3D Cadastre modelling in Russia

The paper presents the on-going project on 3D cadastre modelling in Russia. The aim of this project is to provide guidance in the development of a prototype and to create favourable legal and institutional conditions for the introduction of 3D cadastre modelling in Russia based on experience of the Netherlands and other countries. Among the planned results are: 1. 3D cadastral model for data generation, storage and distribution of information about 3D properties; 2. Prototype (and access portal) 3. Evaluation of the prototype for objects of a pilot region; 4. Strategy and action plan for proper institutional embedding. This includes the preparation of legal and organizational guidelines for the long-term development of 3D cadastre in Russia. The project runs from May 2010 until May 2012. It is a Government to Government cooperation with Russian and Dutch partners: Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Mapping (Rosreestr), Federal Cadastre Centre (FCC) "Zemlya" and the Netherlands’ Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency (Kadaster) in consortium with Delft University of Technology (TUD), Grontmij Nederland B.V., and Royal Haskoning B.V. There is a strong vision and drive in the Russian Federation towards a 3D cadastre. This is a realistic vision insofar that 3D will be used where needed: complex buildings, or other types of constructions, and subsurface networks (e.g., cables and pipelines). The cadastre law in the Russian Federation is quite generic concerning 3D situations: it neither explicitly mentions 3D, nor does it prohibit 3D volumetric parcels for registration. Nizhegorodskaya Oblast has been selected as pilot region in this project. The territorial division of Rosreestr of Nizhegorodskaya Oblast is actively involved in the project, as well as the Nizhny Novgorod City Administration (with 1,9 million inhabitants). Specialists of Rosreestr and Land Cadastre Chamber in Nizhegorodskaya Oblast provide the local data needed for the pilot. In this FIG WW paper the mid-term results are presented, including selected cases and initial 3D cadastral model that has been selected