Francis Manu-Adabor, the chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Lands and Forestry, has urged surveyors in the nation to fiercely defend their profession by conducting themselves ethically and not allowing quacks to take over their employment.
Surveyors, he said, would be crucial to the Lands Commission's efforts to simplify and streamline the land registration process because the process "begins and ends with them."
As a result, he instructed his fellow surveyors to improve themselves in order to add value to their jobs and set themselves apart from the system's quacks.
country retreat
Yesterday, at the annual national retreat for the Survey and Mapping Division (SMD) of the Lands Commission, Mr. Manu-Adabor made the call.
Its focus was on "Repositioning Surveying and Mapping for the Socio-Economic Department in the Era of Digitalization."
The purpose of the retreat was to evaluate the division's performance, identify opportunities to enhance service delivery, and retrain staff members to work more effectively and efficiently.
He said that with the development of technology, professionals would need to update their expertise, add value to themselves, and make sure they stayed relevant in the field.
Relevance
In order to avoid lawsuits, the SMD's director, Naa Abubakari Abdulai, emphasized the value of using qualified surveyors when purchasing land.
He claimed that persons utilizing unqualified surveyors who were unaware of the true locations of properties were to blame for the majority of the land disputes that came before the different courts in the nation.
In order to get and register land, he encouraged individuals to "first and foremost approach the Survey and Mapping Division of the Lands Commission or a licensed surveyor who would lead you through the process, and getting an accurate site plan would have no problems at all."
Digitalisation
According to Naa Abdulai, the division had also welcomed the process since it did not want to be left behind as the entire globe moved towards digital communication.
"We are considering ways to improve what we are doing so that we can see benefits in a short amount of time," he added.
In other places, he claimed, surveyors might transmit data from the field to the office, and "before the surveyor returned to the office, the plan would have already been prepared."
The division was attempting to do that, he claimed, but "we need resources: human resources, technological resources, and a lot more."
"Surveying is a costly industry that requires significant expenditures."
"And this time around, we even require drones and smartphones with the right software to facilitate productive work," he added.
In light of our socioeconomic progress, he urged, "The digitalization agenda is to tell everyone that yes, we can, but we must be resourced in a meaningful way to be able to deliver what we have to."
Participants from every corner of the nation are present for the retreat, which runs through May 12, 2023.
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