Digital archives and document management in the cadastral procedure in Sweden
Kack, Bengt-Olof and Lennart Sundstrom
Lantmmteriet (The National Land Survey of Sweden) holds a huge volume of cadastral dossiers and maps in its archives. The information covers a period stretching from 1630 up to the present day. The archives contain more than 2.7 million documents and plans from cadastral procedures as well as more than 1.5 million maps and other documents. The analogue documents are stored in 24 regional archives throughout Sweden and the total number of document pages is in excess of 50 million. Municipal cadastral authorities also have cadastral archives. A considerable number of the cadastral documents are used on a daily basis in connection with on-going cadastral activities within Lantmmteriet and other organisations including the municipalities. The material is also of great interest for genealogists and local historians. To increase the efficiency of cadastral procedure as well as to generally improve accessibility Lantmmteriet has, since 1999, been engaged in developing and implementing a digital archiving system, Arken, which will contain all this material. All cadastral materials will be scanned and the original documents, which have suffered from regular use, will be safely archived in depots.
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