Latvia

Over a period of twelve years Swedesurvey assisted the State Land Service in Latvia



  • by proposing amendments to legislation,

  • designing and implementing both a computerised land information system and a national cadastral mapping programme,

  • forming and implementing new principles for valuation of real property,

  • conducting training programmes.

Swedesurvey has also conducted aerial photography for the State Land Service including 20 650 sq. km. at the scale 1:30 000. Processed films, contact prints, diapositives and GPS data were delivered and the images were used to update the Land Parcel Register for the land reform project.