Dear GIPGB

Find attached the latest RICS Geo policy update for GW journal. Not forgetting the RICS future of the profession survey - do push the geospatial end of things in your responses.

We will schedule a skype update for late September and as always all comments very accepted

Regards

James


GW Policy Watch Autumn 2018
After a real scorcher of a UK summer, we're quickly heading into the darker months of Autumn. Even though the light is fading, the leaves fall, parents look forward to the end of the school holidays and of course, Halloween is on the way, there is much to look forward too and a very busy run of events and news updates for RICS Geomatics. At the time of going to press, dates for the traditional evening lecture series have still to be set but do keep an eye on other forms of communications before your next issue of GW. Policy has been particularly active with several initiatives both here in the UK and internationally to participate in and keep a watching brief on. RICS will be responding in due course.
UK Geospatial Commission
The big news from last Nov 2017s budget is now gathering pace and after a series of initial meetings and briefings (GeoBusiness 2018 for example) has entered a period of data gathering. The Geospatial Commission is an impartial expert committee within the UK Cabinet Office, supported by £40 million of new funding in each of the next two years, and will drive the move to use public and private sector geospatial data more productively. Research estimates that this could contribute up to £11 billion of extra value for the economy every year. The Geospatial Commission is due to publish its first annual plan next Spring. Quite an ask but a great opportunity for our geospatial sectors to prove how central we are to economic and future development. Our colleagues in AGI and at OS have been very engaged with the commission and AGI recently published a very well rounded policy response to the earlier call for information on the use(s) of Ordnance Survey MasterMap https://www.agi.org.uk/news/agi/1287-response-to-update-by-geospatial-commission
There has been a lot of background economic research already done, I know that many members are interested in the intrinsic economic benefit of using geospatial information (I have a habit of collecting these kind of things), this June 2018 report is worth reading if you ever doubt the importance of the sector in which you are employed. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/unlocking-of-governments-mapping-and-location-data-to-boost-economy-by-130m-a-year
The latest call for evidence can be found at this url - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-launch-call-for-evidence-to-be-geospatial-world-leader?utm_source=f3a8b175-21d6-4f7f-9120-09498428ff81&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_content=immediate

Law commission release new policy statement on changes to LRA 2002
The LRA 2002 is one of the most important pieces of primary legislation for professional surveyors in England and Wales and after a long consultation process (beginning in 2015 and against the long shadow of the 2008 financial crash and a backdrop of prospective 'privatisation' - although this was never a part of Law Commission remit) , the expert eye of the 'Law Commission' has now released its final report and proposals. To quote Law Commissioner Professor Nick Hopkins:
"For many, the land they own is the most valuable thing they will ever have, so it's important that the registration system provides clarity over who owns what. The Land Registration Act was a huge leap forward in land ownership, but 15 years on it needs to be refreshed to adapt it to the modern world and make things as efficient as possible. We're recommending some technical reforms which will iron out the kinks, help prevent fraud and make conveyancing faster, easier and cheaper for everyone."
There are some very pertinent proposals on combating registry 'fraud' and completion of the land register itself.
Recommendations that tackle fraud include:
* enabling HM Land Registry to set the reasonable steps that conveyancers must undertake to verify the identity of their clients, to help route out fraudsters
Other recommendations include:
* preventing the register from being changed once a mistake has been on the register for 10 years, to make the register more accurate and final
* requiring evidence of interests that people want to protect with a unilateral notice at an earlier stage, preventing disputes at the Tribunal
* bringing mines and minerals onto the register
* creating a new power to introduce electronic conveyancing that does not require completion and registration to happen simultaneously, to facilitate electronic conveyancing
* beefing up the powers of Land Registration Division of the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) - including an express statutory power to determine where a boundary lies, so that parties do not have to re-litigate the same issue.
The final bullet-point is of great interest to RICS and for neighbour dispute expert surveyors. We have asked for policy clarification from the Law Commission and Land Registry on how this 'express statutory power' might be enabled by RICS chartered surveyors. We are also eagerly awaiting an in-depth interpretation of the outcome of Graham Leslie Lowe and Marilyn Elizabeth Lowe v William Davis Limited: [2018] UKUT 0206 (TCC)<https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5b5868d6e5274a3fd124c97d/Lowe_v_William_Davis_Ltd.pdf>.
RICS and the judiciary work together on new Boundaries guidance
Indeed, the proposals of the Law Commission connects with the work RICS has been doing with the PLA (Property Litigation Association) and the Civil Justice Council (CJC) on new guidelines and an agreed boundary dispute protocol. We have great hopes for this collaborative initiative and expect the guidelines, protocol and a new RICS Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) Neighbour Disputes Service to be formed in due course. Mediation, as well as expert technical proficiency, is central to the new protocol. In many ways this initiative has been influenced by the ongoing, if slowed down by Brexit legislation, Property Disputes legislation as introduced by Earl John Lytton FRICS.
John is also chair of the RICS Boundaries and Party Walls working group. An expert subgroup has been busy working on the new 7th ed of the RICS Party Walls procedures guidance note (to be featured at the annual Neighbour Disputes roadshow events in Nov/Dec 2018 https://ww2.rics.org/uk/events/conferences-seminars/party-walls-boundaries-roadshow/
The initiative with the PLA and CJC will necessitate the review and updating of the RICS Boundaries 4th ed GN 2019
Land & Resources pathways goes live
The entire RICS APC & AssocRICS pathway portfolio has been reviewed and updated with the addition of new competencies (Big Data for example) and the simplification of others. The new Geomatics pathways sees several changes with the retention of 'surveying land & sea' and the release of a new broad based 'surveying and mapping' competency.
http://www.rics.org/uk/apc/pathway-guides-from-august-1/geomatics/
RICS has also released a new, fully international, broad based pathway based on all the best elements of the Land & Resources sectors (Environment, Geomatics, Planning, Rural, Minerals & Waste and Telecoms). This new pathway will allow surveying professionals to access RICS membership from a very wide range of disparate sectors and enable those who find the sometimes 'restrictive' nature of many APC pathways over specialised and not conducive to a rewarding career. Indeed, many employers and large agencies are very interested in this pathway, if anything it is very closely aligned to geography skillsets and the skills needed for a broadly skilled professional surveyor.
More @  http://www.rics.org/uk/apc/pathway-guides-from-august-1/land-and-resources/
We will be bringing this new pathway to FIG 2019 and to World Bank 2019. It also links well with the International Land Measurement Standards ILMS.
RICS Geomatics collaborates with UK geo-industry partners on new standards, guidance and client guides
As the RICS year comes to an end (July 2017 - July 2018) it's worth reminding ourselves of the wonderful portfolio of collaborative standards, guidance and client guides that have been produced and are now available to all members. 2017-18 has been all about collaboration and working with other bodies such as The Survey Association (TSA), CICES, ICE and AGI as well as BSI, ISO, OGC, the new UK geospatial commission and of course GeoBusiness 2018.
Monitoring and Instrumentation guide now available
CICES, TSA and RICS have been working collaboratively with major organisations such as Network Rail, Costain, HS2 and others on the production of a new 'monitoring/instrumentation' client guide and full best practice guidance note. The new guide can be downloaded @ https://www.cices.org/content/uploads/2013/05/Client-Guide-to-Instrumentation-and-Monitoring.pdf
Photogrammetry - a client guide
TSA, CICES and RICS have collaborated on a new client guide which incorporates new technologies such as UAV's (Drones), sensor and camera improvements, intelligent algorithms and software advances and client output requirements. A very strong companion piece to the RICS Aerial Imagery 5th ed guidance note 2010 (due for update 2019).
Provision of Architectural Surveys Client Guide
TSA, CICES and RICS have collaborated on a new client guide that underlines the importance of understanding client requirements and using professional surveying services and measurement techniques to help deliver them. This guide draws from the RICS Measured Surveys 3rd guidance note 2015.
Utility Surveys using PAS 128:2014 specification for underground utility detection, verification and location
TSA, CICES, BSI and RICS have collaborated on a new and updated guidance note on the survey interpretation of the BSI industry standard PAS 128:2014. This new edition incorporates modern ground penetration technologies, utility survey digital output and client specifications.

Do keep an eye on various RICS channels for the release of the above outputs and hopefully we will see as many of you as possible at 2018-19 geospatial surveying events and conferences.


James Kavanagh MRICS C.Geog
Director Land Standards Group, International Standards and Professional Groups

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