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The Canadian Institute of Geomatics (CIG) is a Canadian nonprofit association that represents the interests of the Canadian geomatics community. It is the Canadian representative member to the International Federation of Surveying (FIG), the International Society of Photogrammetry, and the International Cartographic Association (ICA). CIG is also a founding member of GeoAlliance.Over 50 percent of its members are senior managers and researchers in government, private sector, academia and NGOs. The organization has branches in Champlain, Montreal, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ottawa, Toronto, and Vancouver, and Mir Abolfazl Mostafavi is the President.
The goals of the organization are:
- to advance the development of geomatics sciences in Canada;
- to enhance public awareness of the role geomatics plays in their daily lives;
- to maintain a publication of record of the history, development, and progress of geomatics in Canada;
- to further the professional development of its members;
- to foster cooperation between and promote unity of purpose and action among Canadian geomatics organizations;
- to internationally represent and promote Canadian interests in geomatics;and
- to provide professional networking through information exchanges, communications, and publications.
CIG offers membership to individuals, corporations, educational institutions, government agencies, and other associations in geomatics-related fields. Major CIG members include the Association of Canada Lands Surveyors (ACLS-AATC), Cansel, Esri Canada, The Order of Land Surveyors of Quebec (OAGQ), The Airborne Sensing Corporation, and Underhill. CIG has a program to certify Geomatics Specialists and offers a variety of scholarships. Members also have access to group insurance, event discounts, and its online journal, Geomatica.
CIG was founded in 1882 as the Association of Dominion Land Surveyors. It has since changed names a few times—first to the Canadian Institute of Surveying, then to the Canadian Institute of Surveying and Photogrammetry, then back to the Canadian Institute of Surveying, then to the Canadian Institute of Surveying and Mapping—before taking on its current name in 1993. Over the past 140 years, the organization has grown into a nonprofit scientific and technical association that represents the largest geospatial knowledge network in Canada.
