FIG C7/C2 Annual Meeting 2023 | GIM International | 1 October 2023 | PUNT, Scheepvaartstraat 7, 7411 MB Deventer, Netherlands

Mapping and surveying are basic activities to support the management of land and water. Having almost 200 years of experience with mapping and more than 100 years of land consolidation, the Netherlands offers an inspiring environment for this events. Not only the rural and urban environments show the important role our profession plays, but also the institutional and professional contexts are renowned for high-level standards.

It to be packed with discussion, debate, and directions – as we continue to renew, reimagine, and recommit to ensuring the relevance of cadastres and land management globally.

Linking directly to the FIG Council and FIG C7 Workplans for 2023-26, key topics will include:

• Fit for Purpose Land Administration (FFPLA)
• Women’s Access to Land (and Administration)
•The UN’s Framework for Effective Land Administration (FELA)
• Artificial Intelligence and Remote Sensing Advances (AI&RS4LA)
•3D Land Administration (3DLA)
• The Land Administration Domain Model ISO 129152 (LADM)
• Cybersecurity, Cadastral Data Quality and Open Data
• Education in Land Administration (inc. a special half-day workshop on Teaching Essential inResponsible Land Administration (TERLA) )

In addition, we've planned several social activities during de event. You can get on the bike to have an informal bike ride on Sunday afternoon, catch up at the bar on Sunday evening. Take a City Tour through lovely and historic Deventer city and visit a lot of highlights on Monday late afternoon. Have a 'borrel' at the Dabe Brewery during an informal lecture on Monday evening. There is an opportunity to try 'local borrel' at the venue on Tuesday afternoon. Enjoy te annual dinner-meeting on Tuesday evening and visit the Kadaster Museum on Wednesday in Arnhem or the new ITC building in Enschede.

So, whether you are an official FIG C7 delegate of a Member Association, FIG C7 Working Group participant, a land sector expert (technical, legal, social, economic), or just have a keen interest in getting involved with developments in cadastres and land management globally, be sure to get along.