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An Evaluation of the National Program of Systematic Land Registration in Romania Using the Fit for Purpose Spatial Framework Principles

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  • Vlad Păunescu

    (University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 011464 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Divyani Kohli

    (Faculty of GeoInformation and Science & Earth Observation, ITC, 7514 AE Enschede, The Netherlands)

  • Alexandru-Iulian Iliescu

    (University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 011464 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Mircea-Emil Nap

    (University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

  • Elemer-Emanuel Șuba

    (University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

  • Tudor Sălăgean

    (University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

Abstract

The National Program of Systematic Land Registration aims to register all land property in Romania by 2023. The goal has proven difficult to achieve, as by June 2022 only 4% of the localities in the country were completed. The aim of this research is to find the similarities and differences between the fit for purpose principles of land administration for the spatial framework and the practices in The Romanian National Program of Systematic Land Registration. This is the first study that analyzes the Romanian land registration program through the lens of the fit for purpose concept. The research shows that there are similarities with the fit for purpose spatial framework principles for the use of aerial images and the participatory nature of the process. However, The National Program of Systematic Land Registration uses almost exclusively fixed boundaries and does not have different standards of accuracy and procedures for incremental improvement. Registering the parcels earlier in the process, flexibility for accuracy, and technical standards and regulations for incremental improvement of the system can speed up the registration in a fit for purpose manner.

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  • Vlad Păunescu & Divyani Kohli & Alexandru-Iulian Iliescu & Mircea-Emil Nap & Elemer-Emanuel Șuba & Tudor Sălăgean, 2022. "An Evaluation of the National Program of Systematic Land Registration in Romania Using the Fit for Purpose Spatial Framework Principles," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(9), pages 1-24, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:11:y:2022:i:9:p:1502-:d:908885
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