16th Regional Conference on Cadastre and Infrastructure for Spatial Information
General Manager of the Surveying and Mapping Authority of the Republic of Slovenia, Tomaž Petek presents on EuroGeographics in his capacity as President of the Association.
The traditional meeting of Heads and employees of geodetic administrations in the Western Balkans region took place recently in Banja Luka.
Organised by the Administration for Geodetic and Real Estate Legal Affairs of the Republic of Srpska, the 16th Regional Conference on Cadastre and Infrastructure for Spatial Information also brought together representatives from donors, such as Kadaster Netherlands and the Swedish Agency for Cartography and Cadastre – Lantmateriet, and representatives from international associations, including EuroGeographics.
In addition to the hosts from Republic of Srpska, the conference was also attended by representatives of the geodetic administrations of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Administration of the Federation of BiH), Serbia, Northern Macedonia and Montenegro.
Topics for discussion were divided into three areas: geospatial data infrastructure, cadastral and geodetic infrastructure; the real estate market; and sustainable development.
The 2024 event also paid special attention to the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation in the field of cadastre, topographic research and cartography, geodetic networks and spatial data infrastructure, which was signed in 2019 in Neum. The Directors of cadastral and cartographic institutions discussed the possibilities of organising a regional project for building capacity.
General Manager of the Surveying and Mapping Authority of the Republic of Slovenia, Tomaž Petek presented the activities of EuroGeographics in his capacity as President of the Association. He also accepted a certificate of appreciation from the Administration for Geodetic and Real Estate Legal Affairs of the Republic of Srpska recognising its long-term collaboration and support in strengthening its capacities. Furthermore, the citation acknowledged that EuroGeographics efforts in promoting access to authoritative geospatial data have enhanced the Administration's activities and results, setting new standards in geospatial information management and land registration.
The conference concluded by recognising the importance of this type of cooperation in the region and the commitment for even more systematic and lasting integration in the region in the future in the form of working groups and joint projects.
The next regional conference will be held in Montenegro in 2025.