Cadastral updating: the case of Turkey

Abstract

Turkey has produced cadastral data using different methods until today. Therefore, not all the data are the same standard in quality. Three different methods (correction, digitisation and updating) have been applying for update. Choosing the right method will save significant time and cost. Also, surveying the fixed boundaries will give the most accurate results. However, this is not always possible. The distribution of fixed boundaries is only 46.39% in the application area. So, fixed boundaries should be measured as far as possible. The places where the digitisation and updating methods will be applied should be determined very well.

Keywords:

• Cadastral renovation
• Cadastral updating
• Cadastral upgrade
• Spatial accuracy

Acknowledgement

This article was produced from the master’s thesis of Çağrı Erden entitled ‘Cadastre Renewal Technique, Application Methods, Encountered Problems and Solution Suggestions’. Supervision of the thesis was conducted by Okan Yildiz.

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Notes on contributors

Okan Yildiz

Okan Yildiz is associate professor in the division of Land Management, Department of Geomatics Engineering, Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey. From 1996 until 1998, he worked as a surveying engineer for private sector. Between 1998 and 2014, he worked as geomatics engineer at General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre, Turkey. He received PhD degree with thesis entitled “Structure of Turkish cadastre and new approach for multi-purpose cadastre” in 2013. His areas of expertise are land management, land registry, cadastre, 3D cadastre, land readjustment, land consolidation. Since 2014, he has been working for his university as a lecturer.

Çağrı Erden

Çağrı Erden is a geomatics engineer at the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre (GDLRC), Turkey. He completed his undergraduate education at Karadeniz Technical University, Department of Geomatic Engineering in 2010. Between 2010 and 2012, he worked as a surveying engineer in the private sector. Since 2012, he has been working at the GDLRC. He completed his master’s degree with thesis entitled “Cadastre Renewal Technique, Application Methods, Encountered Problems and Solution Suggestions”. His areas expertise are land registry, cadastre, cadastral updating.