Geospatial Science

Professional Bodies
 Hello!
I am Dr. Zakaria Robert Ngereja
Your Course Lecturer.
You can find me at ngereja@gmail.com
Office: Lands Building, Room B2O
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What does it mean by a
Professional Body?

What is it all about?

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Geospatial Professional Bodies
in Tanzania
❖ Definition
A Professional Body is an organisation with
individual members practicing a profession or
occupation in which the organisation maintains an
oversight of the knowledge, skills, conduct and
practice of that profession or occupation and
registration of practitioners in that profession.
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What are the geospatial
professional bodies in Tanzania
and Internationally?

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National (Tanzania) Professional Bodies
for Geomatics/Geospatial Field

❖ NCPS – National Council of Professional Surveyors

Is a land surveying professional registration entity
established by the law (Act. 2 of 1977, Cap.270).

❖ IST - Institution of Surveyors of Tanzania

Is a Land Surveyors’ Professional Association that look
at professional welfare and interests of surveyors in Tz.
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International Professional Bodies

❖ RICS – Royal Institution ❖ IAG – International

of Chartered Surveyor Association of Geodesy
❖ ASPRS - American ❖ CASLE – Commonwealth
Society for Association of Surveying
Photogrammetry and and Land Economy
Remote Sensing ❖ ICA - International
❖ FIG – International Cartographic Association
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 International Professional Bodies

ASPRS American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote

Sensing
https://www.asprs.org/
the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
(ASPRS) is a scientific association serving thousands of
professional members around the world. Our mission is to
advance knowledge and improve understanding of mapping
sciences to promote the responsible applications of
photogrammetry, remote sensing, geographic information 8
 International Professional Bodies

FIG – International Federation of Surveyors

https://www.fig.net
FIG is the international organization representing the interests of
surveyors worldwide. It is a federation of the national member
associations and covers the whole range of professional fields within
the global surveying, geomatics, geodesy and geo-information
community. It provides an international forum for discussion and
development aiming to promote professional practice and standards.
It is a UN-recognized non-government organization (NGO),
representing more than 120 countries throughout the world.
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 International Professional Bodies

RICS – Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyor

https://www.rics.org

is a global professional body for surveyors, aims to promote

and enforce the highest international standards in the
valuation, management and development of land, real estate,
construction and infrastructure.

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 International Professional Bodies

URISA - Urban and Regional Information Systems

Association
is a multi-disciplinary geospatial organization that provides
professional education and training, a vibrant and
connected community, advocacy for geospatial challenges
and issues, and essential resources. URISA fosters
excellence in GIS and engages geospatial professionals
throughout their careers.
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 International Professional Bodies

GISCI – GIS Certification Institute

https://www.gisci.org/
The GIS Certification Institute (GISCI) is a non-profit
organization that promotes the advancement of proficient GIS
professionals through its international GISP® (Certified GIS
Professional) certification program. The Institute fosters
rigorous professional and ethical standards, community
engagement, and professional mentoring within the GIS
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 International Professional Bodies

CASLE – Commonwealth Association of Surveying

and Land Economy

a federation of independent professional societies

representing surveying and land economy in
Commonwealth countries.

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 International Professional Bodies

ICA - International Cartographic Association

is the pre-eminent international body for Cartography and
Geographic Information (GI) Science. Its prime topic of concern
is Cartography, the discipline dealing with the conception,
production, dissemination and study of maps. Its mission is to
promote the discipline and profession of Cartography in an
international context.

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 International Professional Bodies

IAG - International Association of Geodesy

is a scientific association in the field of geodesy. It promotes
scientific cooperation and research in geodesy on a global scale
and contributes to it through its various research bodies. It is a
constituent association of the International Union of Geodesy
and Geophysics (IUGG)

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 International Professional Bodies

IUGG -
International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to
the scientific study of Earth and its space environment using
geophysical and geodetic techniques.

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