Lietuvos matinink asociacija Lithuanian Association of Surveyors Vaidotas

Lietuvos matininkų asociacija Lithuanian Association of Surveyors Vaidotas Sankalas, president Rimantas Ramanauskas, vicepresident CLGE General Assembly in Bratislava, October 1– 2, 2004

Topics • • Association Education Licensing Market CLGE General Assembly in Bratislava, October 1– 2, 2004

Lithuania in figures • • • 65 000 km 2 area 3, 6 mln. Population 10 counties 60 municipalities Capital – Vilnius (600 th. people) 5 big cities (150 – 350 th. people) CLGE General Assembly in Bratislava, October 1– 2, 2004

Lietuvos matininkų asociacija Association CLGE General Assembly in Bratislava, October 1– 2, 2004

Association • • • Founded in 1994 FIG member from 1995 80 members in 1994 200 members in 2004 Natural persons (not companies) CLGE General Assembly in Bratislava, October 1– 2, 2004

Background activities • Consolidation of two professions: – Geodetic surveyors – Land use planners • Union of Land management engineers and land reclamation engineers • Union of Geodetic Surveyors CLGE General Assembly in Bratislava, October 1– 2, 2004

Main activities • Private public relations • Annual conference, summit and • professional seminars CLGE General Assembly in Bratislava, October 1– 2, 2004

Members by profession • • • Geodesy Land management Land reclamation Civil engineering Cartography Others 40% 20% 10% 5% 15% CLGE General Assembly in Bratislava, October 1– 2, 2004

Members • • • One-man-shop companies Private companies State owned companies Government organizations Educational institutions CLGE General Assembly in Bratislava, October 1– 2, 2004 30% 19% 35% 14% 2%

Lietuvos matininkų asociacija Education CLGE General Assembly in Bratislava, October 1– 2, 2004

Education • Vilnius Gedimino Technical University • Lithuanian University of Agriculture, Kaunas • Non university high schools – Construction and design college (Vilnius), Vilniaus statybos ir dizaino kolegija – 25 students, construction surveyors – Kaunas college (topographic surveyors) - Kauno kolegija – 25 students. – Žemaitijos college (Samogitian college in Rietavas) – 25 students, land surveyors – Lithuanian University of Agriculture College (Kaunas), Kolegija prie Lietuvos Žemės ūkio universiteto - 25 students, land use planners CLGE General Assembly in Bratislava, October 1– 2, 2004

Vilnius Gedimino Technical University • Geodetic studies • Bachelor level (4 years, 50 students) – Geodesy and mapping – Real estate cadastre • Master level (+2 years, 20 -25 students) – Geographical information systems – Cadastral information systems – Geodetic networks • Doctor level (+3 years, 2 students) CLGE General Assembly in Bratislava, October 1– 2, 2004

Lithuanian University of Agriculture • Bachelor level (4 years, 50 + 10 students) – Land management • Master level (6 years, 20 + 8 students) – Environment Engineering and Land use planning • Doctor level (3 years, 2 students) • Info – Extramural studies, 30 students – Geodesy credits – 30 (1 credit - 30 hours). – I and II year of studies, and IV year repetition CLGE General Assembly in Bratislava, October 1– 2, 2004

Lietuvos matininkų asociacija Licensing CLGE General Assembly in Bratislava, October 1– 2, 2004

Legal framework • Law on Geodesy and Mapping • Licensing Regulation of geodetic, topographical and cartographical activities (NLS of Lithuania, Government degree) • Licenses are issued by the NLS under Mo. A • Land use planning activities: – Law on Territorial planning – Qualification certificates (permits) CLGE General Assembly in Bratislava, October 1– 2, 2004

What is licensed? • Geodetic works – Networks – Gravimetric measurements – Cadastral surveys of real property objects – Setting out of construction objects • Topographical and cartographical activities – Aerial surveying and topographical mapping – Mapping of utility networks – Creation of Base map databases (GDB) – Navigational charting CLGE General Assembly in Bratislava, October 1– 2, 2004

Lietuvos matininkų asociacija Surveying market CLGE General Assembly in Bratislava, October 1– 2, 2004

Capacities • Companies – 200 small size surveying companies (1 - 5) – 10 middle size companies (5 – 20) – 5 companies more then 20 surveyors • Equipment – 150 total stations – 40 GPS – Almost all computerized CLGE General Assembly in Bratislava, October 1– 2, 2004

Market • • Engineering surveys Topographical surveys Cadastral surveys Others (agriculture, etc…) CLGE General Assembly in Bratislava, October 1– 2, 2004

Lietuvos matininkų asociacija Thank you for your attention CLGE General Assembly in Bratislava, October 1– 2, 2004