PRE EVENT

Land Value and Cadaster - Twins for Transparency of Real Estate in AI-Times

Date: 23 May 2026
Time: 09:30 - 12:30
Location: TBA
Price: 500 ZAR (approximately 25 EUR)

This pre-event is supported by media partner Real Estate Management and Valuation (REMV) - an interdisciplinary, international peer-reviewed, and open-access journal

This joint workshop will explore how integrated data systems/strong>, AI-driven valuation tools, and ethical governance frameworks can shape more transparent and equitable land and property systems. The focus will lie on bridging cadastre, property taxation, and public decision-making through innovation and international cooperation.

Main themes

  • Aligning cadastral and valuation data ecosystems to support sustainable land use and fair taxation.
  • Case studies of mass appraisal reforms and digital land management (urban and rural contexts).
  • AI as a co-creator: how intelligent agents support local adaptation and scenario planning
  • Ensuring data integrity and trust through geospatial infrastructure and blockchain.
  • The role of geospatial information in supporting sustainability transitions.
  • Discussion on global standards, SDGs (9, 11, 13, 17), and national implementation pathways.

Objectives
  • Promote cross-commission dialogue between valuation, cadastral, and geospatial data experts to identify synergies in AI-supported property systems.
  • Present global experiences in integrating cadastral data with AVMs and public taxation systems, highlighting legal, technical, and governance frameworks.
  • Showcase innovative tools including AI agents, blockchain-based property data, and dynamic land value modelling for equitable and adaptive tax reform.
  • Foster international cooperation for SDG-aligned policies (SDG 9, 11, 13, and 17), especially in rapidly urbanizing or reforming regions.
  • Identify research gaps and policy opportunities for joint Commission 9–7-3 initiatives and investigate the potential for a joint publication or FIG policy brief.

Expected outcome
  • Set of international best practices
  • FIG Standpoint Paper from Commission 7&9 on „Good Cadaster and good Valuation forces good Real Estate Transparency for a healthy Market”

Why attend

The pre-event intends to elaborate on the following questions:

  • How can we ensure interoperability between cadastral systems and valuation models to support fair, data-driven taxation?
  • In what ways can AI agents and semantic tools enhance land value capture strategies while remaining transparent and accountable?
  • What role can blockchain and trusted geospatial infrastructure play in strengthening public confidence in cadastral and tax systems?
  • How do national case studies (e.g. Cyprus, Poland, Nepal, Turkey, Greece) illustrate successful or failed AVM/cadastre integration, and what can we learn from them?
  • What ethical and governance principles must guide AI deployment in land and property valuation contexts?
  • How can land and valuation experts work together to promote resilient, antifragile, and people-centric fiscal systems in the face of climate change or demographic stress?

Organisers

FIG Commissions:

  • 7 - Cadastre and Land Management
  • 3 - Spatial Information Management
  • 9 - Valuation and the Management of Real Estate

SDGs involved