In recent years we have anxiously been observing climate instability - sudden temperature changes, warm winters, torrential storms, hurricanes and heavy rains. These phenomena exert a negative impact on the environment and human safety. Information on the environment and knowledge of its components, particularly the surface of the earth, fossil resources, water, air, landscape, climate and the other elements of biodiversity as well as the common interrelations between these elements, will allow for predicting spatial changes. Efficient monitoring that uses a system of spatial information, including the cadastral database, constitutes the basis for effective prevention of potential damages and minimization of losses due to natural disasters. ...
The implementation of the Spatial Data Infrastructure Act in 2010 contributed to the dynamic development of spatial services. Public authorities are under obligation to create access to information in registers of spatial resources and services with the involvement of technology platforms that facilitate data search, downloading and browsing (Web Map Services - WMS). The goal of rural development policies is to improve living standards, promote social and economic development and support land management practices in rural areas in accordance with environmental protection regulations. The achievement of those goals requires access to reliable and up-to-date spatial information that can be obtained from national, regional and local WMS applications. This paper describes the applicability of WMS for rural development policy-making, with special emphasis on applications that are already based on cadastral data. ...
As the primary land information system, the land and building register (real estate cadastre) supplies the data for the needs of land-use planning, land management, the scope of taxation and services, designation of land properties in mortgage registers, public statistics and the register of agricultural farms. In order for this register to be useful for the abovementioned purposes, it must contain data which is current, credible and easily accessible for users. The function of the system in the spatial information infrastructure of the country and in the integrated real estate information system also necessitates keeping the land and building register updated. The paper will discuss the legal and organisational aspects of the process of updating the register information (objective and subjective) under current legal circumstances. ...
