The event was set up by president Azmi Mohd Zin of Pejuta, the Association of Authorised Land Surveyors Malaysia, and his fellow member of the Local Organising Committee of the FIG Congress together with the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) and took place at FRIM grounds, adjacent to the Botanical Garden on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. All delegates received a special green shirt to wear during the tour together with a hat to protect from the sun.