Reorganisation of the Surveying System in the Eastern Part of Germany
after Reunification - Examples and Outlook
by Klaus Kummer
Key words: real estate cadastre, state survey, organization,
training, further training.
Abstract
1. Introduction
According to the socio-political situation in the
GDR the official surveying was in a subordinate position. As a matter
of fact the government was not interested in title registration of
owners put down in the real estate cadastre and in the property
register. The fundamental geodetic survey together with the official
geodetic reference systems on one hand and the geotopography with the
national topographic map series on the other hand were of no social
and public significance because of their degree of secrecy. Therefore
the quality assurance of official abstract of title was neglected in
favour of other priorities. Another result was that the utilisation of
national topographic maps was not controlled consequently enough
because of their lack of intensive public and private
practice-orientated use. While engineering surveys and military
surveying could develop well, real estate cadastre and state survey
had to be totally reorganised and rebuilt after reunification. The
enormous requirements of qualified personnel were not available for
this task.
2. Fields of Reorganization
Beside the complete renewal of real estate cadastre
in terms of quality and its simultaneous changeover to automatic
running, the official topography and cartography were to set up a new
foundation, to open for general usage and to extend to a digitally
kept geotopographic base information system. In the fundamental
geodetic survey new reference systems based on modern
satellite-assisted positioning and navigation procedures had to be
created. Main focus is also on training and further training because
of a board reform of organisation in this field. The complete
rebuilding process of official surveying will be presented with the
help of assurance components of several kind, e.g. components for
professional, reorganizational and staff quality assurance in the
federal state of Saxony-Anhalt.
3. Components for Professional Quality Assurance
Apart from the fact that the original of land tax
register had to be changed into automated keeping, the cadastrial map
with 90.000 map sheets at the scale 1:1000 had to be renewed
completely. After a cadastre-photogrammetic area-wide photo flight
over the region, the new cadastral map with approximately 3 million
plots and a totally updated holding of buildings will be digitally
available in the year 2002. Within a short time the cadastral measures
and computations will be scanned by analogue field sheets and
organised by a document administration system. The cadastral surveying
is to be done resistant to modification in surveying co-ordinate
systems. These systems work independently from any reference systems.
Presently there are 40.000 fixed points of horizontal control network
that are going to be replaced by modern satellite-assisted procedures.
The state Saxony-Anhalt has been covered area-wide by 18 satellite
reference units (distance 30 to 50 km) which give their data
permanently to the receiving stations. Concerning the national
topographic map series the changeover to digital keeping has been
completed at the base scale range of 1:10.000. Today main focus is on
developing an integrated geotopographic basic information system.
4. Components for Re-organizational Quality Assurance
The official surveying in Saxony-Anhalt is
structured as a slim two-stage administration with altogether 3.000
employees. There we have only 13 large efficient working local
authorities. Methods like on-site competence and self-control had to
be optimised to make the principle of quality assurance more
effective. Because of a short-decision-process the services of
official surveying is fast and user friendly. To carry out cadastral
surveying, 65 land surveyors received an additional qualification and
passed a specific examination. After that they were able to get a
registration as authorised Registered Land Surveyors with a quality
obligation relating to professional law.
5. Components for Staff Quality Assurance
In order to remedy the deficiency of qualified
personnel - never existing before to such an extent - the official
surveying started a state-run training campaign. Within the last few
years after reunification more than 1.700 land surveyors and surveying
technicians received a special training in the state Saxony-Anhalt (a
territory of 25 to 30% of the Czech Republic). To meet the
requirements of quality assurance the personnel of official surveying
is further trained in special courses at state’s universities. These
courses are offered additionally to general available training
opportunities in the scope of training programs - accompanying
profession like „Berufliche Weiterbildung BWB" (Continuing
Professional Development, CPD) of „Deutscher Verein für
Vermessungswesen DVW". This exclusive program contains 10
different events per year, each lasting for several days. The
achievement quote per year of further training (further training event
/ complete personnel) of the state’s official surveying
administration amounts more than 80% by now.
6. Conclusion and Outlook
Today the official surveying in the Eastern states
of Germany has reached West German standards. And shows a high level
of quality assurance. Main focus of professional development referring
to official surveying of every federal state in Germany is to merge
all registers of real estate cadastre with official geotopography in
order to have an integrated geographical geobase information system of
the state. Redundant databases and previous covered discrepancies will
be abolished systematically by the complete adjustment of registers.
This is another module for the quality assurance system of German
official surveying.
Professor Dr. Klaus Kummer
Ministerium des Innern des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt
Halberstädter Straße 2
D-39112 Magdeburg
GERMANY
E-mail: VuKV@min.mi.lsa-net.de
Website http://www.mi.sachsen-anhalt.de
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