International Seminar on Cadastre for Sustainable
Development
Bogotá, Colombia, 22-24 November 2005
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International Seminar on Cadastre for Sustainable Developlment. Mr
András Osskó on the right. |
The Municipality of Bogotá, Department of Cadastre (Catastro Bogotá) and
the National Cadastre Colombia, IGAC, organised a three-day International
Seminar on “Cadastre for Sustainable Development”. The event was supported
by ATOS ORIGIN SPAIN project, which project is co-financed by the European
Union and the Colombian Government.
In South and Latin American countries the Cadastre activities, based on
Spanish tradition, focus on taxation and fiscal purpose. These countries
have recognised the importance of the multipurpose cadastre organisation and
started to develop, modernising the cadastre organisations to change the
fiscal purpose to multipurpose type of institutions.
The International Seminar aimed to invite professionals from different
countries in the continent, region and also international experts to change
views and discuss about the results achieved in the region and also new
developments concerning cadastre matters world wide.
About 200 professionals from 12 Latin American, Caribbean countries
(Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala, Argentina, Chile,
Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, San Salvador, Uruguay) and 5 invited international
experts Jesus Miranda Hita (Director, Spanish Cadastre), Martin
P.M. Wubbe (Dutch Cadastre), Tor Valstad (Norway), Christian
Lord (Quebec, Canada) and András Osskó (Budapest Land Office,
Hungary), Chair elect of FIG Commission 7 representing FIG, participated in
the seminar. The Lincoln Institute from the USA was also represented.
During the Seminar, top officials, representatives of the National
Cadastres from the participating countries, reported about the developments
and results towards the multipurpose cadastre but still a lot to do.
International experts also presented papers:
- M. Wubbe: Activities of the Dutch Cadastre
- T. Valstad: 3D Cadastre in Norway
- A. Osskó: Advantages of the Unified Land Registry System
- J. Miranda Hita: Spanish Cadastre
- Chr. Lord: Quebec Cadastre
Mr. Osskó represented also FIG after his own presentation shortly
described FIG professional aims and activities.
There was a general consensus among representatives of National Cadastres
it’s important to improve international relations with professional
organisations like FIG.
As a result of the Seminar the representatives of the different National
Cadastre signed an agreement to for Association (Group) of Latin American
and Caribbean Cadastres. They decided to meet again at the beginning of 2006
to work out the rules of co-operation, professional goals and extend
international activities.
I think it’s a good idea that FIG should continue building up closer
relation with Latin American and Caribbean countries and encourage them to
join FIG family and play more active role at international level in our
profession.
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Andras Osskó Making his presentation.
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About 200 participants discussing the development of cadastre in Latin
America and the Caribbean. |
6 January 2006
András Osskó
Chair Elect, FIG Commission 7 |
