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    A template for assessing worldwide cadastral systems as part of national SDI initiatives
    RAJABIFARD, ABBAS ; BINNS, ANDREW ; WILLIAMSON, IAN ; STEUDLER, DANIEL ( 2006)
    Many countries over the past few years have spent considerable time and energy in attempting to compile descriptions and reports in the area of land administration, without giving much attention to the role of cadastral systems and national spatial data infrastructures within a land administration system. The Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia and the Pacific (PCGIAP) and the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG), together with the Centre for SDIs and Land Administration have attempted to address this through the creation of a joint cadastral template that has so far been filled out by 39 countries. The template collects descriptions of national cadastral systems as part of National Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) initiatives on a broad basis and the information is made publicly accessible on the web. The information can be used for comparing and assessing land administration and cadastral systems worldwide, in order to help countries re-engineer and implement their systems to address future needs. This paper aims to outline the concept and theory behind the development of the cadastral template and its relationship with National SDI initiatives and how it can help spatial information practitioners in improving and re-engineering their infrastructure and systems. Analysis of the data gathered from the completed templates is currently being undertaken with some overall results presented and future areas of work identified.
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    A framework for benchmarking land administration systems
    Steudler, D. ; Williamson, I. P. ( 2002)
    Currently there are no internationally accepted methodologies to measure and compare theperformance of land administration systems. This is partly because land administration systemsare in constant reform, and probably more importantly, they are part of the different nationalidentities representing the societies' perceptions of land. This paper describes a researchproject, which aims to develop a framework to measure and compare the performanceof land administration systems. The research is of particular relevance since it develops amanagement model which links the operational aspects of land administration to the strategieson policy level, which increasingly focus on sustainable development. This researchproject (2000-2003) is being carried out at the Department of Geomatics of the University ofMelbourne, Australia with sponsorship from Land Victoria, Government of Victoria, Australiaand from the University of Melbourne.
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    The Cadastral Template Project
    Steudler, D. ; Williamson, I. P. ; Rajabifard, A. ; Enemark, S. ( 2004)
    While many country reports have been compiled in the area of land administration over thelast decade, there has not much attention been given to the basic cadastral issues. As a result,one of the objectives of Working Group 3 "Cadastre" of the PCGIAP is the establishment of acadastral template, which is basically a standard form to be filled out by cadastralorganizations presenting their national cadastral system. The aims are to understand the rolethat a cadastre plays in a state or national SDI and to compare best practice as a basis forimproving cadastres as a key component of SDIs.The work of the PCGIAP-Working Group 3 "Cadastre" is being done in collaboration withCommission 7 "Cadastre and Land Management" of the International Federation ofSurveyors (FIG), which has extensive experience in comparative cadastral studies. Thisarticle describes the creation and the content of the cadastral template and the expectedoutcomes.