Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) WorkingWeek 2019 opened in Hanoi on April 23 under the theme “Geospatial informationfor a smarter life and environmental resilience”.
The event, the first ofits kind held in Vietnam by the Vietnam Association of Geodesy, Cartography andRemote Sensing (VGCR) and the FIG, attracts the participation of nearly 800experts and scientists from FIG member associations and scientific-educationalorganisations over the world.
Speaking at theopening session, Deputy Minister of National Resources and Environment NguyenThi Phuong Hoa said that since its participation in the FIG in 1992, Vietnamhas had chances to gain access to advanced technology and exchange experiencewith international partners in surveying and cartography, thus helping meetsocio-economic development requirements and ensure defence security.
She expressed her hopethat through this event, Vietnamese surveyors can learn from experience ofinternational colleagues so as to contribute more to the development of thecountry’s surveying and cartography sector.
VGCR President TranBach Giang stated that the FIG Working Week 2019 is a good opportunity for Vietnamto listen to world experts’ ideas on addressing issues related to climatechange, sea level rise and coastal management, which remain challenges forVietnamese surveyors.
Under the theme “Geospatialinformation for a smarter life and environmental resilience,” the four-dayconference focuses on tackling the climate changes by working towards a smarterlife both through the development of smart cities and also in rural areas.
Along with threeplenary sessions and 60 technical sessions, the event includes an exhibition onsurveying and cartography, and technical tours to remote sensing, surveying andnatural resources facilities in Vietnam.-VNA
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