Government real estate survey to cost nearly double the original target

Cadastre, the official government survey which is to be created by 2005 to value land and buildings is estimated to cost around zl.1.6 billion. The system, which will allow access to basic information concerning land and real estate in Poland, was earlier anticipated to cost zl.855 million. "To a great extent this kind of registry already exists, however it must be integrated, completed and set up to be accessible via electronic media. Creating the cadastre system is a huge project which will take a number of years and the costs, unfortunately, have to be counted in billions of zlotys," said Jerzy Albin, head of the Central Geodesy and Cartography Office (GUGiK). The collected data is to be accessed through an integrated electronic platform and all information would be charged for. GUGiK is also considering outsourcing the distribution process of the undertaking. All bids concerning this project are to be finalized by the end of this year. It is possible that the EU will cover half of all financial requirements. (Puls Biznesu, p. 7) A.K.