ARMENIA’S GOVERNMENT APPROVES DEVELOPMENT OF REAL ESTATE CADASTRE

Arka News Agency, Armenia
Feb 27 2007

YEREVAN, February 26. /ARKA/. The RA Government approved the
comprehensive development program of the real estate cadastre in 2007,
said Manuk Vardanyan, the head of the RA State Committee of the Real
Estate Cadastre, last Thursday.

He said that 14 programs of developing the system of real estate
cadastres will be implemented in 2007, the financing totals AMD 729mln
($2,061ths).

"The main programs are directed to the implementation of geodesy,
cartography and estimation of real estate. The programs implemented
the last eight years were completed, and in 2007 the database will
be refreshed," he said.

According to the comprehensive program, it is intended to implement a
unique real estate cadastre in the country’s territory, increase the
effectiveness of geodesy and cartography management, form a system of
effective management of land resources, and support the development
of real estate market.

Vardanyan said that thanks to the comprehensive program, a special
secret coordinating system used for defense will be implemented in
Armenia. Besides, a VGS-84 European coordinating system, to which
Armenia has recently joined, will be implemented in the country.

While specifying the geodesic coordinates by VGS-84 and Baltic
systems, the transition from target to altitude indices will be
realized. Vardanyan said that in 2007 a powerful geodesic centre will
be equipped: more than 100 stations will be exploited which will be
able to determine any spatial coordinates.