«TOWARDS AN OPERATIVE ENVIROMENTAL CADASTRE»
Moschos Vogiatzis
Director of Forest Mapping & Natural
Environment
e-mail: [email protected]
Athens, 10-14/12/2012
KTIMATOLOGIO S.A.
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Land Transactions in Greece
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The Vision for an Operative Environmental
Cadastre
The Greek Cadastre System based on fixed boundary system and a common
reference system, provides currently information exclusively on real property
(parcels, owners, rights and titles/deeds).
The Greek Cadastre System has the potential to integrate other types of
land data and provide all facts about land (Statement 1 of Cadastre 2014).
Based on data being collected (Forestlands, Natura 2000 protected
areas, Coastal zones) or to be collected in the future (Urban
boundaries, National Parks, etc.).
The Greek Cadastre System can and should evolve to a
multipurpose cadastre to face effectively the existing deficit in
land administration, and support sustainable development.
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The National Cadastre of Greece
KTIMATOLOGIO S.A. the leading Greek government company for the
development and operation of the National Cadastre at national scale, aims to
a modern, spatially enabled, uniform, digital Cadastre System regarding the
ownership status of all the real properties of the country, overseen and
guaranteed by the State.
The National Cadastre of Greece combines Cadastre and Land Register.
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Information Infrastructure
KTIMATOLOGIO S.A. has taken major steps into setting up a technological
infrastructure that supports effectively:
– The development of the National Cadastre,
– The operation of Cadastre through the establishment of Cadastral Offices
across Greece.
– The operations of multiple public Services.
by providing advanced technological solutions that ensure security, publicity,
high availability and performance, standardization and quality control of all
the procedures for the benefit of the public and citizens.
The
cornerstone
of
Cadastre
development
and
related
projects
implementation is the large scale (1:5.000) nationwide digital orthoimagery.
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Land Information and Development
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Land development and investments is crucial for Greece.
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Citizens, professionals, investors require secure and authorized
integrated land information about their own lands or lands on which
may invest.
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Public administration needs authorized spatial information to improve
land administration, land policy and decision-making.
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Cadastre real property information on its own is not sufficient to
respond to land market demands.
Detailed assessment and update of forestlands and Natura 2000 sites,
provide critical environmental information over lands.
Both are ruled by special law provisions which bound land development.
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Major Initiatives (Forest Maps)
At the development stage of National Cadastre, Ktimatologio S.A. is
responsible for the development of Forest Maps at the national level. The
Forest Map aims to:
1. Assessment and environmental protection of forestlands and
2. Identify and promote state property rights on forestlands through
cadastral process.
Rationale:
• 60% of Greece is forestlands.
• Most of forestlands owned by the State.
• Greece lacks a Forest Registry.
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Major Initiatives (Forest Maps)
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Forestlands have not been yet delineated in a systematic and scientific
way and overall, in a definite way.
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The Forest Service has declared inability to develop Forest Maps on its
own.
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Absence of authorized Forest Maps in Greece over the years has raised
many issues regarding land administration, state-private property
rights and eventually sustainable management of forestlands.
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Cadastre comprises of all land properties.
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Cadastre successful development requires accurate and documented
information on forest lands.
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Authorized Forest Maps is the ultimate goal.
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The Forest Map
∆: Forestlands
A: Other areas
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Cadastral Forest Mapping Progress in Greece (2012)
LEGEND
Areas with completed
Forest Maps (9.8%)
Areas under
implementation (27.6%)
Areas under
procurement (22.7%)
Areas with no Forest
Maps (39.9%)
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Major Initiatives (Natura 2000)
Ktimatologio S.A. has recently expanded its activities to other environmental
projects, such as the update and monitoring of terrestrial Natura2000 habitats
at the national level.
Rationale:
•
16,2% of Greece has been designated as Natura2000 terrestrial site.
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The initial assessment and mapping of habitats lacks planimetric accuracy.
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Comply with EU mandate for systematic and periodic monitoring of
habitats.
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Comply with EU policy for biodiversity protection and sustainable
management of protected areas.
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Greece has to define in detail and designate Natura 2000 protected areas
as “Special Areas of Conservation” (Law No. 3937/2011).
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Proposed Land Administration Paradigm
* Based on work of
Williamson et al.,
2006 and 2010
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Architecture of Operative Environmental Cadastre
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Benefits of Operative Environmental Cadastre
Main benefits are:
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Improved administration of state lands,
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Improved quality of land information,
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Provide secure and update land information,
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Provide access and legal security,
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Reduce duplication, and
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Promote land administration reform.
and thus:
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Promote sound management of natural resources,
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Promote sustainable development of land, and
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Secure and increase investments in land.
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Issues and Discussion
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The Greek Land Administration needs a radical reform.
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Cadastre should be the core of a land administration system.
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Authorized land spatial information is the key element for spatial
planning,
transparent
land
administration,
and
sustainable
development.
•
The current operative cadastre should be expanded and provide
integrated land information.
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The proposed land administration paradigm based on cadastral data
along with environmental information will be the pioneer initiative for a
real structural reform.
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Issues and Discussion
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Ktimatologio S.A. has the potential (infrastructure, experience, data,
etc.) to support the proposed land administration reform.
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Legislature amendments required to set up the institutional framework
and accelerate implementation:
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1.
Authorization of Forest Maps (Law No. 3889/2010).
2.
Habitats (Law No. 3937/2011).
3.
Additional services through cadastral offices (Law No. 2664/1998).
Application of the proposed LAP will result in additional revenues to
support maintenance and operations.
It is the Government responsibility to initiate this process for “public good”.
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