Legal and organizational aspects of Malaysian 3D Cadastre

Abstract

Cadastre, being the core component of a land administration system, plays an important role in a modern economy is rapidly developing among people in the economic, land related fields or even to the layman. 2D cadastre mapping is being practiced in Malaysia and at the moment it provides vital land and property information like ownerships of the parcels for most parts of the country. However in very near future, this 2D information may not be able to serve more advanced situations for example in large cities. How do they deal with 3D situations, concerning legal as well as organisational aspects and can we learn from other countries? In Malaysia, JUPEM is responsible for preparing, producing and managing the spatial data including the surveying and mapping of the cadastre parcels.