What challenges you face when taking in use a wide LIS system
Lauhkonen, Hanna
Over the years 2001-2005, a single continuous database has been developed in Finland that includes a nationwide cadastre and a numerical cadastral index map as part of the Land Information System (LIS). The work was done in close co-operation with the National Land Survey of Finland (NLS), the Ministry of Justice and 86 municipalities which formerly maintained their own cadastres. It was a major challenge to link all the existing data transferred from altered applications. Because of the size of the project, a separate project was set up in 2002 to arrange the launching operation for the new system. It took over 50 man-years for everything to be completed on time. Above all, trying to find consensus among the participants was a very challenging task. The biggest responsibility in the project was to operate the test loadings and actual loadings of all the data transferred from the altered applications in the NLS and in the municipalities. There were heavy training sessions to ensure that those who maintain the data at the NLS and in the municipalities became familiar with the new systems. It was also important to introduce the system to the users of information services. Instructions of all kinds and maintenance rules for users were needed and the project was responsible for preparing these as well. The project also organized continuous support services for all users. This presentation describes experiences from the project, what was learned during the project and what was successful.
Event: XXIII International FIG Congress : Shaping the change
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