Cadastre

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims to introduce students to the Hellenic (National) Cadastre and main cadastral surveys/works in Greece, such as Urban Plans implementation, roads opening-up or widening. During the course students get familiar with Hellenic Cadastre development and operation, which due to its technical and legal aspects is complicated. Furthermore, students elaborate projects on cadastral surveys, such as Urban Plans implementation and roads opening up or widening in respect to property rights that are within the main aspect of their profession as Surveyors and Geoinformatics Engineers. Students also learn main principles of Land Administration. After successful course completion, students are expected to have knowledge on:

• Basic principles of Greek Property Law
• Structure and operation of modern cadastral systems
• Legislation on the Hellenic Cadastre, implementation of that legislation
• Legislation on Urban Plans Implementation
• Basic principles of INSPIRE Directive, in respect to Cadastre

 

General Competences

• Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology
• Adaption to new work conditions
• Decision-making
• Independent work
• Team work
• Self-evaluation
• Free, creative and inductive thinking

 

SYLLABUS

Theory

1. Greek Property Law and Deeds analysis
2. Legislation of Hellenic Cadastre
3. Property Declaration on Hellenic Cadastre during its development
4. Spatial adjustments on operational Hellenic Cadastre
5. Legislation on Urban Plans Implementation and its applications (technical & legal)
6. Principles on structure and operation of modern cadastral systems
7. INSPIRE Directive and Cadastre
8. Roads opening up or widening and property rights alteration (technical & legal)
9. Cadastre and Land Administration

 

Course exercises
Practical exercises on:

1. Property Declaration on Hellenic Cadastre and process analysis
2. Cadastral survey on urban plan implementation (includes Group presentation and individual analytical technical report submission)
3. Spatial adjustments on operational Hellenic Cadastre
4. Roads opening up or widening and property rights alteration (technical & legal)

 

STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

Evaluation Language: Greek (English)
Evaluation methods:
• Written exam (winter or September exams period)
• Team project official presentation, final personal technical report on the team project, class exercises.

 

ATTACHED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Suggested bibliography:
1. Arvanitis, A., 2014, Cadastre 2020 [in Greek: Ktimatologio 2020], Ziti Publications ISBN: 960-431-606-0 (in greek language)
www.ypeka.gr
www.ktimatologio.gr
www.et.gr
www.fig.net
https://inspire.ec.europa.eu/

 

Related academic journals:
1. MDPI Sustainability
2. MDPI Land
3. Elsevier Land Use Policy