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Appendix B Recommendations from Need for a Multipurpose Cadastre (NRC, 1980)
Pages 149-152

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... . Cooperative Agreements: "We recommend the establishment of federal cooperative agreements with state and/or local governments to conduct, for example, survey control operations, mapping and remonumentation of property corners under federal or state guidelines and to provide technical assistance and funding for these efforts" (p.
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... . be responsible for • Promoting effective, efficient, and compatible land-information systems among governmental levels, in cooperation with the federal government to ensure compatibility on a national basis; • Setting standards for state, regional, and local government surveying, mapping, and land data-collection efforts making use of federal technical studies; • Providing guidance to those local offices with major responsibilities for land information, namely, recorders, assessors, surveyors, engineers, and planners; • Serving as the focal point and clearinghouse for state and federal agencies collecting or mapping land information, taking responsibility for the quality of the information that is forwarded; • Enlisting the resources of other state agencies having important contributions to make to the development of the cadastral system, especially those responsible for land assembly, construction, management of public lands, and efficiency of state administrative services; and • Recording and transmitting land-related documents and information filed by out-of-state groups such as private, federal, and alien organizations.
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... These studies should rely on the authority of state governments to adopt the standards and organize the data collection, in cooperation with the federal government to ensure compatibility on a national basis, delegating these functions to local governments where appropriate" (p.
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... . Centers of Excellence: "We recommend support by the federal government for the establishment of a center or centers of excellence in land-information science, for the purpose of providing a program that develops scholars and professionals.
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  • multipurpose cadastre
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  • information science
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  • federal agencies

  • federal government
  • state government
  • state governments
  • national cadastre
  • land management

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  • american congress


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