3D Cadastre Potential Assessment - A Trinidad and Tobago Property Valuation Perspective

Each country must assess its own potential for attaining a 3D cadastre in its land administration. The assessment can be done on several criteria among which are the state of its legislation supporting the establishment of the cadastre, the strength of its current spatial data infrastructure, the registration structures in place, and the...

Proposal for Taking the Current Cadastre to a 3D, LADM Based Cadastre in Trinidad and Tobago

The current cadastre in Trinidad and Tobago is 2D, only partially digital, and does not conform to the requirements of the LADM. A web accessible application, that has been recently developed, applies only to a subset of state land that has been leased to private individuals. A clear proposal for taking the current 2D system to a 3D, LADM-based...

Initial Registration of 3D Parcels

Registering the rights of a 3D parcel provides certainty of ownership, protection of rights and unambiguous spatial location. While not all cadastral jurisdictions in the world maintain a digital cadastral database, the concepts of such registration hold true regardless of whether it is a paper-based cadastre or a digital one. Similarly, the...

An Analysis of the Necessity for 3D Cadastres with Reference to Trinidad and Tobago

The theoretical methodology for the construction of a 3D cadastre can be an interesting academic exercise that is worthy of investigation. For individual countries or jurisdictions, however, the practical possibility of implementation must be supported by a discussion of the situational need and a cost-benefit analysis of the concept. This...

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...

Initial Inventory of 3D Cadastre Use Cases in the Caribbean

As argued in many earlier FIG publications, the potential benefits of 3D Cadastre are huge. This is especially true in the Caribbean setting with quite dense urban areas and large and important marine areas, where rights (restrictions and responsibilities; RRRs) in 3D is a prerequisite for the blue economy. The Caribbean with a plethora of 3D...