication “Guidelines for the Formalization of Informal Constructions”.

Participation at the World Bank Conference in March 2019 – the World Bank Conference was cancelled in 2020 due to COVID 19. FIG had planned a side event. World Bank and FIG had organised two special sessions at the FIG Working Week 2019.

Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the report on the co-operation between FIG and the United Nations, its agencies and the World Bank and records its thanks to all those who have contributed to this co-operation.

Decision:

10. LIAISON WITH INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS

The Joint Board of Spatial Information Societies JB-GIS was formally established during the FIG Working Week in Cairo in 2005. The name was in 2017 changed to UN-GGIM-Geospatial Societies. The Geospatial Societies meet annually during the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management meetings. The meeting of UN-GGIM-GS in 2019 was held in August 2019.
FIG will take the lead of UN-GGIM-GS for the two year term (08-2020-08-2022)
FIG has collaborative MoUs with a number of the organizations who are part of the Geospatial Societies.

FIG has further bilateral agreements of co-operation with several other international associations like ECCE, ISM, IFHP, CIB, IAO, IHO, ION, ICEC, FIABCI, IFHS, PAIGH, PAQS, and UIA.

FIG is represented in the International Construction Measurement Standard Coalition by former Chair of FIG Commission 10, See Lian Ong who has been appointed chair of the Standard Setting Committee. FIG is represented in the Trustee Board by the President.

FIG is represented in International Land Measurement Standard Coalition by Mr. Maurice Barbieri.

FIG is member of the Ethics Standard Committee.

FIG is a member of the International Council for Science (ICSU) and is working together with ISO and International Valuation Standards Committee (IVSC) on standards.

Again in 2020 there are various activities around the world celebrating Global Surveyors day on 21 March 2020

Motion: That the General Assembly records the report on the liaison with other international associations.

Decision:

11. FIG ACCOUNTS FOR 2019, AUDITOR'S REPORT AND BUDGETS 2020-2023

FIG President Rudolf Staiger will present the report to the General Assembly. This report includes the auditor’s report from 2019, official accounts (income statement 2019) and balance sheet 31 December 2019, an updated budget for 2019 and proposals for budgets 2020-2022 and proposal for membership fees for member associations in 2022.

Appendix to item 11:

Report on Financial Issues (including 2019 accounts and budgets 2020-2023)

Annexes:

• 11A Auditor's Report, Income Statement for 2019 and Balance Sheet at 31 December 2019.
• 11B FIG Result 2019 and FIG Budgets 2020-2023
• 11C List of member associations whose membership fees are in arrears for 2019 and earlier and that are not allowed to vote - to be published on the FIG web site 20 April 2020 (in roll call).

Motion: That the General Assembly:

• adopts the audited accounts for 2019,
• adopts the Finance Report, and
•  adopts budgets for 2020–2023

Decision:

12. SUBSCRIPTION RATES FOR 2022

The General Assembly has to set levels of fees for member associations two years in advance of the year in which they become payable. Fees are payable in respect of each individual member up to a maximum of 5,500 members. Membership fees have been discussed as part of the finance report, appendix to item 11.

The 2019 General Assembly approved membership fees for 2021 as follows:

The World Bank lists of the low-income economies and the lower-middle-income economies are available at: http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-classifications/country-and-lending-groups   

The General Assembly decided in 2017 to increase subscription fees with 8% for 2019 after subscription fees have been kept at the same level for the years 2012-2018. In 2018 and 2019 the General Assembly agreed to keep the level from 2019 for the 2020 and 2021 subscriptions, and Council suggest keeping this same rate for 2022.

  Motion: That the General Assembly adopts following membership fees payable by member associations in 2022:

Decision:

13. FIG FOUNDATION

Mr. John Hohol, President of the FIG Foundation has prepared a written report on the FIG Foundation activities in 2019. This agenda item will focus on the status of FIG Foundation and the results that have been achieved over the past years.

Appendix to item 13:

• Written report of the FIG Foundation activities 2019-2020
• Financial result 2019

Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the written report of the President of the FIG Foundation and records its thanks to the President and members of the Board of Directors of the FIG Foundation for their past year’s work

Decision:  

14. FIG COMMISSIONS

The Commission Chairs have prepared a written report for each commission which are attached to this agenda item. There will be no oral reports following the written reports, so delegates are asked to read the reports carefully. Instead at the general assembly time will be given to the delegates to ask questions and comment the reports and the work of the commissions.

Appendix to item 14: Commission reports:

• Commission 1
• Commission 2
• Commission 3
• Commission 4
• Commission 5
• Commission 6
• Commission 7
• Commission 8
• Commission 9
• Commission 10

14.1.   Prizes/Awards

Again in 2020 the Commisison 5/NavXperience Award will be given to a selected Commission 5 paper. The prize winner will be announced at the General Assembly

The Survey Review Biennial Prize is sponsored by Survey Review, a learned journal covering the fields of positioning and measurement, engineering survey, cadastre and land management, and spatial information management. The prize will be awarded to a Peer Review Paper written by a Young Surveyor (under the age of 35 or within 10 years of qualifying).

Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the written reports of the Commission Chairs and records its thanks to the chairs and other officers of the Commissions for their ongoing contributions

Decision:

15. FIG NETWORKS AND PERMANENT INSTITUTIONS

15.1 Young Surveyors Network

FIG Young Surveyors Network is for the term 2019-2020 chaired by Ms. Melissa Harrington, New Zealand. Attached to this agenda is a report on the FIG Young Surveyors activities during the past year. The Chair of the Young Surveyors Network will be ready during this agenda item to respond to questions and comments from the delegates.

Appendix to item 15.1: Young Surveyors Report

Motion: that the General Assembly adopts the written report, and thanks all the many active Young Surveyors.

Decision:

15.2 Standards Network

The Chair of the network, David Martin has prepared a written report to the General Assembly of the activities 2019-20. The Chair of the Standards Network will be ready during this agenda item to respond to questions and comments from the delegates.  

Appendix to item 15.2 – Standards Network Report

Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the written report from the Network and records its thanks to the Chair of the Network and its members.

Decision:

15.3 FIG Regional Capacity Development Networks

The chairs of the two networks have prepared a written report on the status of the networks. The Chairs of the Network will be ready during this agenda item to respond to questions and comments from the delegates:

• Africa Network (Jennifer Whittal)
• Asia/Pacific Network (Rob Sarib)

Appendix to item 15.3 –

• Africa Network (Jennifer Whittal)
• Asia/Pacific Network (Rob Sarib)

Motion::That the General Assembly adopts the written report from the networks and records its thanks to the Chair of the Network and its members.

Decision:

15.4 International Office of Cadastre and Land Records (Office International du Cadastre et du Régime Foncier) OICRF

Prof. Dr. Christiaan Lemmen, Director of OICRF has prepared a written report on the OICRF activities since the General Assembly in Hanoi. The Chair of the Permanent Institution will be ready during this agenda item to respond to questions and comments from the delegates.

Appendix to item 15.4: Report from the International Office of Cadastre and Land Records (Office International du Cadastre et du Régime Foncier) OICRF

Motion:That the General Assembly adopts the report and records its thanks to the members of OICRF for their past year’s work and contribution.

Decision:

15.5 International Institution for the History of Surveying and Measurement, Permanent Institution of FIG

Mr. Jan de Graeve, Director of the IIHSM, Mr. John Brock and Mr. Jim Smith have prepared a report on the IIHSM activities since the General Assembly in Istanbul, and the Work Plan for the coming term. The Chair of the Permanent Institution will be ready during this agenda item to respond to questions and comments from the delegates.

Appendix to item 15.5: Report from the International Institution for the History of Surveying and Measurement, Permanent Institution of FIG.

Motion:That the General Assembly adopts the report and records its thanks to the Director and the members of the permanent institution for their past year’s work and contribution. 

Decision:

16. TASK FORCE ON FIG AND THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

The Council has established two new Task Forces for 2019-2022. The first Task Force will focus on FIG and the Sustainable Development Goals. This Task Force is chaired by Ms. Paula Dijkstra from the Netherlands. The Task Force has organised a session in the technical programme at the Working Week. The Chair of the Task force has submitted a written report and will be informing about the progress of the Task Force work.

Appendix to item 16: Report from the Task Force on FIG and the Sustainable Development Goals

Motion: That the General Assembly records the report and notes the updates.

Decision:

17. TASK FORCE ON FIG GOVERNANCE