The Cadastral Federal Council is the body integrated by 24 members, corresponding to the cadastral organizations of all the (23) provinces and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.

Because the cadastral organisations are located in the provinces, there are also institutions in each province that embrace professionals involved in cadastral tasks. Such institutions are integrated in a national body called FADA, that is a member of FIG.

FADA is made up of approximately 3,500 professionals in all the country.

There is a strong embodiment of professional organisations in Australia of which the main one is The Institution of Surveyors, Australia (ISA) comprising of around 3,800 members. There is a Division in all States and Territories. ISA is represented in the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG). Also at a national level, surveying and mapping coordination and cooperation is provided by the Inter-governmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping (ICSM) represented by Australia's Commonwealth, State, Territory and Defence surveying and mapping agencies. The Australia New Zealand Land Infomation Council is a joint "Spatial Information Council" initiative of the Australian Government, the New Zealand Government and the governments ...

Licensing: Any Architect, Surveyor or Chartered Engineering Consultant has to apply for an authorisation at the Chamber of Architects and Consulting Engineers (Bundeskammer der Architekten und Ingenieurkonsulenten).

The Chamber of Architects and Consulting Engineers with subunits and the regional branches are public law bodies and the statutory professional representation associations of state-authorized and certified technical consultants (architects and consulting engineers with over forty authorizations for technical, scientific, mining and agricultural disciplines). There are about 300 licensed surveyors (Ingenieurkonsulenten für Vermessungswesen) registered as member of the chamber.

It is the duty of the chamber to represent and promote the professional, social and economic interests of the technical consultants and to monitor fulfillment of the professional obligations of the technical consultants.

The professional associations for the surveyors (private and public) are UBG and ANGE. The number of members of UBG is 600 (included 50 cadastral surveyors). The number of members of ANGE is 500 (included 350 cadastral surveyors).

BIG (Brunei Institution of Geomatics) was established in 2003 and currently inviting Geomatics practitioners in Brunei to join. BIG membership compromised of Surveyors, Valuers and Planners.

There is no a profession association for cadastral surveyors yet but at the moment there is an association is called Engineering Institution of Cambodia. This association gathers together all engineering professions and consists of many professional committees and among them there is Topographical Survey and Cadastre Committee comprising of around 20 members. The Engineering Institution of Cambodia Association is a member of the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organization. The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction is affiliate member of FIG since 2002.

There is a cadastre-related scientific and technical service network consisting of many professional associations and organizations in China. In the national level, the China Land Science Society (CLSS), the Chinese Society for Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography (CSGPC), the Chinese Association of Geographic Information System (CAGIS), the Chinese Institute of Land Surveying and Planning, the National Center of Geomatics are some of them. There are many local associations of land science and surveying and mapping in some provinces and cities, which are often the group members of the national ones. The number of member related to cadastre is nationwide over 20,000.

The 60 private licensed surveyors in Cyprus are registered by the Cadastral Survey Council, which is the Organization responsible for the private cadastral surveyors and the law for carrying out cadastral surveys. The President of the Cadastral Survey Council is by the law the Director of DLS. Cadastral Surveys in Cyprus used to be carried out by government surveyors working in DLS. Today, approximately 100 government surveyors continue to work in cadastral surveying.

Some of surveyors are associated in the Czech Union of Surveyors and Cartographers (about 550 members). Beside that there is the Chamber of Surveyors and Cartographers (with only about150 members, because of absence of any practical advantages).

The surveying profession in Denmark is organised under The Danish Association of Chartered Surveyors (DdL) under three main groupings: The private licensed surveyors being the owners of the private surveying firms; the surveyors employed in the private surveying firms; and the surveyors employed in the public sector of in the private sector outside the private surveying firms. There are about 900 active surveyors in Denmark (as per January 2002) out of which about one third is engaged in the private surveying firms. The total number of surveyors is about 1200 included pensioned members, student members, etc.

Surveyors Board

The Surveyors Registration Board (SRB) was constituted under the provisions of the Surveyors Act of Fiji (No. 24 of 1969) which came into force on January 1, 1970. ...

Fiji Institute of Surveyors (FIS)

The Institute (FIS) was set up in July 1980 as a follow up to the initial Fiji Association of Surveyors which was wound-up in the 1960s. The main objectives of FIS, amongst others, are: ...

Fiji Land Information Council (FLIC)

Established by Cabinet Decision with the responsibilities of making decisions, providing policies and standards and procedures in the development of GIS/LIS and remote sensing in Fiji. The major project under its umbrella is the Fiji land information System programme. ...

Finnish Association of Surveyors MIL represents academic professional surveyors and has about 1,100 members. Bachelors of engineering and technicians are represented by Maanmittausalan ammattikorkeakoulu- ja opistoteknisten Liitto MAKLI that has about 1,200 members.

The "Deutscher Verein für Vermessungswesen" (DVW) - Gesellschaft für Geodäsie, Geoinformation und Landmanagement is the German Association of Surveying and member of FIG.

The objectives of DVW are laid down in the association's bylaws as follows:

• To promote the disciplines of geodesy, geoinformation and land management in science, research and practical experience.
• To contribute to the education, further training and professional development of its members, and in this context, to promote national and international co-operation.
• To co-operate with technical and scientific associations as well as with universities and other institutions.
• To contribute to legislative proceedings at federal level as far as the concerns of geodesy, geoinformation and land management are affected.
• To present the achievements and the importance of geodesy, geoinformation and land management to the public

There exists a three-tier structure of land surveying professional organizations. The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS) is the professional organization for surveyors and the institute is incorporated under ordinance Cap 1148. The ordinance Cap 417 forms the Registered Professional Surveyors and the ordinance Cap 473 forms the Authorised Land Surveyors.

The Hungarian Society of Surveying Mapping and Remote Sensing (MFTTT) represents all kind of surveyor profession. Private surveyors have a section in the association. There are 1200 members of the society, the total number of surveyors is approx. 5000 in Hungary.

There are professional organizations in India, which are involved in surveying and mapping. Survey of India is one national mapping agency in the country to provide topographical maps for entire country on various scales. The department is also generating land information system for the states on demand basis. There are other organization which are assisting state govt. for developing LIS/GIS like NRSA, NIC, SAC, IIT's etc.

Institute of Surveyors is one major association in India having Institutional members in the field of surveying and mapping.

The Association of Licensed Surveyors in Israel is the principal voluntary association in Israel with some 500 members. The association is an active member of FIG and is represented in all the FIG commissions. Besides the Association of Licensed Surveyors in Israel, there are other sister societies, such as the Israeli Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, the Israeli Cartographic Society and the Association of Land Valuers.

There is a main organization for mapping and geomatics purposes which is called National Cartographic Centre (NCC) comprising of around 1000 members. There is a Division in all provinces. NCC is represented in the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) and also represented in the Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia & the Pacific (PCGIAP). Iran made some activities in International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) such as presenting the papers or workshops. Iran also has representative in the ISO/TC211 Committee (as observer) to standardize the whole activities in the field of Geomatics with international viewpoint. Other than above associations some other societies or cants exist in Iran such as: Iranian Society of Surveyors, Iranian Society of Remote Sensing and GIS and Iranian Society of Surveying and Geomatics Engineering.

There are two Associations for cadastral surveyors:

• ALL Japan Land Survey Association: 1,145
• Japan Land Survey Association: 308

The licensed Surveyors Association (LSA) was established in 1999 with 134 members and today it counts 234 members. It is important to clarify that the membership of licensed surveyor in this association is not obligatory.

Likewise no professional organization relating to survey and other land management fields has been established in Kiribati.

KCSC has responsibility of all cadastral surveying activities in the supervision of the government, providing boundary and details surveying nationwide through local agencies of KCSC.

Surveyors and specialists working in surveying sector are joined in Latvian Society of Surveyors (LSS). It is professional non-governmental organization that aims at promotion of technical and scientific development of surveying and at protection of surveyors' professional and social interests. Members of the organization are natural persons whose professional activities are related to geodetic, topographical and cartographical works in the Republic of Latvia.

LSS was established in 1920. It actively participated in the realization of land reform started after the establishment of independent state and it was both scientific and technological organization. The society actively co-operated with foreign specialists and joined International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) in 1926. After interruption during Soviet occupation Latvian Society of Surveyors resumed its activities in 1988; its membership in FIG was restored on February 15, 1993.

LSS has 185 members at present.

The Lithuanian Surveyors Association was established in 1994; it is a member of FIG. The association unites the engineers in geodesy, cartography, land surveying, scientists and other professions and aims at discussing the land reform and management, real property cadastre and register, geodesy and cartography, and other similar issues. The number of members amounts to about 250 of physical persons.

There is no professional organization or association for cadastral surveyors.

The Institution of Surveyors, Malaysia (ISM) is the main professional organisation representing the surveying profession in Malaysia, whereby membership are open to those in both the government and private sectors. It consists of 4 main divisions, namely those of land surveying, property valuation, quantity surveying and building surveying. Apart from that, the licensed land surveyors do have their own association, called the Malaysian Association of Authorised Land Surveyors (MAALS). To a certain extent, MAALS has obligations pertaining to the professionalism of licensed land surveyors and the improvement of their surveying services.

In reference with the existent surveyor organizations and associations in the country they were found registered only four via Internet, but for none of these associations, related with cadastre, was identified the number of members.

Professional land surveyors have to register with the Namibian Council for Professional Land Surveyors, Technical Surveyors and Survey Technicians in terms of Act No. 32 of 1993. There are approximately 20 professional land surveyors, but the average age is high.

At present, there are two professional organizations related with the cadastral system in Nepal namely Nepal Surveyor Society and Nepal Surveyor's Association. These organizations are presently concentrated mainly to maintain the professional rights, to publish regularly the professional magazine and to conduct national conference. On 2050, Nepal Surveyor Society conducted a conference on cadastral, the resolutions adopted by the conference was recommended to His Majesty's Government for the implementation.

At date various levels of surveyors have their own association. Senior staff members of the Agency (surveyors, land registrars, managers etc.) are normally member of the Association for Cadastre, which is mainly a labour union type of association.

Since the merger of various professional geodesy associations with other existing associations (for photogrammetry, remote sensing, cartography, GIS etc.) into a new Association called 'Geoinformation the Netherlands' the Netherlands knows only one professional organsiation, since February 2003, a learned society of about 4000 members.

There are two, the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors Inc. (NZIS) which was established in 1888, representing the great majority of surveyors and a much smaller very recent Institute of Cadastral Surveying (ICS). The NZIS is subdivided into 15 regional branches and parallel to these are two employment-related groups. There are six separate categories of membership to provide for all those who are involved in the broad field of surveying.

NZIS has an approximate membership of 1200 (which includes some associate and technician members) and ICS an estimated membership of 20.

GeoForum as an association for Cartography, Geodesy, Hydrography and Photogrammetry was founded in May 1969. This association has approximately 2000 members through 15 local societies.

Surveyors, now known as Geodetic Engineers, are organized into a professional organization called "Geodetic Engineers of the Philippines, Inc." (GEP) comprising of around 5,816 geodetic engineers and about 7,000 junior (associate) geodetic engineers. They are grouped into Regional and Provincial Chapters. Annual assemblies are also being held and grouped as North Luzon Area Assembly, South Luzon Area Assembly, Visayas Area Assembly and Mindanao Area Assembly. Furthermore, Annual National Convention is also being held wherein the Board of Governors are elected by the members and in turn, the Board of Governors elect from among themselves their GEP National Officials.

A representative of the GEP National Board sits as one of the ...

Professional land surveyors have to register with the South African Council for Professional and Technical Surveyors, established in terms of Act 40 of 1984, in order to carry out cadastral surveys. There are also Institutes of Land Surveyors in the various Provinces.

The Surveyors' Institute of Sri Lanka (SISL) is the professional body representing the Surveying profession in Sri Lanka. It has been existence for over 75 years and is therefore one of the oldest professional institution in the country. It is well established in the international professional community dealing with the subjects of Land Resources Management and Surveying, being a Founder Member of the Commonwealth Association of Surveying and Land economy (CASLE), and a member of the International Federation of surveyors (FIG). Nationally, it is a founder member of the Organization of Professional Associations (OPA). The SISL was incorporated by Act of parliament No. 22 of 1982.

Professional surveyors and land administrators are organised in Svenska Lantmätareföreningen, which have about 1,500 members.

Most of the cadastral surveyors are member in the "Swiss Association for Surveying and Rural Engineering" (Schweizer Verein für Vermessung und Kulturtechnik, SVVK), which has some 830 members. SVVK is member in FIG and is committed to the advancement of professional interests. The private sector cadastral surveyors are maintaining their own section within SVVK: the "Swiss Cadastral Surveying Association" (Ingenieur-Geometer Schweiz, IGS), which is representing the interests of the private sector.

The cantonal agencies for cadastral surveying are cooperating with each other and meet at least twice a year in the "Conference of the Cantonal Cadastral Surveying Agencies" (Konferenz der Kantonalen Vermessungsämter, KKVA), where structural and strategic matters are being discussed in close cooperation with the Federal Directorate for Cadastral Surveying (V+D).

There is a professional association called the Institution of Surveyors of Tanzania (IST). It has 100 full members and 30 Technical Associates. The full members are all graduate surveyors, most of whom have been fully registered as Professional Surveyors by the National Council of Professional Surveyors. The technical associates are Survey technicians who hold certificates in land surveying.

The Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre is responsible for all tasks related to land registry and cadastre. There are 14,000 persons employed in Directorate General and 5,500 of these staff are employed in the Land Registry activities and 8,500 of are employed in the cadastral activities. 1055 Land Registry Offices, spread out all the provinces and sub-provinces throughout the country, are tasked to perform contract and registration transactions concerning all real estates, to keep land registry books regularly and the government will be responsible for all the damages arisen from keeping such registers according to Article 917 of the Civil Law.

There are two professional organisations concerned with cadastral activity.

Geodetic Society of Uzbekistan (UzGS) was created in the year 2000, when the Astronomy-Geodetic Society of Uzbekistan was split into two organisations. The members of this society are both juridical persons as well as physical ones, like the specialists in geodesy, cartography, cadastre and land surveying who work in different agencies and in private companies. The main objective of UzGS is to assist the specialists' professional activity. UzGS counts about 500 members and has branches in 3 regions. UzGS is going to apply for membership in the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG).

The Valuator's Association of Uzbekistan (UzVA), which has created in 1999, unites juridical persons and specialists-valuators who work in the state as well in the private sector. UzVA counts about 200 members and has branches in some regions. The main objective of UzVA is assistance to the professional activity of specialists, who practice in valuation of different types of property and property rights valuation.

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