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 10 October 2017.)

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 ........ Survey technician applications, 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.
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

20 Oct 2017 - CPD - Events - new event SAGI474, PVT459d, registers for UNI472, UNI472a.
20 Oct 2017 - STUDYING - where to study - UNIGIS is no longer an accredited University.
18 Oct 2017 - CPD - Events - new event UNI473.
16 Oct 2017 - CPD - Events - new events UNI472, UNI472a, registers PVT269n, PVT269p,                                              PVT459b, PVT459c, PVT466, IMSSA469
10 Oct 2017 - Members - SAGC members database updated 10 October 2017 and
                                             database adjustments
10 Oct 2017 - CPD - Events - new events SAGI470, PVT471, registers PVT468, IMSSA443,                                              PVT459a
02 Oct 2017 - CPD - Events - new events PVT117w, PVT123d, PVT123e, register PVT117w,                                              PVT123d, PVT123e, UNI403.10, GISSA467.
29 Sept 2017 - REGISTRATION - Exam application - Note added re applications
26 Sept 2017 - NEWS - Employment - Engineering Surveyor seeks employment.
26 Sept 2017 - Members - Registrar's Notification No 652 dated 20 September 2017.
26 Sept 2017 - CPD - Events - new events PVT468, register 461, UNI403.9
20 Sept 2017 - CPD - Events - new events PVT459b, PVT459c, registers UNI403.7, PVT463
20 Sept 2017 - CPD - Events - contact tel numbers added to CPD events, NOTE at top of page
15 Sept 2017 - CPD - Events - new events PVT466, registers SAGI448, SAGI419, UNI204d,
                                             UNI204e, SARWA460, PVT451
13 Sept 2017 - CPD - Events - Order of CPD Events changed to open on current year.
                                             Register for SAGI465, new event PVT459a
05 Sept 2017 - CPD - Events - new events PVT463, HSSA464, SAGI465, registers SAGI462
01 Sept 2017 - CPD - Events - new events GISSA461, UNI256b, SAGI462, registers PVT056j,
                                             UNI425, UNI403.7, PVT441, SARWA458 cancelled
14 Aug 2017 - CPD - Events - new events UNI204e, UNI204f
11 Aug 2017 - CPD - Events - new events PVT123c, PVT115ae, SARWA458, PVT459, SARWA460,
                                             registers PVT123c, PVT115ae
11 Aug 2017 - Members - SAGC members database updated 11 August 2017+ database                                              adjustments
2 Aug 2017 - CPD - Events - new events PVT316j, PVT457, registers SAGI439, PVT421,                                              PVT426, PVT454.
20 July 2017 - CPD - Events - new event PVT450, PVT451, IMSSA452, HSSA453, PVT454,                                              IMSSA455, GISSA456, register IMSSA452.
14 July 2017 - NEWS - Equipment - Total station, Precise Autamatic level, Workabout ...
12 July 2017 - CPD - Events - new event PVT189a, SAGI449, register PVT189a.
05 July 2017 - CPD - Events - new event IMSSA447, PVT056j, SAGI448.
03 July 2017 - CPD - Events - new event PVT444, SARWA445, PVT446, register SAGI442.

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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