PETALING JAYA: More than a dozen professional organisations in the field of survey and mapping are calling on the government not to restrict the field of geomatics to only licensed land surveyors under the Land Surveyors Board (LJT) - a move which will be realised when the amendment to the Licensed Land Surveyors Act 1958 (also known as Act 458) is gazetted soon.
In particular, they are urging the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry (NRES) and LJT to review the amendment to Act 458, arguing the amendment restricts the number of people who can conduct survey and mapping activities - in particular geomatics-related activities, in the country.
