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Public utilities are rarely registered in land administration systems, and these records have no legal value in those cases where they are registered. Therefore, ownership of public utilities is not recorded in the land administration system, which in turn prevents the possibility of registering mortgages. In this paper, data on utility infrastructure were collected from the Croatian Utility Cadaster and the Land Book to analyze the registration of the legal status of utility infrastructure and the completeness of the utility registration of public utilities. Two approaches to linking utility infrastructure charges to cadastral parcels are analyzed for their advantages and disadvantages. One approach is logical linking, where the charges are directly linked to the cadastral parcels, and the other approach is spatial linking, where the charges are registered separately and then linked to the cadastral parcels. The possibilities of modeling public utilities with LADM were investigated using the proposed model for the complete registration of public utilities. The proposed model was then evaluated for the registration of the legal status of public utilities with the collected data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Public utilities, such as electricity, water, heat, oil, gas, and electronic communication, are a vital component of every modern society. With rising urbanisation, more complex buildings and infrastructure, underground and overground construction, as well as a limited amount of space in such areas, the proper registration of utilities has become more important than ever. A bibliometric analysis was conducted on the research topic of public utilities' registration. On publications retrieved from the Scopus database concerned with the topic of public utilities in land administration a bibliometric performance analysis and a scientific mapping analysis were conducted. A total of 241 publications containing the keyword 'utilities' or 'infrastructure', together with the keyword 'cadastre' or 'land administration', in their titles, abstracts, or keywords were selected for this research. The outcomes of the performed analysis were also compared with the outcomes of analysis of publications concerned with land administration research in general. Our results revealed that research conducted on the topic of public utilities registration has increased but is still rare compared to the research conducted on land administration in general. Our results also showed the importance of the development of three-dimensional cadastres, as well as standard models, such as the ISO standard Land Administration Domain Model, for including utilities in land administration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Land administration (LA) is concerned with processes. Simply put, LA cannot be understood, built, or improved unless the processes associated with it are understood. When it comes to the processes involved in LA, two general processes can be identified, namely registration and dissemination. Nowadays, processes are implemented electronically; however, paper-based thinking is still present, and the performance of processes is impeded by siloed data management. These issues could be addressed through the employment of standards such as the Land Administration Domain Model. Processes are not yet part of the standard, but their inclusion in future extensions is planned. Moreover, a literature analysis indicated that there is no standardized methodology or model available for describing LA processes. Consequently, we modeled one part of land administration processes, namely data dissemination, by developing a methodology and model to describe it. The methodology was developed with the goal of providing guidelines for other researchers when modeling use cases of data dissemination processes by enabling comparisons of models, searching for best practices, and developing standardized process models. Additionally, the methodology was tested on a conceptual use case to prove its viability. Furthermore, a model based on conceptual modeling and an activity-centric process modeling approach was developed and linked to existing classes of the Land Administration Domain Model. The organizational and technological challenges which might arise when improving data dissemination processes are discussed, and possible outcomes of the developed methodology and model are provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Establishing land administration systems is enough of a challenge as it is, and the task of keeping the system up to date with developments in society is even more challenging. They have to serve society on a long-term basis and normally have a long-term return on investment; therefore, both the static and dynamic components of the system must be considered when designing land administration systems. The processes within land administration systems are registration and dissemination. In this study, the authors formalized and analyzed the two most common use cases of land administration data dissemination processes. The first use case depicts the dissemination of land use constraints imposed by spatial planning, whereas the second case depicts the dissemination of available utilities. The aim of this study was to examine how the land administration data dissemination processes could be optimized and improved in a standardized formal manner. From the formalized processes, certain elements, such as actors, activities, input and output data, and the timeframe, were identified and matched with existing LADM classes. The importance of institutional agreements and the need for more time-efficient and user-friendly access to the disseminated data are also discussed in the current paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

On October 14, 2022, Doris Pivac defended her doctoral dissertation at the Faculty of Geodesy of the University of Zagreb entitled Developing a Model for Improvement of the Metadata Availability on the Cadastre Establishment. The research was carried out at the Faculty of Geodesy of the University of Zagreb, partly within the framework of the project for the development of a multipurpose land management system (DEMLAS) with the financial support of the Croatian Science Foundation, project code HRZZ-IP-2013-11-7714. The supervisor was Prof. Ph.D. Miodrag Roić from the Faculty of Geodesy, University of Zagreb. The members of the assessment board and defense committee were Prof. Ph.D. Siniša Mastelić Ivić, Assoc. Prof. Ph.D. Hrvoje Tomić and Ph.D. Mario Mađer – State Geodetic Administration Zagreb. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Today, more than half of the world's population lives in urban areas, and this percentage is increasing every day. Accelerated urbanization leads to overbuilding, air and environmental pollution, climate change, and various other environmental problems. One of the ways to solve these problems is the planning of green infrastructure (GI). The development of GI brings a number of social, ecological, and economic benefits, and it is one of the ways to achieve sustainable development. Therefore, it is important to include GI in land management systems. This study used VOSviewer to analyze 4385 published papers in the field of GI and 110 studies on GI in combination with land management, land administration, LADM, and land use planning from the WoS database for the periods from 1995 to 2022 and from 2007 to 2022, respectively. The current research used the bibliometric method to see what the trends are in GI and how much GI has been researched for the purpose of land management. It was shown that researchers are giving more and more importance to GI, but GI in land management systems is still not sufficiently researched. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A systematic approach to the establishment of the Franciscan Cadastre, which has been performed in most Central European countries, has resulted in the following documents: cadastral maps, cadastral municipality boundary demarcation records, lists of land parcels, lists of building parcels and lists of possessors. The documentation, which is stored in various archives, is digitized and made available to users through catalogs. The availability of documentation was examined in this study using three services in the catalogs--discovery, view and download--of which the largest percentage of documents is available through the discovery service. Documents that are available through the discovery service are described by the metadata standards. In this study, we examined the applicability of geographic information metadata standards and metadata standards to archival documentation in catalogs in which cadastral documentation was found. We determined a lack of application of geoinformation metadata standards, as it was a cadastral dataset, which represented one of the fundamental spatial datasets. The semantic mapping of elements between the applied standards in the catalogs and the geoinformation metadata standard (ISO 19115) showed that it was possible to apply the ISO 19115 standard to documents resulting from the establishment of the cadastre. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Theodolites are fundamental geodetic measuring instruments for all practical geodetic tasks, as well as for experimental geodetic scientific purposes. Their development has a long history. Photo and video theodolites represent the advanced development of classic theodolites. Development started in 19th century, but only in the last 15 years has commercial application been achieved in the geodetic profession. The latest development, called image-assisted total stations (IATS), is a theodolite which consists of a classic robotic total station (RTS) with integrated image sensors. It was introduced in the early 2000s. With the development of theodolites, their application became much wider; today, they can be used for structural and geo-monitoring, i.e., for the determination of static and dynamic displacements and deformations of civil engineering structures such as bridges, dams, wind turbines, and high buildings, as well as natural structures, such as mountain slopes. They can be implemented in geodetic monitoring systems, which are an integral part of engineering structural diagnosis, and they provide essential information about the current condition of the structure. This paper describes the technological development of photo and video theodolites divided into phases according to the main innovations in their development. The application of modern video theodolites (i.e., IATS) is presented through several experimental studies that were performed. The procedure of conducting measurements with this kind of instrument, as well as the analysis of acquired data and achieved results, is elaborated. Lastly, the authors conclude, according to the achieved results, that IATS can today be used for determination of quasi-static and dynamic displacements with small and high amplitudes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Fragmented agricultural land raises the costs of agricultural production. The land fragmentation manifests as a large number of relatively small and spatially divided land parcels of each owner. Additionally, the parcels are often very irregular in shape, which hinders an effective application of modern agricultural machinery. A land consolidation procedure, i.e., regrouping and merging partitioned agricultural land into larger andmore regular parcels, and simultaneously arranging road and canal networks, enables a significant improvement in the conditions of agricultural production. The basis for conducting land consolidation is the legal framework. Multi-annual and annual plans are to specify priority areas for conducting consolidation. These plans should take into consideration the costs and benefits of land consolidation. To ascertain this, it is necessary to determine areas suitable for consolidation and express their qualitative features in a quantitative manner. The aim of this paper is to explore possibilities of using the official register's data to broad selection of land consolidation priority areas. To rank the chosen spatial units, various indicators have been selected and calculated at the state level. Multi-criteria analyses are commonly used as a tool for selection of the optimal solution scenario, using possibly conflicting indicators andmeasures. The paper used three differentmulti-criteriamethods to determine Cadastral municipalities rankings. These rankings could be used by national agricultural or other spatial planning agencies to increase transparency and effectiveness through information-based decision making. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper explores the laws and other legal acts related to the Croatian 3D cadastre with an emphasis on those which relate to interests in strata, spatial planning, and other regulations that are valid or were valid on Croatian territory. The effects of the application of these regulations on the present situation of registration in cadastre and land register were considered. This paper also explores current legal, institutional, and technical solutions implemented in the Croatian Land Administration System and the possibilities for its upgrade to 3D cadastre. Implementation of any technological option to establish a 3D cadastre is tightly related to legislation. Hence, legislation and technological options are considered to find solutions that will be possible to implement. One suggestion presented in this paper was to use other sources of 3D data such as topographic signs or symbols used to represent topographic objects on 2D maps. In combination with other geodetic and cartographic products, useful information can be obtained, often quite relevant to provide a reference context for a 3D cadastre. Topographic signs on topographic maps and on other geodetic products provide a representation of complex real-world situations (tunnels, bridges, overpasses etc.) that are not usually presented on cadastral maps. This paper presents the possibility of utilizing those topographic signs to achieve the first steps towards establishing a 3D cadastre. Furthermore, this study proposes the establishment of a 3D Multipurpose Land Administration System as the most efficient system of land administration in a time when spatial information is easier to obtain than ever before and traditional real estate registers are subject to frequent and demanding changes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Modern land administration systems must fulfil the emerging need for a faster and more efficient processing of real estate transactions. In order to achieve such a goal, one way to go can be to outsource a larger segment of the cadastral geometry updating process to the actors external to the organisation maintaining the data. In case the spatial component of the combined legal–spatial transactions is to be outsourced, the underlying transaction processing system must be able to autonomously handle all possible cases in a safe and consistent manner. In this paper we developed a framework that can be used to design a system that is based on standard database transaction concepts and guarantees the safe processing of externally prepared transactions on polygon-based cadastral parcels. In order to be able to detach the process of editing from the consistency control, we adjusted our basic concepts to only consider the net effect of a transaction. In creating the framework we first detect all possible types of transactions. We do that by observing the cardinalities of the transaction’s affected and the resulting sets of parcels and the identities of each set’s members. Following the detection, we attach the basic integrity constraints to each of the transaction types. Finally we classify the detected transaction types into two subtypes with the primary criteria being the strict or relaxed requirements regarding the planar partition correctness. A strict definition of what can be done within each such transaction type provides a reference that can be used for linking the legal and the spatial component of a combined legal–spatial transaction. In order to substantiate the developed framework, we describe the implementation of a proof of the concept system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reviews the thesis "Modeling Archival Space-Time Cadastral Data in the Modern Technological Environment" by Baldo Stancic. A biography of Stancic, member of the Faculty of Geodesy, University of Zagreb since October 2006, is provided. His thesis focuses on cadastre, data and changes, geoinformation systems and time, and archival cadastral data in electronic environment.

U radu je provedena analiza sustava upravljanja zemljištem u tranzicijskim zemljama na primjeru zemalja jugoistočne Europe. Analizirani su propisi o upisu nekretnina i prava na njima te je obavljena usporedba institucija i nadležnosti. Analizirani su upisnici nekretnina i prava na njima te navedene njihove glavne značajke. Također je dan uvid u neka od tehnoloških dostignuća na području unaprjeđenja i modernizacije sustava upravljanja zemljištem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper contains an analysis of land administration systems in transition countries on the example of South Eastern European countries. An analysis of regulation on registration of real estate registration and rights was done in addition to the comparison of institutions and junsdictions. Also an analysis of registers of real estates and real estate fights has been done and their main features listed. The paper provides insight into some of the technological achievements in the field of improvement and modemization of land administration systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Podaci i informacije u nadležnosti tijela javne vlasti čine informacije javnog sektora kojima upravljaju nadležne institucije. Ti podaci u pravilu podliježu načelu javnosti. Međutim, pri stavljanju tih podataka dostupnima putem interneta javnost se ograničava. Najčešći je razlog tomu želja za naplatom troškova. U radu se prikazuju dva karakteristična pristupa tom pitanju i svojstva servisa preko kojih se može pristupiti katastarskim podacima. Analizirana su oba pristupa s gledišta naplate troškova te odnosa politike pristupa i cijena javnih informacija u nekim zemljama svijeta s posebnim osvrtom na podatke katastra. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Data and information within the authority of the government are information of the public sector for which the competent institutions are responsible. These data are normally public property. However, when these data become accessible on the Internet, public access is regulated. The most frequent reason behind this is the decision to charge for the expenses. This paper deals with two specific approaches to this issue and describes characteristics of the services through which cadastral data can be viewed. Both approaches are analyzed with regard to the payment of expenses, i.e. the policy on the access and price of public information in some countries, with special emphasis on cadastral data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents an overview of the doctoral thesis about a model for linking cadastre with related registers in Croatia, by Mario Mađer. The thesis contains 127 pages, A4 format, title, abstract and keywords in Croatian and English, list of figures, a list of abbreviations and the author's curriculum vitae. Topics discussed include the importance of registers through day-to-day use of registered data, the term land administration and the current condition of registers in Croatia.

During the summer period, fire hazards represent an especially real threat not only for vegetation and animals, but also for material resources and human lives. In the Republic of Croatia, the most affected areas are those in the coastal region, which are characterised by a very dry environment and strong winds that are conducive to the rapid spread of wildfire. Although the prevention of wildfire is an utmost imperative, many countries are still missing a good and reliable fire management system for both fire monitoring and prevention and post-disaster management. The aim of this paper is to show the utilisation of open source GIS, web-based technologies, and open data in the case of natural disasters, and to define the concept of advanced national system of compensation determination. Such a system could be utilised to identify land parcels for which compensations for damage and losses after fire devastation have to be determined and could be used by compensation agencies, insurance companies, or state administration. The island of Hvar, which has suffered from fire hazards, was used as a case study for a quick and relevant calculation of the compensation based on land administration data. Sentinel satellite images and official digital orthophoto maps (DOMs) of the affected area before and after the fire devastation were obtained and analysed together with the data on cadastral parcels and land owners. Research was conducted by using both sets of imagery data, showing that Sentinel satellite images are more than adequate for fulfilling the task of the determination of hazard compensation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents an overview of the dissertation "Utility Cadastre in Local Spatial Data Infrastructure (LSDI)," by Boris Blagonić. The dissertation, which is divided into 10 chapters, contains 126 pages of A4 format, title, abstract and keywords in Croatia and English, three insets, five tables, 51 pictures, reference of 64 titles and 27 URLs and the author's biography. Topics discussed include an overview of the utility cadastre and the structure and the concept of LSDI in Croatia.

This article offers information on the master's thesis "Relationships of Croatian Registers" by Marija Brajković. The thesis was defended at the Faculty of Geodesy at the University of Zagreb in Croatia on November 18, 2010. Its introduction describes the state of the register, its chapters discuss the contents of the register of people, history, competences, management, and maintenance, and its conclusion presents an analysis of the registers relationships.

The article discusses the doctoral dissertation of Darko Šiško, a Master in Science (MSc) student in technical sciences, entitled "Approaches to Implementation of Urban Development Plan." Šiško was born in Slavonski Brod, Croatia on February 2, 1975. After graduating in 1999, he was employed at Geofolo Ltd. His dissertation focused on land management, spatial information management and spatial planning in urban development.

This article reports that Ksenija Pe&x#161;un has successfully defended her master's thesis entitled "Efficiency of the Land Management System" on December 17, 2007 at the Faculty of Geodesy in the University of Zagreb. It says that Pe&x#161;un was born in Sisak, Croatia on February 8, 1961. According to the article her thesis contains 72 pages, and has bibliography, a short biography of her and also a list of figures and tables. The thesis has eight sections, namely introduction, systems of land information management, cadastre and geoinformation infractructre, benefits of efficiency, state of affairs in Croatia, criteria for efficiency evaluation, comparison of cadastral systems and conclusion.

This article explains that Vlado Cetl has successfully presented his doctoral dissertation "Analysis of Improvement of the Spatial Data Infrastructure," before the Faculty of Geodesy at the University of Zagreb on December 7, 2007. It says that Cetl was born in Pakarc, Croatia on June 14, 1975. It mentions the academic awards and citations received by Cetl. It reports that his doctoral dissertation contains 131 pages, including 81 figures, 8 tables, a bibliography of 102, abstracts in Croatian and English, an appendix and a short biography.

The article presents information on the doctoral thesis "Modelling Changes in Cadastre," by geodesy professor Hrvoje Matijević. The paper, which was written in Croatian and consists of 134 pages, adopted the Core cadastral domain model as a static basis for the further development of cadastre. It classifies spatial changes in the planar partition into geometric, first order topological and second order topological. The spatio-temporal events in cadastre are also defined, along with the calculus of faces.