Israel land administration
Coller, Yoav
93% of the land in Israel is in the public domain; that is, either property of the state, the Jewish National Fund (JNF) or the Development Authority. The Israel Land Administration (ILA) is the government agency responsible for managing this land which comprises 4,820,500 acres (19,508,000 dunams). "Ownership" of real estate in Israel usually means leasing rights from the ILA for 49 or 98 years. This article will describe the ILA organization witch is the most important organization in managing land policy of the state of Israel. There are 700 workers in the organization. The article will concentrate on the functions that the ILA is responsible for, his destinations and activities on different areas. Among the topics display, there will be a web site, online service for the citizens (egovernment) and SIM in land management. The article will describe the mapping department in the ILA, witch counter 50 employees from them 7 licenses surveyors that hold management positions. The mapping, surveying and Gis are the base for the entire land property activity. Therefore there is an enormous importance for this area in the organization and for qualitative works and advanced technology.
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