I-Federation Internationale des Geometers ibe lilungu ukusukela ngo-1992.

I-International Federation of Surveyors (i-Federation Internationale des Geometers, i-FIG) yasekwa kwi-1878 yimibutho yamalungu asixhenxe aseYurophu, kwaye yiZizwe eziManyeneyo kunye neBhanki yehlabathi eyaziwayo umbutho wamazwe ngamazwe ongekho phantsi korhulumente wemibutho yamalungu kazwelonke, i-cadastral kunye nee-arhente zeemephu kunye nabaphathiswa, iiyunivesithi. kunye neenkampani ezivela kumazwe angaphezu kwe-120. I-FIG ibandakanya lonke uluhlu lwemimandla yobuchwephesha ngaphakathi koluntu lovavanyo lwehlabathi, apha ngezantsi kuvavanyo, i-cadastre, ixabiso, imephu, i-geodesy, i-geospatial, kunye ne-quantity surveyors kwaye ibonelela ngeforamu yamazwe ngamazwe yeengxoxo kunye nophuhliso olujolise ekukhuthazeni umsebenzi wobugcisa kunye nemigangatho.
I-FIG yamkelwa kwihlabathi jikelele njengombutho ongekho phantsi korhulumente okhokelayo wamazwe ngamazwe kulwazi lwe-geospatial kunye nolawulo “lomhlaba”, “ulwandle” kunye nemekobume “eyakhiweyo”. Kuphakathi komsebenzi wabavavanyi ukufumanisa ubungakanani kunye nokumila komhlaba, ukwenza imephu yobuso bawo kunye nokuwulawula ngendlela ezinzileyo.