National Survey and Cadastre – Denmark

A vision and strategy for a cadastral infrastructure in Denmark

Søren Fauerholm Christensen

National Survey and Cadastre Denmark - KMS

Annual meeting FIG Commission 7 – Kraków

September 2003

National Survey and Cadastre – Denmark

Contents

• KMS – in short• The background that led to a change of the vision and

strategy• new challenges• the way ahead

• The consequences for the cadastre in Denmark• responsibility for the cadastre• cadastre in focus• e-gov• the present cadastral process• the future cadastral process – cadastral infrastructure• what is cadastral infrastructure?

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KMS – in short

• KMS was established in 1989• Merge of:

• Directorate of Cadastre• Directorate of Geodetic Survey• National Archive of Hydrographical Charts

• Today - app. 350 employees• KMS is a government organisation

• within the Ministry of Environment

• Annual budget app. €40 millions • 2/3 is covered by the national budget• 1/3 is generated by sale of products

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New challenges • KMS could not generate an income in accordance with the

budget - 2001 • The Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Finance agree to

conduct a budget analyses of KMS.

• The main results:• The Government decides: KMS is the Government’s new

infrastructure organisation responsible for maps and geodata.

• The last 30 years of investment in digital topographical maps, digital cadastral information must now be “harvested” to the benefit of the society.

• The infrastructure organisation aim is to secure the society economical potentials by practical use of maps and geodata in government, counties, local authorities, private sector and public in general.

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The way ahead• It means that KMS the coming years should:

• Continue securing the quality of the national geodetic nets and secure that GPS can be used everywhere in the country

• Continue updating of the national topographical, cadastral and hydrographical databases

• Maintain the responsibility of the cadastre and secure the modernisation of the cadastre data exchange between government, local authorities and private sector and public

• ……

• The negative part:• 90 employees are sent on retrenchment (August 2001)• 30 employees are sent on retrenchment (January 2002)• The Governments financial contribution is deducted significantly

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The cadastre – responsibilities

• KMS is responsible for the cadastre – the foundation for registration of real property in Denmark

• responsibility for the cadastral data: digital cadastral register and the digital map and survey archive

• responsibility for rules and regulations for registrations to the cadastre – including the work relations with the private licensed surveyors

• approving authority for cadastral surveys• interaction between the cadastre and the related property

registers – land book, valuation, planning

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The cadastre in focus

• Focus on e-gov• Related areas in focus

• Paper-free registration of Land Book transactions• Valuation of real property transferred from local authorities

to Directorate of Revenue and Tax

• ….

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Myndighedomr. AMyndighedomr. A

Central

Regional

Local

e-gov

Jurisdiction. BJurisdiction. B

Jurisdiction. CJurisdiction. CJurisdiction. A

Jurisdiction. AJurisdiction. D

Jurisdiction. D

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Cadastral process today

Private licensedsurveyor

Local authorites

Other authorites

Citizen of Denmark

Private sector

Authorities

Client KMS

Land Book

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Cadastral infrastructure - vision

Cadastal infrastructure

KMS

Revenue andTax

Licensedsurveyor

Localauthorities

Others

Map and geodata infrastructure

Citizen of Denmark

Private sector

Authorities

Client

Land Book

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Cadastral infrastructure?

• What is cadastral infrastructure?• Legislation?• Regulations, etc.?• Technical standards?• Definition of data standards?• Archiving?• Ways of co-operations?

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Conclusion

• Governmental changes and reduction forced KMS to rethink its functions and relations to rest of the society

• It requires a vision and a picture of the next 20 years development

• It can be facilitated by KMS but it is essential to have very close cooperation with stakeholders and authorities

• We have just seen the beginning – it will be very interesting to see the results