International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR)

Spanish Directorate General for Cadaster

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China Land Surveying and Planning Institute – CLSPI

Established in 1987 for the benefit of the public, the China Land Surveying and Planning Institute (CLSPI) is a comprehensive public institution under the Ministry of Natural Resources. Its main duty is to provide knowledge-based support for decision-making and technical guarantees for land and resource management. This promotes reform and innovation of sustainable land use and management and land science and technology. CLSPI has a series of licensed Class A qualifications at national level, in Land Property Assessment, Land Use Planning and Surveying and Mapping.

Fédération des géomètres francophones (FGF)

The Fédération des géomètres francophones (FGF), created in 2005 in Rabat, Morocco, brings together 27 surveyors' organizations from French-speaking countries on three continents (Africa, the Americas and the Caribbean and Europe-Near East). The FGF has become the main French-speaking network of professionals and teachers working in the field of measurement of the Earth, its representation at all scales, the definition and estimation of properties, the development of the territory.

Cadasta Foundation

Cadasta Foundation was founded in 2014 with funding from Omidyar Network and UK Aid on the premise that communities can incrementally strengthen their land and resource rights by using cutting edge technology to efficiently document their use of and rights to land and resources.

Korea Land and Geospatial InformatiX Corporation (LX Corporation)

Formerly known as the Korea Cadastral Survey Corporation, Korea Land and Geospatial Informatix Corporation (aka LX Corporation) was renamed in June 2015 to fulfill its role as the national agency representing Korea in handling spatial information. The predecessor, established in 1977, was responsible for national cadastral surveys, protection of the property rights of the people, and effective management of the territory. Besides the above, the LX Corporation is also in charge of public functions for the development of the spatial information sector.

Statens Kartverk (Norwegian Mapping Authority, Cadastre and Land Registry)

The Norwegian Mapping Authority bears nationwide responsibility for geographical information, operates the national property registry and undertakes all property registration in Norway.

The Norwegian Mapping Authority collates, systemises, manages and communicates public geographical information. In practice, this means that the Norwegian Mapping Authority is responsible for and provides the following:

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is a professional body that accredits professionals within the land, property and construction sectors worldwide.

RICS was founded in 1868 as the "Institution of Surveyors", became "The Surveyors' Institution" in 1881, was renamed the "Chartered Surveyors' Institution" in 1930 before being granted the title ‘Royal’ to become the present-day “Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors” in 1947.

Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD)

The Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) seeks to promote sustainable development in the member States through generation, application and dissemination of geo-information and allied ICT technologies, products and services.

Established in 1975 under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the then Organization of African Unity (OAU), it was previously known as the Regional Centre for Services in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing (RCSSMRS).

RCMRD seeks to:

Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)

The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo), is a non-profit non-governmental organization which seeks to support and promote the collaborative development of open geospatial technologies and data.

Established in 2006, the foundation provides financial, organizational and legal support to the broader Free and open source geospatial community. OSGeo also serves as an independent legal entity to which community members can contribute code, funding and other resources, secure in the knowledge that their contributions will be maintained for public benefit.

Lantmateriet, the Swedish mapping, cadastral and land registration authority.

Lantmateriet, the Swedish mapping, cadastral and land registration authority, is a government agency in Sweden under the Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation that provides information on Swedish geography and property. Surveying, mapping and land registration in Sweden dates back to the 1600s.

Lantmäteriet contributes to sustainable society-building and economic development by creating the conditions for:

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