Commission 7 and the Bathurst Declaration - The Joint Initiative with
FAO on the Multi-lingual Thesaurus
by Dr. Paul Munro-Faure
Key words: International Federation of Surveyors, United
Nations, Co-operation, Multilingual thesaurus.
Abstract
One of the most significant developments in the recent history of
the FIG has been its promotion of and support for the work of the
United Nations in the global surveying community. The Bathurst
Declaration and subsequent Round Table discussions between FIG and
five United Nations’ and various bilateral agencies in Melbourne in
October 1999 are the most recent high-level evidence of this
intention.
The Declaration and Round Table have identified in particular a set
of areas which the Commissions, including Commission 7, are well
placed to provide input into. Commission 7’s workplan, agreed in
1998 in Brighton, already picks up on several of these key areas.
This paper reviews the Commission’s contribution to date in the
fields of its three main Working Groups into the cadastre (chaired by
Jürg Kaufmann of Switzerland), man-land relations (Paul van der Molen,
the Netherlands), and land markets (Andras Ossko, Hungary). The paper
also points to new initiatives within the Commission, and in
particular the co-operation with the United Nation’s Food and
Agriculture Organisation in preparing the English version of the
Multi-lingual Dictionary on Land related issues.
Dr Paul Munro-Faure
Highcliffe
20 Butt Street
Minchinhampton
Stroud
Glos GL6 9JS
UNITED KINGDOM
Email: paulmunro_faure@compuserve.com
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