The 2014 Report of Commission IV can be downloaded here.

1. Event

The 2014 Report of Commission IV.

2. Time

July 17, 2014.

3. Place

Sydney, Australia.

4. Organizers

Commission IV of the International Society for Mine Surveying.

5. Agenda

5.1. The number of the IV Commission members has increased since the last congress in Aachen. At the moment the IV commission has 56 members.

5.2. In the time period between the ISM congress in Aachen and the Presidium Meeting in Sydney there has not been any Commission 4th meeting organized. The next commission members meeting will be held during the conference “Building damage assessment in mining regions” organized by Central Mining Institute in October 15th-17th.2014 in Poland.

5.3. The most important research issues concerning subsidence and mine surveying problems:

5.3.1. Assessment of the subsidence prediction uncertainty

5.3.2. Subsidence rate measurements induced by mining tremors

5.3.3. Laser scanner application for the convergence measurements and their interpretation

5.3.4. Good practice in the surveying of the subsidence of the railway tracks

5.3.5. Good practice in the surveying in small queries concerning polish mining law

5.3.6. Cave-in prediction above shallow salt mines and the sinkholes risk assessment

5.3.7. Cave-in prediction above shallow coal mines and the sinkholes risk assessment