The South African Geomatics Institute’s (SAGI) Northern Branches met for its annual general meeting on 5 April 2019 at the Tshwane University of Technology, where they also held a workshop on running a private practice the day prior. In his capacity as a representative of the South African Geomatics Council (SAGC), Peter Newmarch gave attendees […]
The South African Geomatics Insitute (SAGI) held its annual general meeting on 5 April 2019 at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) in Pretoria.
Members of the South African Geomatics Institute’s (SAGI) Northern Provinces branch met in Roodepoort on 13 April 2018 for the branch’s annual general meeting. The role of the South African Geomatics Council (SAGC), professional tariffs and problems with the Surveyor General website were discussed, and the institute’s president delivered his annual report. SACG’s Nape Mojapelo, […]
Nominated members of standards bodies representing land professionals in more than 150 countries met at the headquarters of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN-FAO) in Rome on 9 and 10 June 2016 to launch a major new initiative aimed at improving land reporting systems. Working together, these not-for-profit organisations are seeking to […]
The South African geospatial industry’s annual gathering, Geomatics Indaba 2016, saw over 700 delegates attending the two day conference at Emperors Palace, and 400 delegates participating in the Technology and Field Training Day at the Transnet School of Rail in Ekurhuleni. The theme for the indaba, “Geomatics skills and technologies: Growing professionals to secure […]
Hosted by the Geo-information Society of South Africa (GISSA), the Institute of Mine Surveyors of South Africa (IMSSA), the South African Geomatics Institute (SAGI), and EE Publishers, the indaba is scheduled to take place at Emperors Palace in Ekurhuleni on 12 and 13 September 2016, with a field training day set to take place […]
Land survey act under review
by Pierre Potgieter, EE Publishers
The Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform has published the Land Survey Amendment Bill 2017 for public comment on 22 December 2017, with comments due by 20 February 2018. The bill proposes amendments to the Land Survey Act 8 of 1997, and has four objectives: aligning the act with the current structure of the […]