Land Administration and the Requirements of Government, Citizens, and the Land Market Gerhard NAVRATIL Vienna University of Technology Institute for Geoinformation and Cartography

MLR-Meeting May Gerhard Navratil Outline Land Administration and its Goals Requirements of the Government Requirements of Citizens Requirements of the Land Market How to meet the Requirements Conclusions

MLR-Meeting May Gerhard Navratil Land Administration Land is immovable indestructible not expandable Thus management of use necessary LA provides the basic data LA is designed to exist for centuries

MLR-Meeting May Gerhard Navratil Governmental Processes Connected to LA Taxation Statistics for strategic planning Spatial planning Infrastructure planning/maintenance

MLR-Meeting May Gerhard Navratil Requirements of Taxation Land tax is guaranteed income (cannot be transferred to other countries) Complete coverage with reasonable quality (may vary!) Documentation of taxation criteria (value, productivity, etc.)

MLR-Meeting May Gerhard Navratil Requirements for Strategic Planning e.g.: Is the food supply for the population ensured? Data must be statistically reliable Relevant information for the questions must be covered Statistics must be possible for single districts and the whole country – conformity of design!

MLR-Meeting May Gerhard Navratil Requirements for Spatial Planning Current land cover and land use as a starting point for planning Completeness of inventory Historic records (e.g., soil contamination) Reliability of attributes (area may be better for some uses than for others, e.g., wetlands for construction or recreation)

MLR-Meeting May Gerhard Navratil Requirements for Infrastructure Large scale mapping of infrastructure during planning, construction, and maintenance Suitable reference system and positional accuracy Sufficient detail Data on existing infrastructure

MLR-Meeting May Gerhard Navratil Requirements of Citizens Contact to LA in case of Payment of land tax (transparency) Acquisition of land (elimination of risk) Use of the land (security about the boundaries – high local accuracy)

MLR-Meeting May Gerhard Navratil Requirements of Land Market Transparency Security/stability Reliable information (guarantee that the data are correct) Speed

MLR-Meeting May Gerhard Navratil How to Meet the Requirements Decide which services to offer in which order Determine the requirements Design the processes Determine the necessary data quality Implement a test case Nation-wide implementation Complete the implementation!

MLR-Meeting May Gerhard Navratil Conclusions Talk to the users – data collection is determined by the intended use Plan for a long implementation phase but finish the implementation Design an open system that can integrate new data and make use of new technologies