The 9 th International Conference “ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING” 22–23 May 2014, Vilnius, Lithuania SELECTED PAPERS eISSN 2029-7092 / eISBN 978-609-457-640-9 Available online at http://enviro.vgtu.lt Corresponding author: Agnieszka Dawidowicz. E-mail address: agnieszka.dawidowicz@uwm.edu.pl http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/enviro.2014.201 © 2014 The Authors. Published by VGTU Press. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Section: Technologies of Geodesy and Cadastre Analysis of concepts of cadastral system technological development Agnieszka Dawidowicz, Ryszard Źróbek University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Faculty of Geodesy and Land Management, Department of Real Estate Resources, Oczapowskiego 2, Olsztyn 10-719, Poland Abstract The dynamic development of modern information technology (IT) directly affects the development of cadastral systems. These specialized information systems should adapt modern technical and technological solutions arising from the operational requirements of their functionality. Technological progress also relates surveying instruments and geodesy methods of measurement and analyzes of data in the field. The paper presents proposals of the cadastral system modernization in the technology development aspect, which have appeared in the international scientific forum since paradigm “Cadastre 2014”. Authors have determined the direction of cadastre development in the context of technology evolution. Keywords: cadastral systems; information technology (IT); standardization. 1. Introduction The development of cadastral system was and still is determined by the dynamics of the growth needs of globalization, including changes of many factors such as: the development of spatial information technology (IT), development of the theory of sustainable space development, intensity of natural phenomena and the economic need for 3D/4D visualization in real time, the desire to data standardization / normalization and the interoperability of the systems [1]. Particular attention should be given to the dynamics of the multiple systems technological modernization due to the creation of advanced information technology (IT) arising with the trend of globalization. An important feature of globalization was to create a global information system, whose main link is the connection global network and especially the Internet system providing comprehensive ability to communicate. Development of the Internet is also possible to access to a wide range of geospatial information, including cadastral information. This phenomenon has been the subject of extensive scientific analysis, of which it is worth emphasizing the position of Williamson [2]. The author has identified five stages in the evolution of the cadastral system from the perspective of technology development, see Figure 1. Fig. 1. Technological evolution of cadastral system. Source: own study based on Williamson [2] 1970 1980 1990 2005 2010 Analogue technology - manual (paper records and maps) Computerization (digital cadastral database - DCDBs) Network Information Systems (ability to use the network) Network spatial information platforms - Geoportals (interoperability) Land Administration Systems - iLand (equal use public and private sector)