1. John E Tulloch Surveyor-General of Victoria Chair, Surveyors Registration Board Registrar of Geographic Names 17 September 2008 Surveying and Spatial Information Victoria 2008 Summit FIG Perspective: The Future of Surveying

2. FIG Working Week 2008

3. Professional Development - Global forum for professional discussions and interactions - Conferences, symposia, commission working groups, ….. Institutional Development - Institutional support for educational and professional development at national and international level Global Development - Cooperation with international NGO´s such as the UN agencies, World Bank, and sister organisations - Joint activities and common policy-making to reduce poverty and enforce sustainable development The Role of FIG

4. FIG Structure Professional Development through commission based sessions 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

5. FIG publications WWW.FIG.NET

6. What’s in the Future?

29. Challenges for Victorian Land Surveyors Vocational - the profession positioning itself to be the foremost authority on the provision of Geospatial information - demonstrating its capacity to deal with emerging environmental markets of EcoTenders, carbon credits and water rights - maintaining expertise in land tenure related to contemporary building ownership, land based securities and utility infrastructures - adapting technology advances for survey services and d/b applications Sustainable - justifying to government the retention of a regulated profession - recognising the unique value of our cadastral surveying expertise by charging appropriate fees - actively promoting surveying as a career

30. FIG Congress – Sydney, 11-16 April 2010