Prof. Volker Schwieger Honorary member of FIG

Based on his outstanding service Prof. Volker Schwieger was appointed as Honorary member of FIG (Federation Internationale de Geometres, International Federation of Surveyors, Internationale Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure).
He received the certificate of appointment at September 15^th, 2022 during the XXVII FIG Congresses in Warsaw by the President of FIG Prof. Rudolf Staiger. The image shows him together with Stephen Djaba from Ghana and the FIG President during the ceremony

FIG is the premier 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. FIG was founded on July 18 1878 in Paris by delegates from seven national associations - Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. It is a UN-recognized non-government organization (NGO), representing more than 120 countries throughout the world.