Extensions to the LADM Trinidad and Tobago toward a Juridical, Fiscal and Marine Cadastre

A proposed profile that can extend the current LADM to incorporate juridical, fiscal, and marine components of the land administration together is developed. A proposed profile for the LADM that would accommodate the existing legal components of the Trinidad and Tobago cadastre was previously designed. This profile is now extended to include the...

Toward the Development of LADM-based Marine Cadastres: Is LADM Applicable to Marine Cadastres?

Hoogsteden and Robertson (1998; 1999) were among very few early publications that supported the idea that consideration is to be given to the extension of “on-land” cadastral system into the offshore. It was circa 2001 that the terms “marine cadastre” or “marine cadastral” were first explicitly used in scholarly media and at professional...

Governance in 3D, LADM Compliant Marine Cadastres

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) generally have much larger marine areas to manage than land areas. This fact provides a challenge for the country’s security, governance of use rights, conflict management and resource preservation and sustainable exploitation. The sheer value of these expansive marine areas therefore demands that more...