Abstract
The surveying, mapping and land information management industry in both the government and private sectors in Australia has increasingly promoted the export of its expertise to developing countries during the 1980s, particularly in the land administration area. This activity has brought the industry in closer contact with organizations such as the World Bank with a view to increasing Australia's share of the international consulting market. Six months research into land information management in developing countries during 1989 are summarised and the role and importance of surveying and land information management as perceived by the World Bank are highlighted. The surveying profession together with its institutions, systems and technologies is “alive and well” and has a very sound and important future in the developing world.

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