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Track: Local/State Government, Cadastral, Land Records
Cecille Blake
Ministry of Environment
2A Devon Road
PO Box 493
Kingston, 6
JAMAICA
Telephone: 809-929-1301
Fax: 809-967-1010
Trevor Shaw, Hezekish Ramdatt
Developing a National Digital Cadastre
Defining Issue: Jamaica's land registration system is Torrens-based and is not presently supported by an up-to-date and reliable cadastral parcel coverage. Consequently, registering ownership rights to land in an accurate and timely manner can be a very difficult and elusive process. GIS Solution: The Survey Department, in association with Fujitsu-ICL Caribbean and NOVALIS, Canada has developed a UNIX-based cadastral application that includes the creation of a national Cadastral Index Map. The application provides the tools for the execution of enterprisewide land operations for the Office of Titles and the Survey Department. Methodology: The Cadastral Index Map was developed using existing valuation maps. These maps were georeferenced to the Survey Department's 12:12,5000 topographical maps. Both data sets, and valuation and topographical maps existed in paper form. The initial challenge was to convert these to digital format. In-house resources were used to convert the parcels, and Mona
Informatix Ltd., a local conversion company, was contracted to convert the topographical maps. NOVALIS was contracted to develop software tools to capture parcel data, merge the parcels, and add attributes. Fujitsu-ICL developed the display and query interface for the application. Software: The application was developed using ArcInfo, ArcScan, ARC COGO, AML, ArcStorm, Avenue, and ArcView. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the functions of the application, the methodology used, and the problems experienced in developing a national digital cadastre.
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