Types of Cadastral Survey: Understanding Cadastre Methods

What is the primary purpose of a cadastral survey?

What type of cadastral survey involves the use of computations based on actual ground survey?

What is the minimum area requirement for A&D lands to be considered Public Land Subdivisions?

What is the purpose of Project Control Survey in a cadastral survey?

What type of survey is used to determine the boundaries of individual lots?

What is included in the lot survey, in addition to privately owned lands?

What is the primary purpose of Cadastral Act No. 2259?

What is the consequence of failure to lay claim to land holdings during the court proceedings?

What is one of the benefits of completing the Cadastral Survey in the area?

What is the stage at which the survey of cadastral project is considered in progress?

What is the term used to describe the survey of extensive areas covering an entire municipality or city?

What is one of the areas identified in the cadastral maps and in the List of Claimants?

Cadastral Survey

A cadastral survey is a survey made to determine the metes and bounds of all parcels within an entire municipality or city for land registration and other purposes.

Types of Cadastral Survey

Numerical Cadastre: uses computations based on actual ground survey to determine bearings and distances of individual lots.
Graphical Cadastre: uses transit and stadia, scaling from photo map, and other graphical methods to determine bearings and distances of individual lots.
Public Land Subdivisions: refers to the subdivision of A&D lands covering an area of more than 1,500 hectares.

Stages of Cadastral Survey Activities

Project Control Survey: establishment of main and subsidiary controls over the entire area subject of the cadastral project.
Political Boundary Survey: establishment of political boundary monuments defining the boundary lines of the entire city/municipality and their component barangays.
Lot Surveys: determination of individual lot boundaries and their corresponding area primarily for the purpose of acquiring title thereto.

Inclusions in Lot Survey

Other lands which cannot be subjected to private ownership (e.g. Reservations, Forestland/Timberland, Protected Areas/Sanctuaries, Government Centers, etc.) are included in the lot survey and are issued a Cadastral Lot Number.

Purpose and Benefits of Cadastral Survey

The Cadastral Survey is primarily for the purpose of quieting title to any land within a particular area by way of compulsory registration proceedings and thus minimize land conflicts.
Benefits of completing a Cadastral Survey include: agricultural development, comprehensive and accurate data on land resources, facilitate land disposition to qualified public land applicants, delineation of political unit boundaries, economic data for land-based development studies, and map-based data for zoning, land use programming, and reliable tax mapping.

Learn about the two main types of cadastral surveys: numerical cadastre and graphical cadastre. Understand how they are used to determine metes and bounds of parcels within a municipality or city for land registration and other purposes.