International Federation of Surveyors (
abbreviated
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FIG, after the french: Fédération Internationale des Géomètres) is the UN-recognized global organization for the profession of
surveying
Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, art, and science of determining the terrestrial two-dimensional or three-dimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them. A land surveying professional is ca ...
and related disciplines. It was established in 1878,
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FIG and formed as a legal entity in 1999. FIG has 106 member associations from 88 countries.
Membership
FIG has five categories of membership and two levels of honorary membership. 120 countries are represented in FIG through these various categories of membership:
*Member associations: National associations representing one or more of the disciplines of surveying
*Affiliates: Groups of surveyors or surveying organizations undertaking professional activities but not fulfilling the criteria for member associations
*Corporate Members: Organisations, institutions or agencies which provide commercial services related to the profession of surveyor
*Academic members: Organisations, institutions or agencies which promote education or research in one or more of the disciplines of surveying
*Correspondents: individuals in countries where there is no association or group of surveyors eligible for membership
FIG also has categories of honorary membership for past presidents and individuals who have materially assisted the development and promotion of the surveying profession at the international level.
Permanent institutions
FIG has set up the following permanent institutions:
*The International Office of
Cadastre
A cadastre or cadaster is a comprehensive recording of the real estate or real property's metes and bounds, metes-and-bounds of a country.Jo Henssen, ''Basic Principles of the Main Cadastral Systems in the World,'/ref>
Often it is represented gra ...
and Land Records (Office International du Cadastre et du Régime Foncier – OICRF)
*International Institution for the History of
Surveying
Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, art, and science of determining the terrestrial two-dimensional or three-dimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them. A land surveying professional is ca ...
and Measurement. This was formally established in 1998, continuing the work of an ad hoc commission set up by FIG in about 1980.
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Partner Organisations
The FIG is a scientific associate member of the International Council for Science (ICSU).
See also
*American Congress on Surveying and Mapping
The American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) was an American professional association representing the interests of those engaged in measuring and communicating geospatial data.
Originally, it was composed of four organizations:
* America ...
*Canadian Institute of Geomatics The Canadian Institute of Geomatics (CIG, French: ''Association canadienne des sciences géomatiques'') is a not-for-profit scientific association based in Ottawa, Ontario devoted to the development of geomatics in Canada. It was previously known a ...
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Members of the International Council for Science
International professional associations
Geographic societies
Geodesy organizations
Surveying organizations
International geographic data and information organizations
Members of the International Science Council