South African Geomatics Council SAGC Council for land surveyors, engineering surveyors, photogrammetric surveyors, mining surveyors, GIS practitioners, hydrographic surveyors

Welcome to the South African Geomatics Council website!
This Council was previously known as ...
South African Council for Professional and Technical Surveyors - PLATO.

All qualified Professional Surveyors, Technologist Surveyors, Technician Surveyors and GISc Practitioners have to be registered with the South African Geomatics Council SAGC (previously PLATO). Professional, Technologist and Technician Surveyors in training can also register with SAGC.
See Members under the various categories. (Member data is correct as of 13 April 2018.)

To become a registered Geomatician with SAGC various specified exams have to be passed, council fees paid, work experienced tasks certified and registration forms completed.
See Registration section covering all the details of qualifying as a SAGC registered Geomatician as well as the current Council fees.

The SAGC Council is an elected committee of members. The Registrar is based in the SAGC office and co-ordinates all the office and council functions.

South African Geomatics Council office email addresses.
   registrar@sagc.org.za ......... registrar
   admin@sagc.org.za ............ members details updates, all applications and exam queries
   accounts@sagc.org.za ........ account invoices, statements and queries, proof of payments
   assistant@sagc.org.za ........ Non accredited/foreign applications, final registrations, CPD submissions

Information about studying to become a Surveyor and the bursaries offered can be found in Studying section.

There are many Acts and Rules governing the practice of Surveying. All the Acts and Rules required for the examinations (open book and closed book) can be downloaded from this website. Kindly note the changes to the EXAM LEGISLATION. Some Acts removed and some Acts added.
See the Legislation section on this website for all the downloads.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) was implemented on the 1 June 2012.
All SAGC members are registered according to the details in Table A in the Rules.

Please Contact us should you require any further information.

Latest updates to website . . . EQUIPMENT FOR SALE
EMPLOYMENT WANTED

15 May 2018 - CPD - Events - new events UNI472b, GISSA522, SAGI523, SAGI524, IMSSA525,
                                             GOV480m, GOV480n, registers SAGI523, SAGI524.
8 May 2018 - CPD - Events - new events SAGI521.
8 May 2018 - NEWS - Employment - In Service Survey Technician seeks employment.
7 May 2018 - Contact us - SAGC Office Relocates to Bruma, Johannesburg - 16 May 2018
7 May 2018 - CPD - Events - new events PVT519, IMSSA520
7 May 2018 - NEWS - Employment - Qualified Survey Technician seeks employment.
2 May 2018 - NEWS - SAGC Circulars - Registrar's Notification No 658 dated 25 April 2018.
2 May 2018 - NEWS - Employment - Qualified Survey technician - internship or employment
24 Apr 2018 - NEWS - Employment - BSc GIS Honours Graduate seeks position
24 Apr 2018 - CPD - Events - registers SAGI512, SAGI513.
24 Apr 2018 - NEWS - In-Service - In Service training required for 2019 Survey technician
20 Apr 2018 - CPD - Events - registers GISSA509.
20 Apr 2018 - NEWS - Employment - GIS Officer for DARU / SASRI
18 Apr 2018 - CPD - Events - new event PVT496a, registers SAGI503
17 Apr 2018 - CPD - Events - registers UNI510
16 Apr 2018 - CPD - Events - new events IMSSA517, PVT518, registers PVT507, UNI403,
                                             SAGI502a.
13 Apr 2018 - Members - SAGC member database updated 13 April 2018 and
                                             database adjustments
12 Apr 2018 - NEWS - SAGC Circulars - Registrar's Notification No 657 dated 6 April 2018.
10 Apr 2018 - CPD - Events - new events HSSA515, SAGI516
09 Apr 2018 - CPD - Events - new events SAGI502b.
03 Apr 2018 - CPD - Events - new events GISSA514
28 Mar 2018 - CPD - Events - new events SAGI512, SAGI513, register SAGI504.
27 Mar 2018 - CPD - Events - new events IMSSA511.
26 Mar 2018 - NEWS - Employment - Trimble - Regional Sales Manager - Nairobi,Kenya
20 Mar 2018 - CPD - Events - new events PVT507, PVT508, GISSA509, UNI510,
                                             registers PVT276f, SARWA485, SARWA486, PVT488, PVT489b,
                                              SAGI501, SAGI502, PVT506, PVT508, PVT333c.
18 Mar 2018 - NEWS - Employment - Survey technician - construction / engineering CT area
18 Mar 2018 - NEWS - Employment - Internships Dept Rural Development & Land Reform

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21 April 2017 - Council Fees - Bank account name has changed.
19 April 2017 - Contact us - email address for SAGC -   PLEASE TAKE NOTE !!
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17 Mar 2016 - NEWS - Equipment - STOLEN Wild Total Station, 3 x Ashtec GPS receivers -
                                          Estcourt, KwaZulu-Natal (11 March 2016)
24 Feb 2015 - NEWS - Equipment - STOLEN Nikon Vivo 5.c - Umzali Civils, Gugulethu hijacking
14 Jan 2015 - NEWS - Equipment - STOLEN Leica TC407 - Mangosuthu University Technology