ISPRS-Annals ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ISPRS-Annals ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci. 2194-9050 Copernicus Publications Göttingen, Germany 10.5194/isprs-annals-IV-4-W5-117-2017 3D DIGITAL CADASTRE JOURNEY IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA Shojaei D. 1 Olfat H. 1 Briffa M. 1 Rajabifard A. 2 Land Use Victoria, Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning, Level 18, 570 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Australia Centre for SDIs and Land Administration, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne, 3010, Australia 23 10 2017 IV-4/W5 117 123 Copyright: © 2017 D. Shojaei et al. 2017 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This article is available from https://isprs-annals.copernicus.org/articles/IV-4-W5/117/2017/isprs-annals-IV-4-W5-117-2017.html The full text article is available as a PDF file from https://isprs-annals.copernicus.org/articles/IV-4-W5/117/2017/isprs-annals-IV-4-W5-117-2017.pdf

Land development processes today have an increasing demand to access three-dimensional (3D) spatial information. Complex land development may need to have a 3D model and require some functions which are only possible using 3D data. Accordingly, the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping (ICSM), as a national body in Australia provides leadership, coordination and standards for surveying, mapping and national datasets has developed the Cadastre 2034 strategy in 2014. This strategy has a vision to develop a cadastral system that enables people to readily and confidently identify the location and extent of all rights, restrictions and responsibilities related to land and real property. <br><br> In 2014, the land authority in the state of Victoria, Australia, namely Land Use Victoria (LUV), has entered the challenging area of designing and implementing a 3D digital cadastre focused on providing more efficient and effective services to the land and property industry. LUV has been following the ICSM 2034 strategy which requires developing various policies, standards, infrastructures, and tools. Over the past three years, LUV has mainly focused on investigating the technical aspect of a 3D digital cadastre. This paper provides an overview of the 3D digital cadastre investigation progress in Victoria and discusses the challenges that the team faced during this journey. It also addresses the future path to develop an integrated 3D digital cadastre in Victoria.