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Standards - their relevance to surveyors and FIG’s response Iain Greenway Chair, FIG Standards Network
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Key questions n What are standards? n Why are they important? n What value can professionals add? n What is FIG doing about it?
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The world of standards
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What are standards? n ‘Accepted or approved example’ n ‘Level of excellence or quality’ n ‘Specifications... to be used consistently as... guidelines… to ensure fitness for purpose…’
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Their growing importance n Globalisation n Competition laws n Consumer requirements n Technological developments n Intertwining of industries
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Some figures n Breadth of coverage –430,608 pages in 13,544 ISO standards n Economic benefits –$15 billion per annum in Germany
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Standardisation bodies n ISO n National bodies n IVSC n Governments n Companies n Other bodies n WTO
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Shortcomings n Politics n Time n Ignorance
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The relevance to surveyors n TC172 –survey instruments n TC211 (TC287) –> 30 standards –all aspects of GI –coming our way now n IVS’2000/01/02 –the white book –here now
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FIG’s response
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FIG Policy n Assisting in the process of creating workable and timely standards n Moving de facto standards to official standards
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Roles for professionals n Proposing material for transformation n Assisting in the creation of workable and current standards n Creating guidance material
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FIG work to date n Setting up a Task Force n Ascertaining the need n Gaining a profile n Offering material n Building links n Producing a Guide
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The Guide n Introduction n Policy n Strategies –including current players, and how ISO works n Roles n Further information
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Ongoing FIG work - its Network n Bringing Commission work together n Strengthening links with sister societies n Building links with ISO and IVSC n TC211 - Outreach, qualifications, etc n Promoting best practice n Communications
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Why should FIG be involved? n Ensuring standards developers know members’ needs n Improved standards n Improved survey practice n Improved bottom line
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Key points n Standards are important n Professionals can plug shortcomings n FIG has become a respected player n But…. there is more work to be done
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