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Spatial Layering  | Peter has had numerous international spatial assignments and worked on many national land information systems for different governments. These include the Governments of Cyprus, Papua New Guinea, Botswana, Australia, Hong Kong and New Zealand. He ran his own specialist spatial (GIS) company Modulo 4 International with offices in London and Leeds which included amongst its blue chip clients the World Bank and the ODA(UK). Cyprus Integrated Land Information System CILIS Department of Lands and Surveys - The Department of Lands and Surveys of the Ministry of Interior is the oldest and one of the largest departments of the Republic of Cyprus. Its role and responsibility have been of immense importance, particularly in operating the Cyprus Land Registration systems. It has been managing the major land matters of Cyprus regarding surveying – including maintenance of the state survey infrastructure–, mapping, investigation into title, registration, conveyance, valuations, conservation and management of State Lands, compulsory acquisition/requisitions and encumbrances. It administers statutes providing services for the property rights of individuals effectively and efficiently within a unified coordinated structure, with distinct branches in Tenure, Registration, Valuation, Management of State Lands, Survey, Cartography and Administration. It is also the Official Service for the compilation, production and issue of maps and plans for which the state copyright is reserved. The Registration Services for immovable property are simple, quick and effective and ensure completion of declarations on the same day. The Land Information System of Cyprus - The Department of Lands and Surveys has already implemented an integrated Land Information System (LIS) to serve the needs of the Department and the needs of other organizations and departments, which use land related data. The Cyprus LIS project is an umbrella programme covering basically four groups of activities: a. The systematic cadastral resurvey of the country b. The computerization of land records and cadastral plans c. Development of a number of computerized systems to support and automate the activities of the Department of Lands and Surveys d. The establishment, in the long term, of a national LIS The LIS was officially accepted in 1999 and it is currently used in a production environment. At the same time many projects have been initiated for collecting and preparing the data that populate the LIS databases. To read the full article go to CyprusNet Also see the Cyprus case study in ESRI's GIS for Cadastre Management (pdf) |
