5.2 Externalliaison organizations to ISO/TC2It
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gation of aireraft is the ICAO topie that generates the most interest in the standardisation of geographie information.
Seope:
Members:
Meetings:
Chair:
Homepage:
The aims and objeetives of ICAO are to develop the prineiples and
teehniques of international air navigation and to foster the planning
and development of international air transport.
ICAO was founded in 1944 in Chieago. Its predeeessor, the ICAN
(International Commission on Air Navigation), was founded in
1910 in Paris.
188 eontraeting states
Assembly meets onee every three years
Lebanon; headquarters in Montreal, Canada
http://www.ieao.int
International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)
International Federation of SUNeyors
Federation Internationale des Geometres
Internationale Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure
FIG was founded in 1878 in Paris. It is a federation of national assoeiations and is
the only international body that represents all surveying diseiplines.
Seope:
Members:
Meetings:
Chair:
Homepage:
Surveyors are professional people whose aeademie qualifieations
and post-graduate training enables them to advise on the management and use of both rural and urban land and property whether
developed or undeveloped. Surveyors understand the legislation
governing land and property, markets, supporting services, and the
eeonomies of eonstruetion, management, maintenanee, aequisition
and disposal. FIG aims to ensure that the diseiplines of surveying
and all who praetise them meet the needs of the markets and eommunities that they serve. It realises its aim by promoting the praetiee of the profession and encouraging the development of professional standards.
FIG is an UN-reeognised non-government organization (NGO).
Representatives from more than 110 countries
Annual eongresses
Germany
http://www.fig.net
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gation of aireraft is the ICAO topie that generates the most interest in the standardisation of geographie information.
Seope:
Members:
Meetings:
Chair:
Homepage:
The aims and objeetives of ICAO are to develop the prineiples and
teehniques of international air navigation and to foster the planning
and development of international air transport.
ICAO was founded in 1944 in Chieago. Its predeeessor, the ICAN
(International Commission on Air Navigation), was founded in
1910 in Paris.
188 eontraeting states
Assembly meets onee every three years
Lebanon; headquarters in Montreal, Canada
http://www.ieao.int
International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)
International Federation of SUNeyors
Federation Internationale des Geometres
Internationale Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure
FIG was founded in 1878 in Paris. It is a federation of national assoeiations and is
the only international body that represents all surveying diseiplines.
Seope:
Members:
Meetings:
Chair:
Homepage:
Surveyors are professional people whose aeademie qualifieations
and post-graduate training enables them to advise on the management and use of both rural and urban land and property whether
developed or undeveloped. Surveyors understand the legislation
governing land and property, markets, supporting services, and the
eeonomies of eonstruetion, management, maintenanee, aequisition
and disposal. FIG aims to ensure that the diseiplines of surveying
and all who praetise them meet the needs of the markets and eommunities that they serve. It realises its aim by promoting the praetiee of the profession and encouraging the development of professional standards.
FIG is an UN-reeognised non-government organization (NGO).
Representatives from more than 110 countries
Annual eongresses
Germany
http://www.fig.net