What is "cadastre"

Cadastre \Ca*das"tre\, Cadaster \Ca*das"ter\, n. [F. cadastre.] (Law.) An official statement of the quantity and value of real estate for the purpose of apportioning the taxes payable on such property; a public register showing the details of ownership and value of land. [1913 Webster] ||

n. 1 (context cartography English) a public survey of land for the purpose of taxation 2 a register of such surveys, showing details of ownership and value

n. a public register showing the details of ownership and value of land; made for the purpose of taxation [syn: cadaster]

A cadastre (also spelled cadaster), using a '''cadastral survey '''or cadastral map, is a comprehensive register of the real estate or real property's metes-and-bounds of a country.

A cadastre commonly includes details of the ownership, the tenure, the precise location (therefore GNSS coordinates are not used due to errors such as multipath), the dimensions (and area), the cultivations if rural, and the value of individual parcels of land. Cadastres are used by many nations around the world, some in conjunction with other records, such as a title register.

In most countries, legal systems have developed around the original administrative systems and use the cadastre to define the dimensions and location of land parcels described in legal documentation. The cadastre is a fundamental source of data in disputes and lawsuits between landowners.

In the United States, Cadastral Survey within the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) maintains records of all public lands. Such surveys often require detailed investigation of the history of land use, legal accounts, and other documents.