Professional accreditation is a prerequisite for practicing surveying activities, and strict oversight is enforced against violators

Presented General Authority for Surveying Geospatial information is a project requiring mandatory rules for qualifying and classifying practitioners in the sector, to ensure competence andProtecting beneficiaries By creating a unified record that will begin operating soon after official publication.
The new rules aim to regulate and develop the practice of activities andGeomatics worksAnd to raise the level of quality of services and products provided in this vital sector.
This measure aims to enhance confidence in the sector’s outputs and practitioners, protect service beneficiaries, and support the continuous development of practitioners and raise their professional competencies.

Creating a practitioners' register

Under these regulations, the Authority mandated that all practitioners of surveying and geospatial information activities obtain official accreditation, after which they would be classified according to levels based on their professional fields.
The document also included the establishment of a practitioners' register, a comprehensive database that records all accredited practitioners and includes their personal and professional data and classifications.
To enhance transparency, the Authority will publish a list of accredited practitioners on its website, allowing clients and the public to directly verify the credibility of service providers.

Strict obligations of the practitioner

In contrast, the authority emphasized strict obligations for practitioners, most notably maintaining transaction records for five years and strictly preserving the confidentiality of client data.
The regulations warned against prohibited practices, including harming clients, tampering with geospatial information, or subletting.
The prohibitions also extended to the use of any surveying or technical equipment that might emit pollutants or negatively impact the surrounding environment.

Integrated governance system

To ensure effective implementation, the Authority established a comprehensive governance system comprising specialized committees for professional accreditation, compliance and quality assurance, regulation and professional conduct, and grievances.
The Compliance and Quality Assurance Committee is responsible for monitoring and conducting field inspections to ensure the application of the rules and the protection of personal data, with inspectors committed to complete impartiality and confidentiality.
The draft regulations reveal that current practitioners will be granted initial accreditation upon registration, as a transitional step that will later require them to fulfill the requirements for final accreditation.
These rules will become binding on all practitioners in the sector after a specified period following their publication and adoption in the Official Gazette.