1. Baku, 5 March 20101 UNECE WPLA Workshop Azerbaijan 2010: Efficient and Transparent Land Management in ECE Countries Access to Land Information From the Perspectives of People, Governments and Business Peter Creuzer

2. Baku, 5 March 20102 Contents 1.Land policy and land information 2.Data and data sources 3.Access to data – The necessary framework

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4. 4 Land and Society From: Land Administration in the ECE-region - Development Trends and Main Principles, ECE/HBP/140 Functions of land in society Physical Ecological Economic Cultural Legal Social Good stewardship of land Good governance Land policies Land administration Secure tenure

5. Baku, 5 March 20105 Benefits National Government Guarantee of ownership and/or security of tenure Land and property taxation Security for credit Guarantee of judicial procedures relating to land rights Reduction of land disputes Development and monitoring of land and mortgage markets Promotion of improvement of land and buildings Improvement of urban planning and infrastructure development Environmental management Statistical data... Social and Economic Benefits of Good Land Administration (2 nd Edition, UNECE WPLA, January 2005) Local Governments CitizensBusiness

6. Baku, 5 March 20106 Key Areas of Land Management Strengthening of efforts to foster sustainable use of natural resources Promotion of equitable access to land, enforceable land rights and transparent land policies Equal access to land for women Good stewardship of land resources Legal framework and land policies together with proper tools for implementation are required. Clear and unambiguous land tenure and registration systems From: ECE/AC.25/2008/5

7. Baku, 5 March 20107 Land management should anticipate and resolve social conflicts from demands on land use. Rights of indigenous people and other vulnerable groups Traditional forms of land use important Participation of local communities and citizen’s involvement in land planning procedures Integrated multisectoral plans for rural areas Conversion of agricultural land Continuing donor’s engagement in land-related activities Mutual sharing of knowledge and experiences From: ECE/AC.25/2008/5 Key Areas of Land Management cont’d

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9. 9 Urban and rural development Securing of sustainable management of natural resources Spatial planning, … R&D Capacity building SDI Exploitation of geospatial data, … Registration, security of ownership.. Information maintenance, spatial reference Secure land markets and property transactions, … Good Governanc e Land Management Land Policy

10. Baku, 5 March 201010 Land Administration in the ECE-region - Development Trends and Main Principles (ECE/HBP/140) Cadastre ‘A type of land information system that records land parcels as part of a country’s land administration, conveyancing or land registration system.’ Juridical Fiscal Land-use Multi-purpose

11. Baku, 5 March 201011 Geospatial Base Data (Example) AFIS ALKIS ATKIS Terrain contour lines Buildings and dwellings Land use and special vegetation Substantial structural facilities without buildings and dwellings Land parcels Uniform geodetic reference system - position, height, gravity - Public restrictions, encumbrances or other features (soil valuation) Information on ownership Territorial responsibilities

12. Baku, 5 March 201012 Urban develop- ment Support of municipa- lities Infrastruc- ture develop- ment Urban planning Land reform Improve- ment of infrastruc- ture Environment and landscape Land consoli- dation Rural Security of tenure Integration of urban and rural areas Market Thematic Data Market transpa- rency Real property valuation Soil valuation Taxation Mortgage finance

13. Baku, 5 March 201013 The Land Market Value and valuation of land (individual and mass valuation) Price, market, cost and value Land and property taxation Valuation agencies Land and property markets Mortgage finance “If investors want a stable financial market, they must recognize an obligation to share transactional information. In today’s high-stakes, asset-backed markets, confident decision-making can only occur with a sufficiently high degree of data access.” Steve Williams: Facing the Global Challenge, 2007

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15. Baku, 5 March 201015 Citizen’s/Customer’s Requirements Service for land and real estate (‚One-Stop Shop‘) Service-Provider Easy access to and use of official land records and geodata Cheap Fast/efficient/reliable High competencies Integration of citizens in planning procedures from the outset Create trust

16. Baku, 5 March 201016 Business Requirements 24/7 web-services Advisory services Easy access to and use of official land records and geodata Sound licensing arrangements Customised updating intervals (change-only) Accuracy, reliability of data Standardised data and data exchange formats...

17. Baku, 5 March 201017 Government Requirements Sets of reference data, uniform spatial reference also for thematic datasets Service-provider for government needs and planning at all administrative levels Reliability of official datasets Cost recovery Integration into e-Government services for citizens

18. Baku, 5 March 201018 Institutional aspects Legal framework in place Integrated planning approach, including regional and local levels, networking Data sharing with all government bodies Geo-portals do require a coordinating body at state level (able to adopt binding decisions), data capture only once Involvement of the private sector (PPP)...

19. Baku, 5 March 201019 Technology Geo-portal solutions incl. metadata Standardised data models, data exchange formats (ISO, OGC,...) Broadband Internet coverage E-commerce and e-government solutions (incl. digital signatures)

20. Baku, 5 March 201020 Geoinformation network Components: Aim: Data capture, evaluation and use of geo- information for users and customers in public administration, in commercial and non- commercial areas, in science and for the citizen Spatial Data Infrastructure Reference data Thematic data Metadata Services and standards

21. Baku, 5 March 201021 Geodata Management - Administration, Organisation, Processes - Procurement, Data capture, Maintenance - Integration, Data delivery - Marketing - Standardisation, Quality management SDI - Systems, Platforms - Services - Thematic layers - Interfaces, exchange formats - Base data-, Thematic data, Metadata Coordination E-Government Administrative Processes Coordination GDM/SDI/E-Government

22. Baku, 5 March 201022 State as Provider People, Government, Business Access to Land Information Data Dissemination -Land register -Real estate cadastre -Valuation results -Topographic mapping -Spatial reference Accessibility One-stop shops Broadband Internet access, E-Government components Legal framework Security of ownership.. Complex planning procedures.. Environmental aspects Market transparency.. Geo-portals/Metadata Access to data Institutional responsibilities Pricing,... Institutional Aspects Clear responsibilities Integrated planning Involvement of citizens Standardisation/ harmonisation of existing datasets Coordination/Standards Coordinating Bodies Standards (ISO, OGC) Industry standards INSPIRE Spatial Reference Integration of cadastre and topographic mapping Inter-operability Communication, Web services, Geodata- portals, E-Commerce, E-Government, document management, long-time archive,... Networking Nation-wide uniform data structure - Integrated approach - Government - Local authorities - business

23. Baku, 5 March 201023 Discussion Unrestricted access to data vs. privacy issues and data protection Costs (full cost recovery vs. free data or dissemination cost pricing) Web-based data delivery and registration services (geo-portals) vs. ‘traditional’ advisory and delivery services Involvement of the private sector (PPP)...