ORGANIZERS
The workshop will be organized by Commission 1 of International Federation of Surveyors
(FIG)
and the People's Government of Deqing County, China,guided by Chinese Society for Geodesy Photogrammetry and
Cartography and hosted by Zhejiang Provincial Society for Geodesy
Photogrammetry and Cartography and the Administration of Huzhou Moganshan High-tech Industry Development Zone
China.
International Federation of Surveyors, FIG
The International Federation of Surveyors is an international, non-government
organisation
whose purpose is to support international collaboration for the progress of surveying in all fields and
applications.
FIG is the premier international organization representing the interests of surveyors
worldwide. It is a federation of the national member associations and covers the whole range of professional
fields within the global surveying community. It provides an international forum for discussion and
development aiming to promote professional practice and standards.
FIG was founded in 1878 in Paris and was known as the Fédération Internationale des
Géomètres. This has become anglicized to the International Federation of Surveyors. It is a UN-recognized
non-government organization (NGO), representing more than 120 countries throughout the world, and its aim is
to ensure that the disciplines of surveying and all who practise them meet the needs of the markets and
communities that they serve.
FIG’s technical work is led by ten Commissions. FIG Commission 1 is focused on Professional
Standards and Practice. The mission of Commission 1 is to:
-build the capacity of professionals to adapt to changing circumstances. Changes are affecting the
operation of surveying practices, their management and their professional structures under the challenges of
widening professional activities and a changing world;
-create a community of practice to share knowledge about professional standards and practice challenges and responses by surveying professions; build links to regional and world structures for surveying professionals that focus on issues around professional standards and practice;
-support professional surveyors by providing tools and approaches to dealing with common practice issues;
-develop individuals as professional surveyors and provide opportunities for them to continue to develop as part of the surveying community.
-create a community of practice to share knowledge about professional standards and practice challenges and responses by surveying professions; build links to regional and world structures for surveying professionals that focus on issues around professional standards and practice;
-support professional surveyors by providing tools and approaches to dealing with common practice issues;
-develop individuals as professional surveyors and provide opportunities for them to continue to develop as part of the surveying community.
For more information, please visit: www.fig.net
Deqing County, China
Deqing County is situated at the northern part of Zhejiang Province, right at the hinterland
of the Yangtze River Delta, facing Shanghai to the east, Hangzhou to the south, Taihu Lake to the north and
Tianmu Mountain to the west. Deqing’s location in the subtropical monsoon zone ensures a mild climate and
distinguished four seasons, with the average temperature throughout the year standing at 13-16℃. It has 8
towns and 4 sub-districts under its administration, and a land area of 936 km2 and population of 490,000.
Deqing is characterised by "50% mountains, 10% rivers and 40% farmland", and has the honor
of "land of fish and rice, home of silk, place with famous mountains, land of bamboo and tea, and county of
cultures". Deqing has the Moganshan Mountain, which is the national scenic area and one of China's four major
summer resorts; the Xiazhu Lake, which is "the most beautiful wetland in China" and the ancient town of
Xinshi, which is known for "thousand-year ancient canal and hundred-year small Shanghai".
Deqing embraces a rapid, sustainable and healthy economic and social development. Deqing has
been listed into the national Top-100 Counties (Cities) for successive 14 times.
In November 2018, United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress was successfully held in Deqing.
Huzhou Moganshan High-tech
Industry Development Zone, located in Deqing, is one of China national high-tech parks. Deqing Geospatial Town
is a part of the Zone. People's Government of Deqing County is honored to be co-organizer of the workshop, and
Zhejiang Provincial Society for Geodesy Photogrammetry and Cartography and the Administration of Huzhou
Moganshan High-tech Industry Development Zone will be hosting the workshop. In addition, the exhibition during the workshop will be co-organized by Geospatial Information Commission, Huzhou Chamber of Commerce, China.
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