Don Grant

Benchmarking cadastral systems

Abstract Increasingly countries are looking at ways to improve the performance of their cadastral systems and are examining ‘benchmarking’ as one option. As with all comparative analyses, including benchmarking, obtaining useable data is critical. This paper presents the results of a project to compare the performance of cadastral systems internationally, undertaken over the last two years by Commission 7, International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) (which is responsible for cadastre and land management matters within the FIG). The paper is primarily concerned with presenting data based on appropriate performance indicators and does not attempt to draw conclusions from the data. The Commission believes the results of this project will be useful to other countries wishing to improve their own cadastral systems. In addition the project has identified the very real difficulties in developing appropriate performance indicators for cadastral systems because of differences in the interpretation of cadastral def...

The evolving role of land administration in support of sustainable development

The changing humankind-land relationship and current global and local drivers such as sustainable development, urbanization, globalization, economic reform and the information revolution, demand land administration responses. Of the global drivers, sustainable development may be identified as having overall significance because of its dynamic economic-political, social, and environmental dimensions. At the heart of the challenging opportunity-cost decisions for sustainable development is the pressing need for land administration systems to evolve speedily and appropriately to support the sustainable development imperative.

The development of a Co-ordinated Cadastre for South Australia

Abstract Initiatives for the reform of the South Australian cadastral surveying system are outlined and the 1985 Feasibility Study into a Co-ordinated Cadastre is discussed in detail. This is the second of two articles examining reform in the South Australian cadastral survey system.

The South Australian Cadastral System

Abstract The background of the South Austratian cadastral system is traced emphasising the original partitioning into Counties, Hundreds and Sections. The development of the Torrens system of land registration is briefly reviewed together with the growth of cadastral surveying to support that system. The problems and deficiencies of the existing surveying methodology are emphasised. This is the first of two articles examining reform in the South Australian cadastral survey system.

Towards Completion of the Core Spatial Assets for New South Wales—The Angledool Story

Abstract A concept of core spatial data assets is described including a summary of the current status of those datasets in New South Wales. A field trial to test an integrated technology solution–THE ANGLEDOOL PROJECT–is outlined and the resulting technical specifications are detailed. As a result of the project, substantial savings in ground survey were identified, the effectiveness of high-technology mapping techniques was demonstrated, as was the capacity for public and private sectors to work collaboratively. The information that now comprises ANGLEDOOL data is an excellent benchmark for evaluating various other techniques and scenarios including the use of softcopy photogrammetry. Readers interested in more detailed results should review the companion references credited to Fraser, C.S.