CALL FOR PAPERS

We invite you to submit an abstract for FIG Working Week 2025 in Brisbane, Australia.

The theme of the FIG Working Week 2025 is to Champion what is unquestionably a Digital Generation. But for surveyors to remain relevant, and maintain our international impact while providing services not only to our members but also our global partners we will need to be collaborative, Innovative and our actions be sustainable in the face of the climate imperative.

In the context of International trends, Conference discussions will focus on the foundational issues across Political, Economic, Social, and Technological environmental trends. 

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The Call for Papers is announced for both peer review papers and non-peer review papers.

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The Theme

Collaboration, Innovation and Resilience: Championing a Digital Generation

In recent years, several transformative forces have converged, compelling our profession to redefine how we create, deliver, and communicate value within the context of sustainability. Awareness of trends and megatrends fosters preparedness and is the first step towards resilience; however, the next and immediate step in this decade demands action. The digital age will propel us forward, underscoring the urgency to act now.

The theme of the FIG Working Week 2025 is to Champion what is unquestionably a Digital Generation. But for surveyors to remain relevant, and maintain our international impact while providing services not only to our members but also our global partners we will need to be collaborative, Innovative and our actions be sustainable in the face of the climate imperative.

In the context of International trends, Conference discussions will focus on the foundational issues across Political, Economic, Social, and Technological environmental trends. The survey and geospatial profession have a significant role to play in addressing these trends, and in particular the trends in:

• New technology: This will have a huge impact on the industry by providing tools, but also creates the need for global politics and regulation
• The people factor: We must maintain our professional standards, competencies and appropriate skill, and recruitment and retention.  Above all to leave no one behind; we must ensure inclusivity, particularly valuing the wealth of knowledge of indigenous peoples
• Technological advancement: Work to good effect with data and geospatial ecosystem, What, who, how – and why
• Sustainable planet: The climate imperative forces society to change practices and build resilience. 

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Specific topics of FIG Working Week 2025

FIG Working Week is the main global event of the year, and it covers themes within all ten FIG technical Commissions, Networks, Task Forces and Permanent Institutions. Many topics are multi-disciplinary and relevant in both developing and developed world contexts. We encourage submissions of cross-disciplinary nature cutting across many disciplines/subject areas.

Proposals for papers non-peer review and peer review are requested in all topics of interest.

Sub themes/topics

The following sub themes will be central to the programme and are reflected by the four current task forces in FIG:

• Surveyors and the SDGs
• Climate Compass
• Internation trends and future Geospatial Information Ecosystem
• Evolutionary Diversity and Inclusion – how to foster a new generation of surveyors

Each task force works closely together with all the FIG Commissions and their topics and agenda are embedded in many commission areas and in the sessions.

The FIG Climate agenda

Climate resilience is central to the future of people, the planet and our prosperity. Surveyors need to innovate in the way we serve people to achieve global and our national environmental goals for 2030. This has to be done through collaboration and partnerships – whether it be public-private partnerships, surveyors working with climate scientists, concerned corporates and with civil society. Digital innovation can help us achieve these high-level goals through increased efficiency, reduced costs and a more effective work force.

The Climate Compass Task Force will cooperate with all the FIG Commissions, Working Groups and Task Forces to mainstream climate into their areas of focus, such as ethics related to the environment (Commission 1), surveying education and the environment (Commission 2), sustainable natural resource management (Commission 3), water governance, coastal erosion and sustainable oceans (Commission 4), mitigating the impact of disaster and climate (Commission 5), disaster management and risk management (Commission 6), land administration linked to increasing security of tenure for land restoration, carbon offsets and protecting biodiversity (Commission 7), climate goals, spatial planning and climate crisis prevention (Commission 8), valuation of sustainable development actions (Commission 9), smart and green technology and the promotion of environmental responsibility (Commission 10).

COMMISSION SPECIFIC TOPICS

Professional Standards and Practice – FIG Commission 1

Geospatial Data infrastructure; Policy, Standards and Practices

• The Aging Profession/Renewal of the profession (and also the profession itself) – make the profession younger.
• Diversity/inclusion within surveying, and also in the provision of surveying services to the community
• Ethics of protecting our planet and the role of surveyors regarding the collection of data, analysis and dissemination of information to decision-makers and stakeholders
• Defining and assessing what the big global carbon, biodiversity and land policy issues are that are relevant for surveyors
• Gaps and opportunities for the development of the future of the surveying profession, including technical opportunities.

Professional Education – FIG Commission 2

Frontiers in Education and Training: Keeping pace with the radically changing technological landscape through targeted professional educational interventions.

• Innovations in surveying education
• Developing and strengthening academic networks
• Blended learning: good practices and lessons learned.
• Alternative teaching methodologies, activate students in the classroom
• Young surveyors in education, learning styles and methods
• Surveying Education and Environment in relation to the SDG’s
• Jointly with other Commissions:
  • Land administration education (C2+C7)
  • Trends in education for precision and measurements (C2+C5)

Spatial Information Management – FIG Commission 3

Spatial Information Management - Addressing global challenges and leveraging modern technological advancements

• GeoAI and SIM for Sustainable Development and Climate Action
  • Exploring the role of GeoAI and SIM in advancing the UN SDGs, particularly focusing on sustainable cities (SDG 11) and climate action (SDG 13).
  • Case studies showcasing GeoAI applications in monitoring and mitigating the impacts of climate change.
• Innovations in Spatial Data Infrastructure for Global Challenges
  • Developing and implementing spatial data infrastructures that support sustainable resource management and resilience against climate change.
  • Integration of emerging technologies, such as blockchain and IoT, in spatial data management to enhance transparency and efficiency.
•  Community Empowerment through Participatory Mapping and Crowdsourcing
  • Strategies for leveraging participatory mapping and crowdsourced geospatial data to empower communities and support equitable urban development.
  • Assessing the impact of community engagement in geospatial projects on local governance and policy-making.
• Big Data Analytics for Disaster Prediction and Prevention
  • Utilizing big data and machine learning models to predict and prevent natural disasters, with a focus on improving response and recovery efforts.
  • Best practices for integrating big data analytics into existing geospatial frameworks to enhance disaster resilience.
  • The role of the blue surveyor as an originator in marine related disaster resilience.    
• Spatial Information Management for Sustainable Land Use and Planning
  • Innovations in spatial information management to support sustainable land use planning and address urban challenges in developing regions.
  • Examining the role of spatial data in balancing urban growth with environmental conservation.     
• Integrating Earth Systems Science with Geospatial Technologies
  • Linking earth systems science approaches to global and national mapping efforts to strengthen climate action and environmental sustainability.
  • Applications of geospatial technologies in understanding and managing complex earth systems interactions.      
• Ethics and Standards in Geospatial Data Use
  • Addressing ethical considerations and developing standards for the use and dissemination of spatial data in the context of global challenges.
  • Ensuring data privacy and security in the collection and analysis of geospatial information.   
• Digital Transformation and Innovation in Geospatial Practices
  • The impact of digital transformation on geospatial practices and the role of innovation in driving sustainable development.
  • Exploring new methodologies and tools for geospatial analysis in the digital age.

Hydrography – FIG Commission 4

Safeguarding the Blue Economy in the face of changing climate and environmental degradation

• Strengthening water governance, administration, management and data to ensure sustainability
• The surveying and Fit for Purpose land administration of wetlands, rivers, lakes, peatlands.
• The surveying and Fit for Purpose land administration of coastal erosion and sea level rise and
• Conquering new frontiers of Hydrography
• Hydrographic applications in blooming the blue economy
• Hydrographic datums and reference framework
• Hydrographic education and continual professional development
• Marine environment protection and marine space administration
• Understanding and planning prevention and mitigation strategies for the impact of hurricanes and cyclones
• Assessment of the plastic pollution in the water bodies
• Hydrospatial domain and marine administration.
• Hydrographic standards and guidelines.
• Sustainable oceans and hydrography

Positioning and Measurement – FIG Commission 5

Building Capacity and Competence Together in the Science and Application of Where

• Multi-Purpose Positioning Infrastructure: Greater than the Sum of their Parts
• Reference Frames and Dynamic Datums: Moving with the Times
• Innovative Applications of Cost-Effective Positioning in Mitigating the Impact of Disasters & Climate
• Resilient PNT: What, Why, How, Who and When?
• An Analog Earth in Digital Models: Capturing the World Around Us
• Education, Training and Capacity Building: Updates from around the World

Engineering Surveys – FIG Commission 6

Structural Digital Twinning frameworks, applications and technologies in Engineering Surveying

• New sensing technologies in surveying: Image assisted and scanning total stations, IoT Sensors, Laser scanners; Radar/SAR; Unmanned aerial or underwater vehicles (UAV & UUV) etc.
• Applications of augmented (AR), virtual reality (VR), and extended reality (XR) in Engineering Geodesy
• Deformation monitoring and analysis of engineering structures and environment; Mines and other geo-resources (including energy); Landslides and other geohazards and other disasters also for disaster management
• Dynamic monitoring of civil engineering structures: bridges, high-rise buildings, towers, wind turbines etc.
• The use of geospatial technologies, tools, and innovations such as UAV photogrammetry, LiDAR, and InSAR as well as GIS to provide real-time information to stakeholders and investors to assess the benefits and risks of sustainable natural resource management.
• Calibration and testing and of geodetic sensors

Cadastre and Land Management – FIG Commission 7

Sustainable land administration for inclusive development

• Framework for Effective Land Administration, linkages to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and assessing connection to  carbon emission, biodiversity and land policy issues;
• Fit-for-Purpose  Land Administration, specifically for increasing security of tenure for land restoration, carbon offsets (e.g. preventing deforestation), and protecting biodiversity;
• 3D/4D Land administration – including technical aspects on data capture and boundary issues;
• Land Administration Domain Model (LADM), BIM and Standards – including marine cadastres;
• AI and remote sensing applications in land administration;
• Women and vulnerable groups access to land, and participation in land administration systems (linked to other FIG initiatives)
• Digital transformation of cadastre and land registries, including issues of data quality, cybersecurity, and openness
• Capacity building and awareness raising for cadastres and land management
• Legal, policy, financing, and institutional issues in land administration

Spatial Planning and Development – FIG Commission 8

Leveraging land and marine spatial planning for greater resilience

•  The surveying of wetlands, rivers, lakes, peatlands
• Addressing Coastal Erosion, Land Degradation and Restoration through Spatial Planning (linked to other commissions)
• Geo-Spatial Intelligence and Spatial Governance in climate crisis prevention
• Linking cadastral, planning, and valuation systems towards climate goals.
• Participation and Bottom-Up Implementation of Spatial and Land Use Planning Objectives
• Digital Transformation and Spatial Intelligence – including Digital Twins, Smart solutions, Digitising change intervention processes of spatial decisions
• Land Management Tools for Spatial Governance - Evaluation of land management tools such as expropriation/compulsory purchase, land banking, land consolidation, land readjustment, pre-emption rights and others
• Land value change and spatial interventions including for climate actions

Valuation and the Management of Real Estate – FIG Commission 9

Financing Local Government services through mass appraisal and land-based taxation

• Definition and measurement of transparency in the real estate market.
• Automated Valuation Modelling under Artificial Intelligence – how models and their quality be described in an understandable way.
• How does real estate market data become Geodata?
• How to valuate sustainable development actions on real estate with the help of Artificial Intelligence.
• How can property market data be used even better do we need even better standards for registration?
• Access of real estate market data via the internet for use by professionals and citizens.

Construction Economics and Management – FIG Commission 10

Digitalization as the Future Vision of the Construction Industry

• Digital Integration in Construction
• Intelligent Solutions in the Built Environment
• Using Real-Time Data for Digital Transformation  Strategies in the Construction Industry
• Digital Construction Management
• Smart Technologies in Construction
• Green Construction Technologies
• Integrating sustainability into cost management practices to promote environmentally responsible and economically viable projects
• Adopting innovative approaches to cost estimation, control, and management using digital solution

FIG Permanent Institutions

The Permanent Institution of History for Surveying and Measurement invites contributions on the history of surveying and measurement, and the techniques and instrumentation involved.

FIG Networks

FIG Young Surveyors Network would like to see contributions from young surveyors in all 10 Commissions.

Papers are also invited on the areas of the FIG Networks:

• FIG Standards Network
• Regional Capacity Development Network
  • Africa
  • Asia/Pacific
  • Americas

SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT

This Call for Papers is announced both for peer review papers and non-peer review papers. The submission of abstracts will be in English.  

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SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

The Scientific Committee of the Technical Programme:

The Scientific Committee of the Peer Review Papers:

Mr. Timothy Burch, United States Mr. Dimo Todorovski, Netherlands Mr. Sagi Dalyot, Israel Dr. Malavige Don Eranda Kanchana Gunathilaka, Sri Lanka Dr. Ryan Keenan, Australia Prof. Dr. Werner Lienhart, Austria Dr. Rohan Bennett, Australia Mr. Kwabena Asiama, Ghana Mr. Peter R. Ache, Germany Ms. Mercy Iortyer, Nigeria Representatives from the local organisers in australia

Chief Editor: Volker Schwieger, Germany Members: Timothy Burch, United States Dimo Todorovski, the Netherlands Werner Lienhart, Austria Hartmut Müller, Germany Ryan Keenan, Australia Rohan Bennett, Australia Adrianna Czarnecka, Poland Eranda Gunathilaka, Sri Lanka Heidi Falkenbach, Finland Review team of more than 100 reviewers. For the list of reviewers, please visit: fig.net/resources/publications/prj/index.asp

HOW TO BECOME AN AUTHOR

1 SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT If you would like to have your paper included in the proceedings, start by submitting an abstract. You will need the following: title, abstract, keywords and biographical information.   View our Step-by-Step Guide to submitting an abstract. Submit your abstract here.	2 GET ACCEPTED After we receive your abstract, it moves to the evaluation step. We welcome the submission of abstracts until 1 November. Abstracts will be reviewed by the beginning of December. See important deadlines here.	3 REGISTER Once your abstract is accepted, you must register to ensure that your paper will be included in the proceedings.   Submit your registration here.
4 SUBMIT FULL PAPER & VIDEO PRESENTATION Once your abstract is accepted, you must submit your max. 15 pages paper to TBA View our Paper Guidelines View our Guide to prepare a video presentation	5 PUBLICATION OF PROGRAMME Your paper and video presentation will be included in a session as background material and will be available before the Working Week starts.	6 ATTEND THE WORKING WEEK Enjoy the Working Week and connect with fellow participants. A selection of authors from the open call will be invited as presenter/panelist in sessions.

 

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IMPORTANT DATES

Non Peer Reviewed /Regular Papers		Peer Reviewed Papers
19 December 2024		1 December 2024
	Deadline for authors to submit non peer reviewed/regular abstracts.		Deadline for authors to submit abstract and full papers for peer review.
24 January 2025		7 January 2025
	Confirmation to authors of acceptance of non peer reviewed abstracts.		First notification to authors of acceptance of peer reviewed papers. For accepted papers, authors will also be notified of any modifications required by the reviewers. Authors of papers not accepted for peer review will be offered to convert the paper to the non peer review process.
		1 February 2025
			Deadline for authors to submit revised full paper for 2nd round of peer review (depending on proposed corrections from reviewers).
		24 February 2025
			Second notification to authors of acceptance of peer reviewed papers with the possibility of further modifications from the 2nd round of peer review.
All Papers (peer reviewed and non peer reviewed)
03 February 2025
	Deadline early bird Deadline for non-peer review authors to register. Deadline for all authors to submit Full Papers (not peer review).
03 March 2025
	Deadline for normal registration. Deadline for peer review authors to register
16 March 2025
	Notification to authors with session info Technical programme will be published on the web.
6-10 April 2025
	FIG WORKING WEEK - BRISBANE AUSTRALIA

 

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