Lesson 1.1 Definition of Terms

What is 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?

What is a set of records about parcels of land consisting of a spatial reference and related information on the area, ownership/claims, value and use of land primarily for taxation purposes?

What does CENRO stand for?

What DENR Office is responsible for the implementation of DENR policies, programs, projects and activities and the enforcement of ENR laws and regulations at the community level?

What is a document that evidences ownership of real property and is required to transfer property from one person to another?

What is another term for Deed of Conveyance?

What refers to the establishment of permanent forestland and protected area boundaries by conducting actual ground survey?

What is an encumbrance imposed upon an immovable for the benefit of another immovable belonging to a different owner?

What refers to a natural person with professional expertise in surveying and the corresponding survey data presentation in the form of maps, plans, geo-spatial digital maps, etc., either in government service or private practice?

What professional certification must a Geodetic Engineer have according to the definition in the file?

What law is mentioned in the definition of Geodetic Engineer?

What is the standard generic term for satellite navigation systems that provide autonomous geo-spatial positioning with global coverage?

What refers to the official recording of land ownership based on legal documents submitted to the Register of Deeds for the Province or City where the land is located?

What is the right or document by virtue of which a person asserts control over a property?

What refers to the description of a land parcel with its boundary directions and distances, together with a note of adjacent property owners, their lot numbers, and other relevant natural and man-made features?

What is a concrete object that is set permanently in the ground to mark the position of a point or a boundary corner?

What refers to deeds and other documentary evidence of title or ownership to land?

What document is issued by the government through the Register of Deeds certifying that the person named therein is the registered owner of the property described therein?

What document certifies that the registered owner holds the property subject only to the restrictions, conditions and encumbrances stated therein?

What document records the boundary adjudication agreement by all concerned and participating claimants or owners in collaboration with the geodetic engineer, a Barangay official, and adjudicator?

What document indicates and describes 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?

What refers to properties owned by the State but are not intended for public use, public service or for the development of national wealth?

What is a map where all lots subject for verification and approval are plotted to determine cases of overlaps with previously approved plans?

What does PRS92 stand for?

What is the national common coordinate reference system for all surveys and maps pursuant to Executive Order No. 45 dated January 5, 1993, as amended?

What refers to the filling of submerged land duly approved by the Philippine Reclamation Authority?

What is a point appropriately marked on the ground with an established horizontal and vertical position?

What is the act or process of entering in a public register one's right, title or interest to real property?

Who does the term "Secretary" refer to in the file?

What is a two-dimensional map showing the metes and bounds of a surveyed parcel or parcels of land and other pertinent information?

What refers to the collective documents submitted by a Geodetic Engineer as a result of the survey conducted and other relevant documents as may be required?

What is a property record, or Declaration of Real Property, maintained by the provincial, city or municipal assessors?

What document shows, among others, the market and assessed values of the property as the basis for the collection of real property tax?

What is the number exclusively assigned to a land parcel in reference to its physical spatial position on the Land Information Map?

What is the formula given in the file for the Unique Parcel Identifier?