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. (Members data is correct as of 19 May 2017.)

To become a registered Geomatician with SAGC various specifiedexams 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.

PLEASE NOTE -
South African Geomatics Council office has new email addresses.

email address	function
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	Survey Technician application, non accredited / foreign applications, final registration, 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.
See the Legislation section on this website for all the downloads.

Continual 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

23 June 2017 - NEWS - Employment - In-Service training for 2nd year TUT student.
23 June 2017 - CPD - Events - register GISSA423.
15 June 2017 - CPD - Events - new event GISSA392, GISSA431, PVT408.
13 June 2017 - NEWS - Employment - articles for Professional registration.
13 June 2017 - CPD - Events - new event SAGI442.
9 June 2017 - MEMBERS - Professional - amended category prefix in membership number.
9 June 2017 - MEMBERS - Technologist - amended category prefix in membership number.
9 June 2017 - MEMBERS - Technician - amended category prefix in membership number.
9 June 2017 - MEMBERS - Candidate - amended category prefix in membership number.
9 June 2017 - REGISTRATION - Candidate - all 'In Training' now known as 'CANDIDATE'.
9 June 2017 - CPD - Events - new event PVT441.
7 June 2017 - CPD - Events - registers IMSSA433, PVT435, PVT437, PVT269m, PVT434.
5 June 2017 - CPD - Events - new events and registers PVT119q, PVT119r, PVT119s, PVT396c.
5 June 2017 - NEWS - Employment - qualified GISc Technician seeks employment
1 June 2017 - CPD - Events - new event SAGI439, PVT440.
1 June 2017 - NEWS - SAGC circulars - Registrars notification no 651 dated 24 May 2017.
1 June 2017 - REGISTRATION - Council fees - notice - fees due to be paid by 30 June 2017
29 May 2017 - CPD - Events - new events PVT435, PVT436, PVT437, PVT438,                                             register GISSA414, SAGI410, PVT269m updated.
24 May 2017 - CPD - Events - register GISSA422, HSSA429.
22 May 2017 - NEWS - Equipment - equipment for sale.
22 May 2017 - CPD - Events - new events PVT430, PVT430a, PVT430b, PVT430c, GISSA431,
                                            PVT432, IMSSA433, PVT434 and registers PVT430, PVT430a, PVT430b,                                             PVT430c.
19 May 2017 - Members - SAGC members database updated 19 May 2017.
19 May 2017 - CPD - Events - register SARWA424.
17 May 2017 - CPD - Events - new events GISSA427, GISSA428, HSSA429.
16 May 2017 - CPD - Events - registers SAGI418, new events PVT251i, PVT251j, PVT251k.
15 May 2017 - CPD - Events - registers PVT390
12 May 2017 - CPD - Events - new events SARWA424, UNI425, PVT426.
10 May 2017 - REGISTRATION - Exam dates - exam dates updated.
10 May 2017 - REGISTRATION - Forms - registration forms - all categories updated.
10 May 2017 - REGISTRATION - Prof - application for registration forms - all categories updated.
10 May 2017 - REGISTRATION - Technologist - application for registration forms - all categories                                             updated.
10 May 2017 - REGISTRATION - Technician - application for registration forms - all categories                                             updated.
10 May 2017 - REGISTRATION - In Training - all links to forms removed - contact SAGC office.
5 May 2017 - CPD - Events - new events IMSSA420, PVT421, GISSA422, GISSA423.
5 May 2017 - CPD - Rules - CPD Rules updated with new SAGC logo and Act.
5 May 2017 - CPD - Rules - CPD Example updated with new SAGC logo
5 May 2017 - NEWS - Equipment - Leica equipment for sale.
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21 April 2017 - Council Fees - Bank account name has changed.
19 April 2017 - Contact us - new 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