Cadastral

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to a cadaster; according to or for the purposes of a cadaster; having reference to the extent, value, and ownership of landed property as a basis for assessment for fiscal purposes: as, a cadastral survey.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to landed property.
  • adjective. a survey, map, or plan on a large scale (Usually 1/2500 of the linear measure of the ground, or twenty-five inches to the mile or about an inch to the acre) so as to represent the relative positions and dimensions of objects and estates exactly; -- distinguished from a topographical map, which exaggerates the dimensions of houses and the breadth of roads and streams, for the sake of distinctness.
  • adjective. undefined
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. of, or relating to a cadastre
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  • adjective. of or relating to the records of a cadastre
  • Word Usage
    "The final chapter talks about the future of land surveying, with challenges ahead such as the possible transition to a coordinate based cadastral system and the necessity of maintaining the survey framework that already exists — plus, of course, the need for new surveyors to continue to enter the profession."
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