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Imagine: you want to know whether a plot of
land or a building is state or privately-owned in order to tip-off a
case of mosquitoes-breeding, overgrown or fallen trees, illegal parking,
noise pollution, or even rubbish dumping. |
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Imagine: you are interested to rent space
and apply for permit to hold a corporate event, organize a family
carnival, or simply to start a business. |
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Imagine: you are interested to buy a strip
of land adjoining to your property. Who do you call? |
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From today (22 Nov 2006), LandQuery, the
map-based information service on land ownership will be made available
free to the public. LandQuery can provide information on: |
a. Whether the land is State or privately
owned;
b. Contact details of the public agency responsible for a particular
State land or its managing agent; and
c. Land boundaries and lot numbers. |
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The LandQuery is a strategic partnership
amongst the public sector, to capture a comprehensive database of public
land ownership information. |
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Enforcement agencies will find it useful to
determine ownership for operational field work, such as maintenance,
solving cases, or simply conducting routine checks. |
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The general public will also be able to
contact the right public agency for feedback on a particular State land. |
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This is just one of the many ways that the
new online information service, known as LandQuery, can help public
sector officers respond faster to public feedback on land matters, said
Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee, Senior Minister of State for Law and
Home Affairs, at a public launch ceremony of the new services at the
Singapore Land Authority. |
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Also new is the StreetMap@Singapore that
offers a simple and quick way to search for location information. Users
are able to search using 5 different search keys and are able to
download the maps for personal and non-commercial use. |
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These two services are enhancements to the
current services that SLA is providing through the Integrated Land
Information Service (INLIS) (www.inlis.gov.sg)
portal. |
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Associate Professor Ho said that
LandQuery hosts information on State land managed or used by about
50 different government agencies. |
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He added that, ¡°In today¡¯s age of
connectivity and digital economy, buzzwords such as responsible
citizenry, citizenry reporting and community participation are
becoming realities in shaping public governance. Using LandQuery,
public agencies are armed with an excellent tool to achieve close
inter-agency coordination and be responsive to public feedback or
request. For the general public, they can now pin-point the exact
location of an observation and identify the right public agency to
contact.¡± |
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Hitherto, SLA receives enquiries from
members of the public on land ownership generally for the
following purposes: |
1) Interest in renting a piece of land
or property;
2) Interest in buying remnant land adjoining to their property;
and3) Land maintenance
issues like mosquito breeding, overgrown trees, illegal parking
and rubbish dumping. |
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Between April to August this year, SLA
received on average per month, about 50 enquiries pertaining to
land/property maintenance issue, and another 35 enquiries on
rental of state land and properties. |
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More..... |
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Source:
www.sla.gov.sg Press Release
22 Nov 2006 |
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