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Cadastral Surveying
State Land Service (VZD)
A Latvian state institution that manages the State Real Estate Cadastre Information System and provides land management services.
The State Land Service (VZD) is a state administrative institution under the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia, responsible for maintaining the real estate cadastre information system and providing land management services.
VZD main functions:
- Cadastre maintenance - management of the State Real Estate Cadastre Information System (NREICIS)
- Cadastral data registration - registration of land units, buildings, and premises groups
- Cadastral value determination - real estate valuation for tax calculation
- Address register maintenance - management of State Address Register
- Geospatial data provision - availability of maps and geodetic data
VZD services:
- Issuance of cadastral certificates
- Updating of cadastral data
- Registration of land units and buildings
- Issuance of cadastral maps and plans
- Real estate market data analysis
Connection with surveying:
VZD is the main institution that surveyors work with:
- Surveyors submit cadastral surveying materials to VZD
- VZD reviews and registers data prepared by surveyors
- VZD issues archive materials for surveying work
- VZD maintains the surveyor certification register
E-services:
VZD provides a wide range of electronic services:
- Kadastrs.lv - cadastral data browsing and ordering
- E-services portal - applications and document circulation
- Address classifier - address search and verification
- Market data portal - real estate price analysis