Suwon Selected as Outstanding Organization in Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's '2019 Cadastral Resurvey Activation Evaluation'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon was selected as the outstanding organization in the basic municipal government division and received a commendation at an award ceremony for the '2019 Digital Cadastral Construction (Cadastral Resurvey) Activation Evaluation' hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, held at the Government Sejong Building on the 19th.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport examined and evaluated cadastral resurvey projects of local governments nationwide and presented awards to organizations and public officials that actively carried out cadastral resurvey projects and achieved innovative results, contributing to the development of land-related operations.

Suwon organized a 'Cadastral Resurvey Task Force (TF)' in July 2017 and launched a full-fledged cadastral resurvey project. It established a 'phased implementation plan for cadastral resurvey projects' and began implementation in September of the same year.

The city conducted the Imok District cadastral resurvey project for 22 months from November 2017 and completed it in August this year. The project target was in the area of Lot 243-5, Imok-dong, Jang-an District, covering 402 parcels (115,118 ㎡). Currently, the city is carrying out the Jamok District cadastral resurvey project (290 parcels in the area of Lot 627, Homae-sil-dong).

In July last year, the city converted the cadastral resurvey task force into a dedicated division called 'Land Information Division, Cadastral Resurvey Team' and is accelerating project implementation.

The cadastral resurvey project by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, which began in 2012, is a project to completely convert inaccurate paper cadastres created during the Japanese colonial period into digital cadastres using satellite surveying to resolve cadastral non-conformance areas. It is a national project to be promoted until 2030.

'Cadastre' refers to records registering various matters concerning land, and 'cadastral non-conformance area' refers to land where the land use status and cadastral records do not match.

The cadastral resurvey project proceeds through procedures including ▲implementation plan establishment ▲public briefing ▲collection of consent documents ▲designation of project districts ▲selection and notification of contractors ▲survey and measurement of individual parcels ▲installation of temporary boundary points and boundary determination ▲objections and organization of cadastral records. It is promoted by obtaining consent from 2/3 or more of landowners or 2/3 or more of the area within the project district.

From 2020, the city plans to advance cadastral resurvey projects in 5 districts including ▲Haeujaе District ▲Dangsu District ▲Namsu Hanok Village District ▲Maetan District ▲Woncheon 1 District, covering 1,072 parcels (301,099 ㎡).

The city will receive approximately 360 million won in national funds as project costs (cadastral resurvey measurement costs) and will prioritize implementation. Going forward, the city plans to carefully survey cadastral non-conformance areas and others to expand the cadastral resurvey region.

The city also plans to actively work to resolve land disputes that have been pointed out as problems. It plans to rewrite digital cadastral records by incorporating the opinions of landowners and stakeholders to the maximum extent.

Park Byung-gyu, director of the city's Land Information Division, said, "We are pleased that Suwon's efforts in the cadastral resurvey project have been recognized," adding, "We will conduct new cadastral surveys and measurements using state-of-the-art surveying technology and advance the cadastral resurvey project by incorporating the opinions of citizens."