FIG Commission 5
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FIG Commission 5 -
Positioning and Measurement
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The mission of commission 5 is to: |
Commission Chair |
- Focus on modern technologies, technical
developments and assist surveyors, engineers and
GIS/LIS professionals through guidelines and recommendations, to
choose and utilise those methods, technologies and instruments that
are most appropriate to different applications.
- Facilitate and follow technical developments through collaboration with other FIG Commissions and other
international organisations; participation in appropriate meetings;
and the preparation of appropriate publications.
- Foster and support research and development and
stimulate new ideas in the fields of
expertise represented within the commission.
- Formulate and formalise collaboration with
manufacturers on the improvement of instrumentation and associated
software.
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Prof. Volker Schwieger, DVW, Germany |
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Upcoming Events |
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FIG Congress 2018
6-11 May 2018,
Istanbul, Turkey
www.fig.net/fig2018
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Recent News |
The deadline, the 1st October, for papers to be
peer-reviewed for the FIG Congress Istanbul Turkey in May next
year is approaching
The FIG Commissions 5 and 6 have an agreement with the Chief
Editor of the Journal of Applied Geodesy: after the Working Week
the best peer-reviewed scientific papers can be published in a
special issue of this journal.
We hope to give researchers and scientists from all around
the world an additional motivation to attend the FIG Congress,
and at the same time the opportunity to publish their valuable
research results in a well-known Journal.
The process will be as follows:
- you have to include your paper into the FIG
peer-review process
- the paper is successfully accepted and rated by the
reviewers as well as and presented at the Working Week
- the commission officers will decide on the base of the
reviewer ratings about the scientific quality of the
paper
- the authors of the best papers will be contacted by the
Commission chairs, if they are willing to publish in the
Journal
- the peer-review process of the Journal of Applied
Geodesy will start
Ivo Milev
Chair Commission 6 |
Volker Schwieger
Chair Commission 5 |
One day meeting on “Regional Challenges, Benefits and
Opportunities of Exchanging Geodetic Data”
The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) ,
FIG Asia Pacific Capacity Development Network, and the UN
Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the
Pacific Working Group 1 are jointly hosting a one day meeting on
“Regional Challenges, Benefits and Opportunities of Exchanging
Geodetic Data” on 16 October 2017, at the Kumamoto City
International Centre in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
This meeting with United Nation Asia Pacific country member
delegates will workshop -
- the social, technical, environmental and economic
benefits and opportunities of accessing and sharing geodetic
data;
- open geodetic data and access policies;
- geodetic data / licencing agreements; in particular the
UN-GGIM Compendium on Licensing Geospatial Information;
- the state of play of geodetic data sharing in Asia;
- geodetic data that should be shared and accessible; and
- examine solutions to challenges, impediments and the way
forward.
For more information about this meeting please navigate to -
https://gsi-intl.github.io/ggim-ap-kumamoto/
Please note this meeting will be convened prior to the UN
GGIM AP Plenary Meeting 17-19th October 2017 -
http://www.un-ggim-ap.org/meetings/pm/6th/201707/t20170704_389286.shtml
Chair of the Asia/Pacific Regional Network, Rob Sarib would
appreciate to get comments or information about geodetic data
sharing from our Commission 5 Delegate. For example – case
studies from different countries, challenges, the benefits of
data sharing, open data, policies etc. You support would be
appreciated.
Read more about the FIG Asia/Pacific Network:
http://www.fig.net/organisation/networks/capacity_development/asia_pacific/index.asp
Reference Frame in Practice Seminar
29-30 July 2017, Kobe, Japan
The Reference Frames in Practice (RFIP) series has been in
operation since May 2012 and this year’s seminar was convened in
Kobe (Japan) on 29-30 July 2017. The seminar venue was the
Kobe Chamber of Commerce - Port Island, and was hosted by GSI -
Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. A special
thanks to Mr. Basara Miyahara and his team at GSI for their
great hospitality.
Like previous seminars this RFIP was well attended. It
attracted 68 delegates from 19 different countries. From a
program perspective, there were 21 quality presentations which
included 4 presentations from the event sponsors who provided a
manufacturers perspective on the issues and challenges relating
to geodetic reference frames.
The seminar’s objective was to provide fundamental geodetic
reference frame background, concepts and examine the associated
data and analysis techniques, each with a focus on practical
implementation and application.
Newsletter - July 2017
Commission 5 Newsletter July 2017 - incl. Commission 5
report from FIG Working Week 2017 in Helsinki, Finland
Cost Effective Positioning and Geo Data Seminar
20 April 2017, Novosibirsk, Russia
The Seminar was organized by FIG Commission 5. It was held within the
frame of the XIII International Exhibition and Scientific Congress
"Interexpo GEO-Siberia 2017" in Novosibirsk. The primary objective of
the Seminar was to shape a vision for the future of cost-effective
positioning technologies. The seminar was aimed at bringing developers
of precise low-cost solutions, surveyors, and other potential users
together.
Commisson 5 at the FIG Working Week 2017 in
Helsinki, Finland 29 May - 2 June
Commission 5 had its annual meeting during the FIG
Working Week 2017 in Helsinki, Finland 29 May - 2 June
2017
Commission chairs 2015-2018 at their meeting during the FIG
Working Week, 29 May-2 June in Helsinki, Finland: Remy Boudon(comm. 6) Volker
Schwieger (comm. 5), See Lian ONG (comm. 10), Angela Etuonovbe
(comm. 4), Steven Nystrom (comm. 9), Kwame Tenadu (comm. 8),
Enrico Rispoli (comm. 3), Gerda Schennach (comm. 7), Fahria Masum(comm. 2), Brian J.
Coutts (comm. 1)
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TECHNICAL SEMINAR ON REFERENCE FRAME IN PRACTICE
29-30 July 2017, Kobe - Japan
This seminar will be of benefit to operational geodesists or
surveyors who are dealing with reference frame issues and crustal
deformation, either in a government or commercial environment. It is
also open to academics or postgraduate students in a surveying or
related discipline.
More information on this special event
Technical Seminar on Cost Effective Positioning and Geo Data
20 April 2017, Novosibirsk, Russia
We are pleased to invite you to attend the International
Seminar on the role of Cost Effective Positioning and Geo Data. The
Seminar will be jointly organized under auspices of FIG Commissions 3
and 5. It will be held within the frame of the XIII International
Exhibition and Scientific Congress "Interexpo GEO-Siberia 2017", April
19-21, 2017.
More information...
International Digital Elevation Model Service (IDEMS)
A newly developed International Digital Elevation Model Service
(IDEMS) is now available under the umbrella of the International Gravity
Field Service (IGFS) of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG).
IDEMS provides a focus for distribution of data and information about
various digital elevation models, including spherical-harmonic models of
Earth’s global topography and lunar and planetary DEM. Related datasets,
such as representation of Inland Water within Digital Elevation Models,
and relevant software which are available in the public domain are also
provided. IDEMS will provide the following DEM related products:
- Compilation, tutorial-style provision and maintenance of
information on global gridded DEMs;
- Compilation of available national elevation data sets with
information on data resolution, methods used for DEM generation and
links to providers;
- Generation and dissemination of spherical-harmonic models of
Earth’s global topography and bathymetry;
- Compilation of geodesy-relevant DEM-studies;
- Extension of the focus from Earth to Moon and terrestrial
planets through compilation of information on available planetary
topography models.
IDEMS is hosted and operated by Environmental Systems Research
Institute (Esri) (http://www.esri.com/)
under the lead of Mr Kevin M Kelly (Director) and Dr Jianbin Duan
(Deputy Director). The new IDEMS website is available at:
https://idems.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html. Mr Kelly is also the
chair of FIG Commission 5 (Positioning and Measurement) Working Group
5.3 - Vertical Reference Frames.
IDEMS offers two main digital elevation data services managed and
maintained by Esri: Terrain and TopoBathy. These services provide online
access to a global collection of multi-resolution and multi-source
elevation and bathymetry data, including metadata and source
information. This DEM data collection includes the best publicly
available data and community contributed data with resolutions ranging
from 1000 meters to 3 meters. The IDEMS terrain and bathymetry data are
updated periodically as new datasets become available. Many other DEM
data, not directly hosted by Esri, are also available on IDEMS.
Access to IDEMS will not require Esri software. However, for users
with Esri software – which includes many academic institutions globally
– a number of pre-defined, common terrain data analysis tools become
available such as data aggregation, interpolation, density, buffering,
flow analysis, and more.
IDEMS encourages contributions to the site from the geodetic
community in any of the five product types listed above. Please contact
the IDEMS Director or Deputy Director if you would like to contribute or
recommend content you think appropriate for IDEMS.
Kevin M. Kelly (kevin_kelly@esri.com)
Director IDEMS
Chair FIG WG5.3 – Vertical Reference Frame
Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) |
Jianbin Duan (jDuan@esri.com)
Deputy Director IDEMS
Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) |
Newsletter - July 2016
Commission 5 Newsletter including the report from Commission 5 at
FIG Working Week 2016 in Christchurch, New Zealand, May 2016
Commission 5 at the FIG Working Week 2016 in
Christchurch, New Zealand 2-6 May
Commission 5 had its annual meeting during the FIG
Working Week 2016 in Christchurch, New Zealand, 2-6 May
2016
Commission chairs 2015-2018 at their meeting during the FIG Working
Week, 2-6 May 2016 in Christchurch, New Zealand: Brian J. Coutts (comm. 1), E.M.C.
(Liza) Groenendijk (comm. 2), Enrico
Rispoli (comm. 3), Angela Etuonovbe
(comm. 4), Volker Schwieger (comm. 5), Diane Dumashie (Vice
president), Ivo
Milev (comm. 6)., Gerda Schennach
(comm. 7), Steven Nystrom (comm. 9), See Lian ONG
(comm. 10) and Eva-Maria Unger (YSN)
Annual Steering Commission Meeting was held during the FIG Working
Week in Christchurch, New Zealand
Reference Frame in Practice Technical Seminar - Report
The technical seminar aimed at surveyors, spatial professionals,
students and operational geodesists who are interested in learning more
about practical aspects of reference frames from some of the world’s
leading geodesists and geodetic surveyors. As well as covering reference
frame basics, the two-day seminar focused particularly on dealing with
deformation and datum unification.
The Technical Seminar Reference Frame in Practice - Reference Frames,
Datum Unification and Kinematics was held at the Rydges Latimer in
Christchurch, New Zealand, on 1-2 May 2016 in conjunction with the 78th
FIG Working Week 2016, 2-6 May 2016. The seminar was organized by IAG
(International Association of Geodesy), FIG (Fédération Internationale
des Géomètres), UN-GGIM-AP (UN Global Geospatial Information Management
for Asia and the Pacific), ICG (International Committee on GNSS) and
NZIS (New Zealand Institute of Surveyors). The seminar was attended by
over 50 participants from 18 countries.
Five participants were funded by the International Committee on
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG) United Nations Office for
Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA).
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Report by Asakaia Tabuabisataki, Fiji
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Report
by Charisma Cayapan, Philippines
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Report by Joanna Kuczynska-Siehien,
Poland
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Report by Niraj Manandhar, Nepal
The technical program comprised of eight technical sessions,
including two focused on case studies. There were fifteen presentations
given by speakers from New Zealand, Australia, Japan and USA, two
presentations on behalf of sponsors: Leica and Trimble, and five brief
presentations given by ICG-supported delegates from Philippines, Poland,
Fiji and Nepal.
Report on the Pacific Geospatial and Surveying Council Meeting and
GIS / RS User Conference
The meetings were held from 16-20 November 2015 in Suva Fiji. FIG and
Commission 5 was represented by Rob Sarib. Mr.
Sarib was invited by the Australian Government’s Climate and Oceans
Support Program in the Pacific (COSPac) to participate in discussions by
contributing to the development of a “strategy document” for the PGSC.
It is anticipated that a draft strategic plan will be ready for review
at the Christchurch FIG Working Week in May 2015.
Technical Seminar on Vertical References Frame in Practice
27-28 July 2015 in Singapore
This event is co-sponsored by IAG, (International
Association of Geodesy), FIG (Fédération Internationale des Géomètres),
UN Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific
(UN-GGIM-AP), ICG (International Committee on GNSS) and Singapore Land
Authority.
The Organisers IAG, FIG, UN ICG, UN GGIM AP and SLA would like to
thank and acknowledge the following FIG Corporate sponsors for their
generous support of this event.
Newsletter June 2015
Annual Steering Commission Meeting was held during the
FIG Working Week in Sofia, Bulgaria
Commission 5 at the FIG Working Week 2015 in Sofia,
Bulgaria 17-21 May 2015
Prof. Volker Schwieger, Chair of commission
5 making his report to the General Assembly |
Commission 5 had its annual meeting during the FIG
Working Week 2015 in Sofia, Bulgaria, 17-21 May 2015.
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Commission 5 at the XXV FIG Congress 2014 in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia, 16-21 June
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Mikael Lilje |
From a FIG Commission 5 perspective, the Congress
was impressive and the Commission 5 technical program was
comprehensive and extensive. Also the Annual Steering Committee
Meeting was held during the XXV FIG Congress 2014.
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Report on the Eight Meeting of the International
Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG-8), 9-14 November
2013, Dubai, UAE
The Eight Meeting of the International Committee on
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG) was held in Dubai, UAE from 9
to 14 November 2013. The ICG has been formed as a result of
recommendations of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space (COPUOS),
as ratified by the General Assembly of the UN.
FIG Pacific Small Island Developing States Symposium
18-20 September 2013, Suva Fiji
Joint Workshops: UN-GGIM-AP and FIG Commission 5
FIG Commission 5 and the UN-GGIM?AP (United Nations Global Geospatial
Information Management ? Asia Pacific) are facilitating two workshops at
the FIG Pacific Small Islands Developing States Symposium in Fiji -
www.fig.net/fiji/.
Commission 5 Technical Seminar - Reference Frame
in Practice, 21-22 June 2013, Manila, Philippines
This event is co-sponsored by IAG (International
Association of Geodesy), FIG (F??ation Internationale des G?m?res),
UN Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific
(UN-GGIM-AP), ICG (International Committee on GNSS) and PhilGEGS ?
Philippines Geodetic Engineering and Geomatic Society.
We are proud to announce that our FIG corporate sponsors
- ESRI, Trimble and Leica Geosystems are generously providing support
for this event.
Commission 5 at the FIG Working Week 2013 in Abuja,
Nigeria 6-10 May 2013
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Commission 5 had its annual meeting during the
FIG Working Week 2013 in Abuja, Nigeria, 6-10 May 2013.
Commission 5 report
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Contact |
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Commission 5
Prof. Volker Schwieger
University Stuttgart
Institute of Engineering Geodesy
Geschwister-Scholl-Strasse 24D
D-70174 Stuttgart
GERMANY
Tel. + 49 711 685 84040
Fax + 49 711 685 84044
E-mail:
volker.schwieger@ingeo.uni-stuttgart.de |
FIG Commission 5 Webmaster
FIG Office
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