IT developments enabling customer-oriented cadastre
Ney, Bogdan & Andrzej Sambura
The current situation in cadastre is characterized by three main factors. Firstly, the cadastre and cadastral systems can be described as producer-orientedd, ie. predominantly driven by the needs of producerss being the public institutions responsible for cadastre. The majority of developments are directed towards improving internal processes of these institutions or simply replacing obsolete computer systems. The customers of public institutions are getting indirect benefits of improvements in functioning of these institutions through better customer service and faster turnaround, however it is only a fraction of vast potential for improvements. Examples of developments in land administration and registration directly driven by specific customer needs until very recently were rare to find.
Secondly, the major use of cadastral data still occurs through embedding them in cadastral documents used in the conveyancing process or more generally in land administration and registration. Examples of such documents include surveyorss property plans, cadastral maps or property sketches on the title document. New information products combining cadastral data with other types of data are not yet commonly available. Some of the reasons for this situation are discussed in this paper.
Last but not least, cadastral and land registration services, with few notable exceptions, are the exclusive domain of public administration. Will it remain so or may be a move to a smaller and more efficient Government will create a pressure for the involvement of the private sector in that area?
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