Land administration project : Germany
Nickholds, William, Ben Sinnott and Davy Morgan
Germany is a developed country in the heart of Europe. Its Land System has roots stretching back 350 years, and displays two parts: a Property Cadastre and Land Registry. Within the Cadastre lies parcel data, while the Land Registry concerns itself with who owns what. The systems have been digitised, and this digital system redeveloped within the last couple of years, as the information age has opened up huge possibilities in Germanys Land System. The ALKIS system in particular is just reaching the stage where it is fully integrated and operational, giving Germany much more efficiency and accuracy its Cadastre. Germany is grappling with the problems of environment and industrialism that afflict first world countries, and a huge urbanised population (87%). These problems represent to Germany a challenge in the Land System it operates, and it has responded through a greater increase of sharing data and digital infrastructure. Germany has a well-working and successful Land System, with many of the suggestions in the Cadastre 2014 paper having been implemented. However, we believe it can be improved, and detail our own ideas. Main improvements to the system involve greater access for the public to tights, restrictions and responsibilities, mainly by putting these on titles, and by the greater use and implementation of a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI). The SDI in particular needs changes in information sharing within government, not technology, because the technology exists and is capable of SDI demands. Further improvements for the German Land System will see an already great system become truly excellent.
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