Cadastral Surveys Outputs

Study Notes

Cadastral Surveys Outputs

Cadastral Maps (CM) indicating individual parcels and their actual geographic position
Lot Data Computation Books containing computations for each lot
Lot Description Books providing detailed descriptions of each lot
Monument Description Books documenting monument descriptions
Technical Description of all lots within the Cadastre
Geographic Positions of Reference Points for location reference
Land Use Maps and Land Use Registers showing land utilization
Political Boundary Maps indicating administrative boundaries
Tax Maps used for Realty Tax Valuation/Collection
Numerical and alphabetical list of all claimants/occupants/owners
Allocation Book for allocating lots
Cadastral Cost Registers for tracking costs
Miscellaneous data on land surveys, land disposition and titling, occupancy, profiles, and other land and survey information

Characteristics of Cadastral Maps

Show lot numbers, claimants' names, and lot corners
Indicate Forest Lands, Reservations, and other unalienable areas as one lot
Display local names of natural features such as mountains and bodies of water
Show names of barangays (barrios) within their respective boundaries
Indicate easements of 3, 20, or 40 meters depending on land classification
Display grid lines, plane coordinates, graticule lines, and geographic coordinates
Show survey control stations, traverse lines, political boundaries, and monuments
Include Reference/Location Monuments

Cadastral Survey Project

All lands within a Cadastral Survey Project, in the absence of titles, are presumed public lands
Claims are contestable by the government
The Director of Lands ensures land rights are properly settled and adjudicated during the Cadastral hearing
Failure to prove a claim results in the land being declared public by the court
Landowners cannot refuse to have their lands surveyed
Cadastral proceeding is a judicial proceeding settling and adjudicating land titles
It is in rem, instituted against the whole world to bar indefinitely objections against the right sought to be established

Status of Cadastral Surveys in the Philippines (as of 2014)

A total of 753 cities/municipalities (46% of the total) containing an area of 13,836,698.79 hectares were cadastrally surveyed and approved
881 cities/municipalities remain to be surveyed
The DENR has completed the cadastral survey of 1,634 cities and municipalities nationwide

Description

This quiz covers the various outputs of Cadastral Surveys, including cadastral maps, lot data computation books, and more. Test your knowledge of the different types of data and maps produced by these surveys. From geographic positions to land use maps, this quiz has it all.