History: Land Register introduced by Napoleon in 1811

Makes surveying cheaper.

Because Cadastral boundaries can be overruled by judgments of civil law courts smooth surveying

procedures are possible:

• subdivision of Cadastral parcels by means of provisional boundaries digitally provided by the owner;
• verification afterwards by a surveyor who does not control identity, authority and competence of informants;
• outsourcing of surveying to private companies.

Computerization

Land Register:

• deeds submitted by e-mail (digitally signed PDF format), paper documents scanned;
• about 40% of deeds are computerized processed (first page standardized).