Permanent Institutions
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FIG has set up two Permanent Institutions:
Office International du
Cadastre et du Régime Foncier – OICRF
OICRF is a study and documentation center for Cadaster, land administration
and affiliated fields of interest.
The responsibilities of the Office International du Cadastre et
du Régime Foncier (OICRF) are:
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To collect and systematically file and index all documentary material
relating to existing cadastral and land registration systems in all
countries
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To make comparative studies of that material followed by publication
of the results
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To give information and advice on all cadastral and land registration
systems to all interested institutions or persons, whether for the
purpose of study or to help countries wishing either to introduce a
cadastre or a land registration system or to improve their existing
system
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To maintain the documentary material on a day to day basis
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To endeavour to have a correspondent in each country, whether or not
that country is a member of the Federation.
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The responsibilities of the International Institution for the History of
Surveying and Measurement – Permanent Institution of FIG are:
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To study the achievements of surveyors, the evolution of knowledge and the
methodology of measuring, and the evolution of surveying instrumentation
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To encourage the preservation of instruments, basis documentation, and
books (including manuscripts, diaries and field books)
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To promote an interest in the history of surveying, inter alia through
research and exhibitions
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To collaborate with other experts, including curators and others who have
the care of collections of relevant material
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To encourage and promote survey art.
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