Activities

 

1.First Global Surveyors Day –
21 March 2018

21 March 2018, is not only a normal Wednesday – 21 March has been declared the Global Surveyors’ Day. 

 Several organisations, hereunder especially CLGE (Europe), NSPS (USA) supported by FIG have decided that it is very important for the world to reflect on the work that surveyors do. It is essential to know what impact all the many various kinds of surveyors can have all over the world.

In order to highlight the importance of a surveyor, their job and the work field, the date 21 March has been chosen and named Global Surveyors’ Day.

It is the hope that this day is being celebrated around the world. It can be celebrated in many different ways, and it is up to the national surveyors to find their best way to celebrate the day. The day is among other places celebrated in Nepal and in Latvia.  

This first edition of the Global Surveyors’ Day will be specially marked at the World Bank Land and Poverty Conference in Washington DC, US with representation of FIG, CLGE and NSPS and hopefully many other surveyors and others from around the world who will be in Washington DC.

 We are very honored and thankful that the World Bank has agreed to host this Premiere event.

At the same time the site: www.GlobalSurveyorsDay.com will be launched, and will go live at 12:00 am GMT on 21 March 2018.    

Nepal

Nepal Institution of Chartered Surveyed (NICS), organised a Global Surveyors’ Day on 21 March 2018, in association with Survey Department, Government of Nepal,with the chief guest of Mr. Gopi Nath Mainali , secretary Min of Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperative. During the occasson Transliteration of Technical Terms English – Nepali  Survey Dictionary compiled by Mr P.P. Oli was issued.

Global Surveyors Day Celebrated in Nepal

Posted on April 2, 2018 by bordernepal

Global Surveyors Day Celebrated in Nepal

Buddhi Narayan Shrestha

IP President, Nepal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (NICS)

Nepal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (NICS) in association with the government Survey Department celebrated ‘Global Surveyors Day’ in Nepal amidst a function in the Geodetic Survey Hall in Kathmandu. The program was chaired by Punya Prasad Oli, President of NICS. Secretary- government of Nepal, Ministry of Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives Gopi Nath Mainali was the Chief Guest. Director General of Survey Department Ganesh Prasad Bhatta was the guest.  Other dignitaries were the former Survey Director Generals Buddhi Narayan Shrestha (IP President Nepal Institution of Chartered Surveyors-NICS), Rabin Kaji Sharma, Toya Nath Baral and Rajaram Chhatkuli. Similarly, Survey Deputy Director Generals Suresh Man Shrestha, Niraj Manandhar and Sabir Hussain were on the dais. Other particip

ants were the Treasurer Rajendra Prasad Maratha, General Secretary Shambhu Gyawali and members of NICS. Chief Survey Officers, Survey Officers, Surveyors and staff of various Divisions and Branches of Survey Department had participated the program. Government owned national newspaper Gorkhapatra Daily has published the news of the Day.

The program was inaugurated by the Secretary of the Ministry lighting the traditional lamp Paanas, as the symbol of enlightenment. During the program, the Secretary released a book entitled ‘Transliteration of Technical Terms from English to Nepali’ authored by Punya Prasad Oli, NICS President.

NICS General Secretary Shambhu Gyawali welcomed all the participants, dignitaries on behalf of NICS. He also highlighted the importance of Global Surveyors Day and mentioned that it is necessary to expand the importance of Nepali Surveyors.

In the program immediate Past President of NICS and former Survey Director General Buddhi Narayan Shrestha spoke :

Today is the Global Surveyors Day which is going to be celebrated in various countries of the world. International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) has observed the Day with especially CLGE (Europe), NSPS (USA) and it was said that it is very important for the world to reflect on the work that surveyors do. It was said that it is essential to know what impact of various kinds of surveyors can have all over the world. Furthermore, first edition of the Global Surveyors Day is specially marked at the World Bank Land and Poverty Conference in Washington DC, USA with representation of FIG, CLGE and NSPS and many other Surveyors and others from around the world who are in Washington DC. FIG stated that it is the hope that this day is being celebrated around the world. It can be celebrated in many/different ways, and it is up to the national Surveyors to find their best way to celebrate the day. As part of the celebrations initiated by FIG, a Round Table was placed to enable surveying professionals to discuss important topics in today’s world, followed by an evening reception in Washington DC. At the same time a site: www.GlobalSurveyorsDay.com was launched.

Shrestha further said, now we are here in this moment to observe and celebrate the Day in Nepal as well. FIG is the main umbrella of the Surveyors of the globe. FIG is a United Nations and World Bank recognized non-governmental organization of national member associations and other affiliated members from over 120 countries,  Nepal is one of them. Nepal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (NICS) is the Member Association. Government of Nepal Survey Department is the Affiliate Member and Land Management Training Center is the Academic Member of FIG from Nepal. FIG has determined the norms and standard, specification and modality of surveying, mapping and GIS of the world. FIG is is a UN-accredited organisation which represents the interests of surveyors throughout the world.

Shrestha also mentioned further more as followings points:

Why Global Surveyors Day to be observed ?

Various organizations and agencies observe their World Day in their own way in one particular day of the year. For example, World Womens Day will be celebrated on the 8th of March. In the same way, International Labour Day is   observed on 1st of May every year. So now it is started to mark the Global Surveyors Day every year. In order to highlight the importance of a Surveyor, their job and the field work all over the world, the date 21 March has been chosen and named Global Surveyors Day. It is necessary to highlight that the tools as surveying, mapping and related GIS data and materials will be prepared and produced by the Surveyors, which are necessary for the planning and implementation of various economic development of the country. Nepal has a huge potentiality of hydro-power generation. To plan and execute the hydro-power project, at first it needs accurate and exact maps and related data. The Nepali Surveyors generate these materials and the concerned Engineers use it as their essential tool. So is the case for road construction project, urban/rural development programs, tourism development planning, so on and so forth in Nepal. So these works of Surveyors should be highlighted and communicated through observing the Global Surveyors Day, also in Nepal.

Who are the Surveyors?

According to FIG publication number-2 (1991), a surveyor is a professional person with the academic qualifications and technical expertise to conduct one, or more, of the following activities;

  • To determine, measure and represent land, three-dimensional objects, point-fields and 
  • trajectories;
  • To assemble and interpret land and geographically related information,
  • To use that information for the planning and efficient administration of the land, the sea and any structures thereon; and,
  • To conduct research into the above practices and to develop them.

What are the ethics and conduct of a Surveyor?

According to FIG publication-17 (1998), Surveyors must have Integrity, Independence, Care and competence Surveyors duty is to

  • maintain confidentiality about the affairs of their current and former clients and employers unless required by law to make disclosures;
  • avoid conflicts of interest;
  • take environmental concerns into account in their operations and activities;
  • recognise the interests of the public when providing services to their clients or employers; and
  • conduct their work to the best of their ability, giving due consideration to the rights of all parties

Regarding the Code of Professional Conduct, a Surveyor must :

  • exercise unbiased independent professional judgment;
  • assume responsibility for all work carried out by their professional and non-professional staff;
  • avoid any appearance of professional impropriety;
  • Make no fraudulent charges for services rendered.

 

It is important that Nepali professional Surveyors must be affiliated with the FIG through their national association, Nepal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (NICS). In the mean time, Nepali Surveyors must obtain Survey License to make professional practices, as the medical Doctors get their licences from the Nepal Medical Council, also for those who work in government Hospitals.

Licentiate Surveyors of the world

  • Charles Bellamy of Laramine State of Wyoming had obtained the Engineer’s or Surveyor’s License in 1907. Other license holders were:
  • George Washington (First President)- USA,
  • Alexander Forrest- Western Australia, Joseph Murphy- London UK, Robert Gossett Woodthorpe- Captain Surveyor of India 1880,
  • George Everest, Surveyor General of India (1830-1843). These are some of the examples.

Some of the Nepali Surveyors (or worked in Nepal) are as followings:

  • Colonel Karna Shumsher JBR, Director of Survey Department
  • Netra Bahadur Thapa, Director of Survey Department
  • Tek Bahadur Rayamajhi, Director of Survey Department
  • JRG Harrop, Director of Survey Department (UNDP deputed)
  • ZM Wiedner, Deputy Director of Survey Department (UNDP deputed)
  • Arjun Bahadur Basnyat, Director General of Survey Department
  • Buddhi Narayan Shrestha, Director General of Survey Department (License Holder)
  • Ram Naresh Singh, Director General of Survey Department
  • Punya Prasad Oli, Director General of Survey Department (License Holder)
  • Baburam Acharya, Director General of Survey Department
  • Toya Nath Baral, Director General of Survey Department
  • Rabin Kaji Sharma, Director General of Survey Department
  • Krishna Raj BC, Director General of Survey Department
  • Rajaram Chhatkuli, Director General of Survey Department
  • Nagendra Jha, Director General of Survey Department (License Holder)
  • Madhu Sudan Adhikari, Director General of Survey Department

 

At the end, Shrestha suggested that surveying, mapping system and GPS/GIS activities of Nepal should be more scientific as the norms and standards set by FIG.

 

As the chief guest of the program, Secretary of the Ministry Gopi Nath Mainali expressed that Global Surveyors Day will create awareness to the Surveyors of Nepal on their services to the society.  It will help to resolve the issues in connection to perform the surveying and mapping activities. It has to make well manage the works of Surveyors on the land, above the crust and underneath the surface of the world. Mainali further said, Surveyors must be active. They must author their professional books and articles. Their profession should be respectful and take moral accountability. The maps which are necessary for the development of economic project must be correct and reliable. It will be co-ordinated by the government organizations.

In the program, Director General Ganesh Bhatta opined that we have to be good and professional Surveyors. Role of the Surveyors is important for the nation. Maps are the basic tool for the development of infrastructure in the country. Private and public sector Surveyors must have good co-operation and co-ordination to prepare scientific maps and accurate data, needed for the implementation of various projects for the benefit of the people.

From the chair of the program, Punya Prasad Oli thanked all the dignitaries who made the program successful. He also expressed that Surveyors must make their profession successful writing articles and books on the background of their knowledge and work experience. It will also be a kind of service to the people of the society.

As the master of ceremony (MC) of the program, Treasurer of NICS Rajendra Prasad Maratha gave the vote of thanks to all the members of NICS, Survey Officers and high ranking Survey officials who were present in the program. He informed that NICS is going to conduct the next batch of training on Real Estate Valuation in a near future. He requested to send trainees from various organizations. He also informed that ten trainees from the friendly country Bhutan will be participating in the training. The subject matter of real estate valuation is concerned in one of the ten commissions of FIG.

 

  1. Workshop on Real Estate Valuation in Nepal

 

  1. Workshop on Real Estate Valuation in Nepal

One day Workshop on Real Estate Valuation in Nepal was organized by Ministry of Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperative and Nepal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (NICS) on July4, 2018 at Alpha Bita Complex, Baneshwar, Kathmandu, Nepal.

It was inaugurated by Minister Hon. Chakra Pani Khanal and participated by 146 participants and experts of various government agencies, banks, cooperatives, surveyors and media persons related to real estate (land and building) valuation. Four technical papers were presented by Mr. Buddhi Narayan Shrestha, Mr. Punya Prasad Oli, Mr. Manoj Gyawali and Mr. Subash Ghimire.

During the inauguration session, Hon. Minister Mr. Khanal informed that the government is being prepared the Real Estate Valuation Policy and Real Estate Valuation Manual.

 The secretary of the Ministry Mr. Gopi Nath Mainali stressed the need of proper valuation of land and building and hoped the outcome/ recommendations of the workshop will be useful on policy formation of the ministry. The programme was closed by Joint Secretary, Mr. Janak Raj Joshi.

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  1. Output of the workshop

 

May29 – June 2, 2017 in Helsinki, Finland

 The Working Week had 2 days General Assembly and 4 days technical and other sessions which is described as follows:

The large 4-year FIG Working Week took place in the beautiful city of Helsinki. The Working Week marks the end of the term of leadership and the in total 6 days were packed with the General Assembly, technical sessions, meetings and many other activities. The Working Week attracted more than 1347 participants, coming from around 90 countries from all over the world. The Finish representation was remarkable, and FIG was pleased with the large support from both national and international sponsors, organisations and individuals.

Technical programme

Over the 4 conference days the technical programme was packed with sessions and meetings with more than 412 paper presentations, 57 Technical sessions, 7 Inspirational Sessions ISS , 11 FIG sessions (e.g Director General Forum, Academic Forum, Member Association Forum , 8 Partner Sessions (World Bank, UNHabitat/GLTN, FAO) , Pre-events: BIM, History, Young Surveyors ,STDM Workshop and several special sessions that covered the whole range of topics within surveying. The overall theme:

“Surveying the world of Tomorrow from Digitalisation to Augmented Reality”

 

Representation from Nepal

6 persons participated in FIG Congress 2018 from Nepal and presented following 4 papers and following photos will shows the situation.:

  1. a) Paper presented

 

  1. Sushmita Timilsinaand Punya Prasad Oli (Nepal): 
    Spatial Data Base for Hydropower Projects in Nepal (8667)
  2. Ashokkumar Shrestha, Purna Nepaliand Reshma Shrestha (Nepal): 
    Livelihoods of Squatter Settlements: Analysis from Tenure Perspective (8536)
  3. Sanjaya Manandharand Bijaya Kumar Manandhar (Nepal): 
    The Importance of RRR in Cadastral System (8747)
  4. Ashim Babu Shrestha(Nepal): 
    Opportunities and Challenges of Geospatial (Geomatics/Surveying) Education in Nepal (9003)

 

FIG General Assembly 2017

May 29 and June 2 2017

As part of FIG General Assembly 2017 was held with a record number of delegates. In the first General Assembly on 29 may 59 member associations were represented, and in the second a total of 73 member associations were present during the General Assembly and the voting.

Representation from Nepal

Mr. Punya Prasad Oli, President of Nepal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (NICS) along with Mr. Asim Babu Shrestha participated in General Assembly of FIG working week 2017 from Nepal and Mr. Oli delivered short view on behalf of Nepal. The following photos will show the situation.

FIG Congress 2018 Report

6-11 May 2018, Istanbul, Turkey

 The congress had 2 days General Assembly and 4 days technical and other sessions which is described as follows:

The large 4-year FIG Congress took place in the beautiful city of Istanbul. The Congress marks the end of the term of leadership and the in total 6 days were packed with the General Assembly, technical sessions, meetings and many other activities. The congress attracted more than 2300 participants, coming from around 90 countries from all over the world. The Turkish representation was remarkable, and FIG was pleased with the large support from both national and international sponsors, organisations and individuals.

Technical programme

Over the 4 conference days the technical programme was packed with sessions and meetings with more than 400 paper presentations and several special sessions that covered the whole range of topics within surveying. The overall theme:

Embracing our smart world where the continents connect: 
enhancing the geospatial  maturity of societies 

reflected many of the sessions and presentations within the areas of all 10 FIG Commission topics:

  1. Professional Practice
  2. Professional Education
  3. Spatial Information Management
  4. Hydrography
  5. Positioning and Measurement
  6. Engineering Surveys
  7. Cadastre and Land Management
  8. Spatial Planning and Development
  9. Valuation and the Management of Real Estate
  10. Construction Economics and Management

Pre events

In connection with the congress there were three pre-events

  • Reference frames in Practice Seminar
  • BIM for Surveyors Seminar
  • Young Surveyors Conference

Representation from Nepal

3-4 persons participated in FIG Congress 2018 from Nepal and presented following 6 papers and following photos will shows the situation.:

  1. a) Paper presented
  2. Buddhi N Shrestha(Nepal): 
    Case Study : International Boundary Survey and Demarcation of South-eastern portion of Nepal with India (9297)
  3. Shristee Singh Shrestha, Raja Ram Chhatkuliand Rabindra Tamrakar(Nepal): 
    Reforming Land Transaction Service Delivery to Support Gender Responsive Land Governance in Nepal (9555)
  4. Paula Dijkstra(Netherlands), Danilo Antonio(Kenya), Raja Ram Chhatkuli(Nepal), Wondimagegm Tesfaye Beshah (Ethiopia) and Shristee Singh Shrestha (Nepal): 
    Implementation of Fit For Purpose Land Administration Approaches in Nepal (9550)
  5. Niraj Manandhar(Nepal), chris pearson(New Zealand), Puran Chaudhary(Nepal) and Paul Denys (New Zealand): 
    Progress Towards a Semi-Dynamic Datum for Nepal After the 2015 Gorka Earthquake (9383)
  6. Punya Oli(Nepal): 
    Land Use Zoning towards the Fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (9273)
  7. Punya Prasad Oli, Sumitra Shresthaand Ashim Babu Shrestha(Nepal): 
    Preparation of Geodatabase for Urban Planning in Nepal (9568)
  8. b) Photographs

 

FIG General Assembly 2018

6 and 11 May 2018

As part of FIG Congress 2018 the FIG General Assembly 2018 was held with a record number of delegates. In the first General Assembly on 6 may 59 member associations were represented, and in the second a total of 73 member associations were present during the General Assembly and the voting.

The Congress 2018 marked the final year for FIG President Chryssy Potsiou and her council as well as commission chairs.

Election of new President and two Vice Presidents

The incoming Council from left: President Elect Rudolf Staiger, Vice President elect Jixian Zhang, FIG President Chryssy Potsiou, VP Orhan Ercan VP – and VP elect Diane Dumashie and VP Mikael Lilje During the first General Assembly on 6 May all candidates for the various position had a chance to present themselves and the election took place at the 2nd General Assembly on 11 May. All delegates had to walk five times to the voting boxes in front of the podium to elect. Elected were:
President:·         Rudolf Staiger, DVW GermanyVice Presidents:·         Diane Dumashie, RICS, UK·         Jixian Zhang, CSSMG, ChinaA special thanks to the nominated – the general assembly had to make a difficult choice between very good and qualified candidates.

 

The incoming commission chairs from left: Winnie Shiu (com1), David Mitchell (com2), Hartmut Müller (com3), Dan Roman (com 5), Maria João Henriques (com6), Marije Louwsma (com8), Melissa Harrington (Young Surveyors), Ben Elder (com9), Diane Dumashie (council representative to the Commission chairs). 8 commission chairs were elected at the General Assembly and one was appointed by FIG Council as there were no candidates at the deadline of the call for nominees:

1.     Winnie Shiu, CSSMG, China

2.     David Mitchell , SSSI Australia (appointed)

3.     Hartmut Müller, DVW, Germany

4.     vacant (FIG Council will appoint)

5.     Dan Roman, NSPS, USA

6.     Maria João Henriques, OE-CEG, Portugal

7.     Daniel Paez, CSS, Columbia

8.     Marije Louwsma, GIN, the Netherlands

9.     Ben Elder, RICS, UK

10.   Alan Muse, RICS, UK

A large thanks to the current commission chairs for their hard and efficient work during the last four years, and a warm welcome to the chairs elects.

FIG Congress venue 2022

The local organising committee 2022 – Cape Town South Africa. The election for the destination for the FIG Congress 2022 was looked very much forward to as it was very difficult to predict the possible winner. It was a close run, and the persons behind both bids: Orlando, Florida and Cape Town, South Africa had done a lot to promote their destination both beforehand and during the congress. This part made the congress even more exciting and lively. Finally it was decided by the General Assembly that the Congress 2022 will take place in Cape Town, South Africa.

Thanks again to both bidders for submitting a bid and for the very good and special atmosphere that you created during the congress.

Representation from Nepal

Mr. Punya Prasad Oli, President of Nepal Institute of Chartered Surveyors(NICS) along with Mr. Buddhi Naraya Shrestha participated in General Assembly of FIG Congress 2018 from Nepal and Mr. Oli delivered short view on behalf of Nepal. The following photos will shows the situation.