"European experience in cadastre and spatial data development"

The international conference European experience in cadastre and spatial data development took place in Chisinau, capital of Moldova Republic, between 14-17 October and it was held by the Ministry of Defence Conference Centre.

The goal of this conference was to encourage the exchange of experience within the field of cadastre and spatial data development.

The manifestation was organized by the Agency of Land Relations and Cadastre of Moldova Republic with the support of SIDA (The Swedish Agency for International Development Cooperation). The general conference sponsors were Trimble, BlomInfo and ESRI companies.

Guests from 15 Europeans countries including Romania and Moldova Republic attended the manifestation, also officials from SIDA and World Bank, local media representatives.

SIDA, The Swedish Agency for International Development Cooperation, is a government agency under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Its goal is to contribute to making it possible for poor people from all over the world to improve their living conditions.

Its total staff counts approximately 900 employees, of which 190 are working in the field at missions and offices. Those working abroad have in-depth knowledge of the local situation and are responsible for contacts in the partner countries.

The project they are implementing in Moldova, Technical assistance to support Moldova first cadastral project, started in November 2006 with a total duration of two and a half years. BlomInfo AS from Denmark was charged with the execution of the contract, through its subsidiary offices in Romania and Moldova.

Helge Onsrud from The Norwegian Mapping Authority concluded at the end of the first day of the conference: We are here to learn, but what should be learned? Not everything is good everywhere so I think the crucial question is to discuss and agree what is a good property system? It’s frequently said that what is good for one country it’s not necessarily good for another country and that the way we built a property system depend very much on the local history and the local traditions. I’m not so sure that that it’s true, I think there are very many similarities in the property system… a good property system should be more or less the same everywhere, but definitely is not. When it comes to the way we operate and support the property system it differs very much from country to country.