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Cadastral system migration from deeds registration to titles registration: case study of Sri Lanka

H Divithure Department of Land Surveying and Geo-InformaticsFaculty of Construction and Land Use, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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C Tang Department of Land Surveying and Geo-InformaticsFaculty of Construction and Land Use, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong KongCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 220-228 | Received 09 Mar 2012, Accepted 11 Jun 2012, Published online: 12 Nov 2013

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