International Institution for the History of Surveying
and Measurement
A Permanent Institution within the International Federation of
Surveyors (FIG)
  
The International Institution for the History of Surveying
and Measurement is a permanent Institution within the International
Federation of Surveyors (FIG). On this subpage you will be able to navigate
to different introduction sites and also the
History of: Cadastral Systems, Cadastral Maps, Instruments,
Personalities in History, Standards and units of measure and Measurement.
General news information,
upcoming events,
publications and
contacts within History of
Surveying and Measurement are available in the menu.
Background
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International Institution for the History of Surveying and
Measurement is a Permanent Institution within the International
Federation of Surveyors (FIG). For some years it operated within one
the nine commissions of FIG but as from the Congress held in
Brighton in 1998 it was deemed an International Institution. Using
contacts among the 80 or so countries that are part of FIG it aims
to bring together interested people who are keen to preserve the
heritage of the profession.
Its aims are to:
- Study the history of surveying and measurement, and the techniques
and instrumentation involved.
- Preserve documentation related to the history of surveying and
measurement and catalogue their locations.
- Publish papers, books
and articles on subjects related to the history of surveying
and measurement.
- Promote the subjects by holding regular symposia
around the world.
- Cooperate with other learned societies who share a
common interest in the history of surveying and measurement,
including mathematics, geodesy and astronomy.
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Volumes I-V: Notes on the History of
Determining the Size and Shape of the Earth Using Meridian Arcs
Volume VI: Meridian Arcs in East & Southern Africa
with Emphasis on the Arc of the 30th Meridian Volume
Volume VII: Connection Between the Struve Geodetic
Arc and the Arc of the 30th Meridian
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To read more about the 7 volumes covering Three Milleniums of
Measurement of Earth, click
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