The law that revolutionised technicians

Abstract

The coordination of cadastral and land registry data has been developing in Spain for over a century. However, at the end of the 20th century, and subsequently with the entry into force of Law 13/2015, real progress was made in the graphic coordination of cadastral parcels and land redistry units. In the first two years of implementation, it was a real revolution for all those involved in real estate transactions. Georeferencing, GML and the Graphic Validation Report (IVG) highlighted the importance of graphic information in the correct demarcation of property ownership, thus providing legal certainty in real estate transactions. In this regard, the law designates the “competent technician” as the specialist; therefore, technicians had to adapt quickly to the new regulations, which are still being developed and require conti­nuous learning. After 10 years, some lessons have been learned, and here are some brief summarised proposals that, looking back, could improve the process. These could serve as a learning experience for other countries with a system similar to Spain's that are beginning the coordination process.