a) Cadastral Map (CM) - a map made as a result of a
Cadastral Survey, drawn to appropriate scale and
showing all land parcels and important natural and
man-made features within a municipality/project, for
purposes of describing and recording ownership.
b) Cadastre - set of records about parcels of land
consisting of a spatial reference and the related
information on the area, ownership/claims, value and
use of land primarily for taxation purposes.
c) Delimitation Survey - establishment of the
permanent forestland and protected area boundaries
by conducting actual ground survey.
d) Geodetic Engineer (GE) - natural person with
professional expertise in the field of surveying and the
corresponding survey data presentation in the form of
maps, plans, geo-spatial digital maps, etc.; either in the
government service or in the private practice, and who
has been issued a Certificate of Registration and
Identification Card by the PRC-Board of Geodetic
Engineering pursuant to Republic Act 8560, the
Geodetic Engineering Act, as amended.
e) Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) - is the
standard generic term for satellite navigation systems
that provide autonomous geo-spatial positioning with
global coverage.
f) Land Registration - official recording of land
ownership based on the legal documents submitted to
the ROD for the Province or City where the land is
located.
g) Metes and Bound - description of a land parcel w/ its
boundary directions and distances, together with a note
of adjacent property owners, their lot nos. & other
relevant natural and man-made features.
h) Monument - shall refer to any concrete object that is
set permanently in the ground to mark the position of a
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Parcel Information Sheets (PIS) - shall refer to a
document recording the boundary adjudication
agreement by all concerned and participating claimants
or owners, in collaboration with the geodetic engineer,
a Barangay official, and adjudicator, indicating and
describing the boundaries of a land parcel and any
natural features, marks and occupations that are or
near the boundary in the manner prescribed in the
Manual of Procedures.
Patrimonial Property - properties owned by title
State but are not intended for public use, public service
or for the development of national wealth.
Projection map - map where all lots subject for
verification & approval are plotted to determine cases
of overlaps with previously approved plans.
PRS92 - Philippine Reference System of 1992, a
national common coordinate reference system for all
surveys and maps pursuant to EO No. 45 dated Jan. 5,
1993, as amended.
Reclamation Projects - Filling of submerged land duly
approved by the Philippine Reclamation Authority
Reference Point - shall refer to a point appropriately
marked on the ground with an established horizontal
and vertical position.
Secretary - shall refer to the Secretary of the DENR.
Survey Plan - two-dimensional map showing the
metes and bounds of a surveyed parcel or parcels of
land and other pertinent information.
Survey Returns - shall refer to the collective
documents submitted by a GE as a result of the survey
conducted and other relevant documents as may be
required.
Unique Parcel Identifier (UPI) - shall refer to the
number exclusively assigned to a land parcel in
reference to its physical spatial position on the Land