Analysis and Investigation of Requirements and Model for Multipurpose Cadastral System in India.

Traditionally the scope of multipurpose cadastre is limited and restricted to demarcation of land parcels and properties, assignment of unique identification to them, linkage of land parcels / properties maps to record of rights and overlaying the same on the geodetic coordinate system. The above activities are usually the responsibility of Government Departments handing survey, revenue collection and land / property registrations. Other Government Departments also take up soil health mapping, mapping of roads, railways, utilities etc, to facilitate decision making. With the advent of modern technology enablers like cloud, service oriented architecture etc, systems have become interoperable and the concept of the Government Enterprise is gaining momentum. Wherein, all the Departments in the government can seamlessly share and benefit from cross the Government Enterprise for effective administration and management. Thus, the Government Department maps can be overlaid on cadastral maps, which is the base layer provided they have followed the global geodetic coordinate standards, and this extended multipurpose cadastre can enable advanced geospatial based decision making for effective administration as well as management. The multipurpose cadastral system will enable a systematic and holistic development of comprehensive management of land related datasets and ensures integrated land records services to the policy makers, citizens and land planners in the country. The requirements and technical model for multipurpose cadastral has been discussed in the paper.