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    The role of land and geographic information systems in economic and environmental management
    Williamson, Ian P. ( 1994)
    Economic development and environmental management are often in conflict, particularly in developing countries. This paper examines two projects in Thailand as case studies to show that the use of land and geographic information systems can contribute to both objectives. The paper briefly describes the concept and the role of land and geographic information systems, and looks at their application, primarily in the urban context. The paper discusses the two major limiting factors in developing appropriate systems in both the developed and developing countries; institutional arrangements at a government level and appropriate education programs. The first project, the Thailand Land Titling Project, is concerned with reforming the land titling and land administration system for the whole of the country. The second project, the Bangkok Land Information System Project, was a three year project completed in 1992 to examine the feasibility of developing a land information system for the City of Bangkok, a city with a population of approximately 10 million.
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    Education for surveyors: a vision for the 21st century
    WILLIAMSON, IAN ; Leahy, Frank ; HUNTER, GARY ( 1994-03)
    The history of surveying in Australia over the last two hundred years has shown the surveyor to have played many roles besides that of solely measuring features on the earth’s surface. These include those of engineer, planner, land manager, land valuer, environmental manager and land developer. What has given the Australian surveyor a competitive edge over other more narrowly defined professions, is the fact that surveyors have always possessed a balance of fundamental skills in measurement science and land management. It should be noted however, that surveying education has taken many different directions in the same period, often being more influenced by overseas trends and models rather than the needs of the practising Australian surveyor - even though the role of the surveyor in the broader community in Australia has not changed to a great extent over the last two hundred years. This paper discusses the historical perspective of surveying education in Australia and draws distinctions between local and international trends. It presents a vision which recognises the surveyor’s primary role is the measurement and management of spatial data in the broadest sense. The vision is based on maintaining a balance between measurement science and land management, on retaining a strong scientific foundation to the discipline but above all else remaining flexible in today’s ever changing world. The paper illustrates this vision by describing the programs at the University of Melbourne.