Turkey - Cadastre Modernization Project

Page 1 INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET CONCEPT STAGE Report No.: AC3084 Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 08/09/2007 I. BASIC INFORMATION A. Basic Project Data Country: Turkey Project ID: P106284 Project Name: Cadastre Modernization Project Task Team Leader: Wael Zakout Estimated Appraisal Date: Estimated Board Date: May 22, 2008 Managing Unit: ECSSD Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Sector: Central government administration (100%) Theme: Land administration and management (P) IBRD Amount (US$m.): 200.00 IDA Amount (US$m.): 0.00 GEF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 PCF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 Other financing amounts by source: Borrower 50.00 50.00 B. Project Objectives [from section 2 of PCN] The overall goal of the project is to contribute to government efforts to improve quality and effectiveness of public services through expanding and making effective E-government applications. The specific objective of the proposed project is to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the land registry and cadastre services. This objective will be achieved through: (i) building the IT and communications infrastructure to support completion of the computerization of cadastre and land registry services in high priority areas; (ii) renovating, updating and production of digital cadastre and land registry information; (iii) improving customer services in land registry and cadastre offices; (iv) improving human resources in the Turkish Land Registry and Cadastre Agency (TKGM); and (iv) making digital land registry and cadastre information available to public and private entities. C. Project Description [from section 3 of PCN] It is proposed that the project includes the following components and activities: Component 1: Cadastre and Land Registry Renovation and Updating. The component will support the conversion (into digital format), updating and integration of existing analogue and digital cadastre information, land registry and related data, into updated, Page 2 accurate, consistent and standardized legally agreed cadastral renovated map and data sets, that will be incorporated into TAKBIS. The component will include the following activities: - Further densification of the Geodetic Network (if necessary) and linkage to the graphic cadastre areas; - Geo-referencing existing graphic maps to the International Terrestrial Reference Framework (ITRF) datum and the determination of transformation parameters; - Compilation of the existing maps into common digital cadastral map/workspaces; - Using orthophoto-maps or other means to determine areas necessary for on-site survey work using the