12 Questions
What do Cadastral Maps indicate?
Individual parcels and their actual geographic position
Which of the following is NOT a type of spatial data in Cadastral Surveys?
List of claimants and occupants
What is the purpose of Allocation Books in Cadastral Surveys?
To document land disposition and titling
How are lot numbers typically indicated on Cadastral Maps?
In consecutive and regular order
What is the treatment of Forest Lands, Reservations, and other unalienable areas on Cadastral Maps?
They are treated as one lot with remarks
What is the purpose of Cadastral Cost Registers?
To track costs and expenses related to land surveys
What is indicated on the Cadastral Maps to show the boundaries of the project?
Dash lines
What type of features are indicated on the Cadastral Maps?
Natural features
What is the purpose of the Cadastral hearing?
To settle land rights
What happens if a claimant fails to prove their claim during the Cadastral hearing?
The land is declared public
What is the significance of the Cadastral survey in the Philippines?
It is a means to settle land disputes
How many cities and municipalities have been cadastrally surveyed and approved as of 2014?
753
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
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.
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