Surveyors make a huge contribution to country’s economic development, they are the first to gather information which will be used to map out certain integral advances to national development.
Permanent Secretary for Lands and Mineral Resources Malakai Finau highlighted this at the opening of the Fiji Institute of Surveyors Annual Congress at the Uprising Beach Resort in Pacific Harbour today.
The two day congress will address various aspects of surveying in Fiji and their theme this year is ‘”World of Surveying in Fiji, Yester Year, Now and Future.”
Finau says the calculations of exact measurements, which is essential for laying the foundations of growth and to establish the precise legal boundaries of land ownership is entirely in their hands.
He says crucial information about the country’s natural resources is collected and analyzed first and foremost by people in this profession.
Finau says people may not regard surveying as a career path worth pursuing but the nature of this profession is absolutely critical for the development of the nation.
He says surveyors are part of a much larger picture, of a larger effort to build a better Fiji.
There are a total of 36 registered surveyors in Fiji.
