The Working Committee of the Surveying Authorities of the Laender of the Federal Republic of Germany (AdV)
In the Federal Republic of Germany, the Laender are responsible for performing official surveying and mapping tasks. Since 1948, the responsible authorities of the Laender and the Federal Ministries of the Interior, Defence and Transport have been cooperating together in the Working Committee of the Surveying Authorities of the Laender of the Federal Republic of Germany (AdV) to address technical matters of fundamental and national importance. The German Geodetic Commission, as a representative of geodetic teaching and research, and the German Federal Working Group Sustainable Rural Development, representing the field of land consolidation, have guest status in AdV.
