African Network
Since its establishment during the 2013 FIG Working Week
in Abuja, Nigeria, the African Network has been very active
within Africa and outside of it through training programmes,
career path and growth opportunities. In this regard, there
was the STDM Training of Trainers (2014) in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, the African Network Mentoring Workshop (2015) in
Nairobi, Kenya, as well as informal meetings on the
sidelines of the FIG African Regional Network meetings which
culminated in the first meeting of the African Network
(1YSAM) was held in conjunction with the 2018 FIG African
Regional Meeting on the 16th of October, 2018. This was
followed by the second meeting held together with the FGF
Universities Conference in Dakar, Senegal in 2019. The Young
Surveyors African Network also works closely with the FIG
Regional Network in promoting the profession in the region.
2nd Young Surveyors Network African Meeting, Dakar,
2019
Asian and the Pacific Network
The FIG Young Surveyors Asia Pacific Network (YSAP) was
established during the XXV FIG Congress in Kuala Lumpur in
2015 where over 18 countries were represented. Since its
establishment the YSAP has hosted the 3rd FIG Young
Surveyors Conference in Christchurch 2016, as well as the
second YSAP Meeting in Tokyo in 2018, where the Japanese
Young Surveyors and National Association supported the
training of 20 Young Surveyors in STDM. The network was
also present at the UN-GGIM Young Professionals Summit in
Dequing, China! The strong and growing Asia and the Pacific
Network further hosted the 3YSAP Meeting prior to the FIG
Working Week in Hanoi, Vietnam and the South East Asian
Survey Congress in Darwin Australia hosted by the SSSI Young
Professionals Network in 2019. As one of the largest and
most diverse regions in the world, there are many common
challenges and opportunities! The YSAP Network recognises
this, and as a diverse and energetic Network have many
initiatives in place. The future looks bright for the Asia
and the Pacific Network!
3rd Young Surveyors Network Asia and the Pacific
Meeting, Hanoi, 2019
European Network
The FIG Young Surveyors European Network (YSEN) has
strong origins. The first YSEN Meeting was held in Lisbon,
Portugal in 2013 and since then there has been a meeting
close to every year! These meetings are organized alongside
FIG Events and in close cooperation with National
Associations and FIG Commissions - all focussing on European
challenges and opportunities. The Council of European
Geodetic Surveyors (CLGE) is a strong supporter of the YSEN,
with an elected Young Surveyor from the YSEN who is a
representative on the CLGE board. This enables strong
relationships with other surveying and spatial science
organizations such as International Geodetic Student
Organization (IGSO) and International Geodetic Student
Meeting (IGSM). The YSEN also has strong relationships with
other like minded organisations such as SDSN Youth, working
towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
6th Young Surveyors Network European Meeting, Porto,
2019
North American Network
The FIG Young Surveyors North American Network is also
called the NSPS Young Surveyors Network supported by the
National Society of Professional Surveyors. There are many
Young Surveyors who are active in this region sharing their
enthusiasm for the future of the profession! This is
highlighted by the NSPS sponsoring the ‘Get Kids into
Survey” initiative organised by Elaine Ball. Their first
meeting was in 2014,where they established the Network and a
Toolkit to provide structure and information on how they
will operate. They recently held their second in Maryland in
October 2018! Alongside these events the YSNA coordinates
events with ESRI at their ESRI User Conference and has Young
Surveyors attend Trimble Dimensions and Leica Hexagon.
2nd Young Surveyors Network North American Meeting,
Washington D.C.
South American Network
The South American Network was formed in the year 2012,
the FIG Congress was in Montevideo, Uruguay. The network has
grown, and more Young Surveyors across South America have
been connected as a result of key ambassadors promoting the
profession. Since 2015, the network has been promoted in
different countries in the region including professional
activities in Uruguay, three student congresses in
Argentina, two student congresses in Costa Rica, two student
congresses in Colombia and one student congress in Mexico!
They have also organized one larger congress in Cuba, as
well as participating in the Annual APPAT meeting in
Córdoba, Argentina. They also hope to hold an FIG YS meeting
in Latin America, where the problems of the region are
addressed, and the challenges that young people face, to
know the successes and failures that have been experienced
in different countries, in order to grow together and offer
the society more certainty in the work related to surveying
and land management.
Young Surveyors South America at the XIV
International Congress of Topography, Cadastre, Geodesy and
Geomatics, San José, 2016
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