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FIG Commission 7 Statement on the Cadastre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) |
 | | Since the Cadastre is a public land information system with the aim of providing information for public land administration, supporting the land market and protecting legal interests in land, the management of the Cadastre should preferably be supervised by the government, either through regulation or through actual operation of the Cadastre. |
 | | If this is the case and cadastral organisations are to be more dependent on income from selling their information, it is essential to clearly define in legislation the ownership of the information, associated copyright rules and the responsibility for maintaining quality. |
 | | Cadastre is a field of activity, important in early societies, but even more important today from a global perspective due to its role in economic development and environmental management. |
| www.fig7.org.uk /publications/cadastre/statement_on_cadastre.html (6166 words) |