The article is devoted to the use of aerial surveying issue to create a graphic part of land management documentation. For each type of land management documentation, the scale of graphic materials of land management documentation is determined, as the scale depends on the task and the required accuracy of the work. It has been established that aerial surveying is the most effective method for creating (updating) basic graphic materials of land management documentation at the scales of 1:5 000, 1:2 000, 1:1 000, space imagery is used to create of maps on a scale of 1:5 000 in plains and 1:10 000 in mountainous areas. It was determined that the use of aerial photographs in solving land management problems is possible only after passing all stages of their preliminary processing: post-processing, rectification and an orthophoto plan creation. General recommendations have been developed regarding the use of aerial photography to create the graphic part of land management documentation: aerial photographs or space images should be used for a large area; aerial photographs – for displaying land management objects within the boundaries of settlements; space images – outside of populated areas, or at the stage of designing land management documentation or performing planning works.
Assessing the importance of cadastral measurements, to achieve work efficiency, it is important to identify the factors that affect the efficiency of measurement works, to provide measures that can help solve the problems that still exist in this area of activity. This topic is very relevant, because the analysis of specific examples can reveal sensitive problems of cadastral measurements and preparation of documents. The aim of the research: to analyze the problems arising during the cadastral measurements of land plots. The objectives of the research: to discuss legal acts and scientific literature regulating cadastral measurements of land plots; to identify the problems of establishing land plot cadastral data on selected land plots. The research analyses 37 cadastral measurements of plots. The research looks at a few examples and discusses solutions - the most common problem is poorly defined boundaries and areas. Poorly prepared land reform land-use planning projects, the "accuracy" of preliminary measurements makes cadastral surveys difficult.
The aim of the study is to evaluate the main aspects of rural settlement planning in the Republic of Latvia. The object of research is rural settlements, specifically - villages. The article analyzes the development of rural settlements in Latvia. Types of classification of settlements, their official classification and changes over time are evaluated. The study found that the population is decreasing in the entire territory of Latvia, with the exception municipalities around the state capital Riga. This process also affects the structure of rural settlements in the counties, the number of villages and their role as development centers decreases. As part of the study, an analysis of the location and development of rural settlements in the Ventspils municipality, which is located in the north-west of Latvia, in the Kurzeme planning region, was carried out. According to the data of the State Land Service, the number of villages in the Kurzeme planning region decreased by 56, from 456 villages in 2016 to 400 villages in 2024. Among them, the number of villages in Ventspils municipality decreased by 38 during this period - from 92 villages to 54 villages.
Analysis of land management and cadastre data to ensure efficient use of forest resources was conducted. Insufficient updating of data was identified, which leads to discrepancies between the records in the relevant cadastres and the actual state of the land. This complicates planning and management of both land and forest resources. Irrelevant or incorrect information has a negative impact on the ecological state of forest areas. The object of the study is the territory of Skrypai forestry in Chuhuiv district of Kharkiv region. The article highlights the shortcomings in the legislative framework that create space for legal conflicts and misunderstandings regarding the use and protection of forest areas. Limited access to cadastre information for the public and stakeholders restricts control and monitoring opportunities. The lack of effective integration between information systems makes it difficult to share and analyze data to make reasonable decisions. Technological limitations, such as insufficient equipment to handle large volumes of data, are another barrier to the effective use of information. Inaccurate cadastral and land management data, such as on plot boundaries or land classification, can lead to misuse of land resources. The discrepancies between the boundaries obtained as a result of cadastral and forestry surveys were analysed using the least squares and vector shift methods. The area measurement method and the polygon intersection method were used to analyze the discrepancies in areas in different data sets: cadastre, land management, open spatial data, forestry. Through a survey of specialists in the relevant field, GIS research of forest resources revealed manifestations of a low culture of using open remote sensing data. Comprehensive measures to address the above problems are offered: strengthening the legislative framework, transition to a unified state coordinate system, improvement of technological infrastructure, ensuring data accessibility to the public, development of interagency cooperation, and integration of information systems. This approach will help to achieve efficient forestry land management.
The aim of the study is to analyse changes in agricultural land using recent data and to assess changes in ecological stability in Jurbarkas district. The study was carried out in the period 2010-2023. Land use area and ecological stability coefficients were calculated for the entire period, sequentially for each year. The area of tree and shrub varied considerably over the study period, ranging from 20.7 % to 60.8 %, that is, from one-fifth of the area of other land to three-thirds. The areas of wetlands, unused, and damaged land are decreasing during the study time. The urbanised areas were mainly concentrated in the areas with low ecological stability. The situation with ecological stability is not good in all the studied territories.
