Land, Survey and Geospatial Division (BTUG) managing the country's land administration, measurement and mapping and management of integrated geospatial information based on the scope of the jurisdiction provided by the Federal Constitution and current legislation.
Land
Land can be divided into 5 main groups: land owned (land with registered title), mines (land greedy land), reserve land (land perpendicular to public purposes under Section 62 of the KTN), forest reserves (land Reserves filed under the Forestry Act 1984) and government land (all domestic lands other than reserves, lands and forest reserves).
In general, Article 74 of the Federal Constitution [Table 9, List 2] provides for land affairs under the jurisdiction of the State Government. However, Article 76 (4) empowers the Federal Government to enact uniform law relating to land holding, title registration and land transactions to the Federal Government. With this legal authority, the National Land Code (KTN) [Act 828] has been formulated as a uniform land management and administration law for states in Peninsular Malaysia. The Federal Government and the State Government are constantly negotiating to standardize policies to develop and control the use of land and administer any laws relating to it throughout Peninsular Malaysia. The negotiations were held through the National Land Council as the official forum established under Article 91 (5) of the Federal Constitution.
In addition to the basic affairs and legislation of land, BTUG also regulates the Federal Land Management/Reserves in accordance with the powers provided by Articles 83, 85 and 86, the Federal Constitution. The management of the Federal Land covers three important stages: the acquisition, use and disposal of land. To ensure efficient Federal Land Management, the relevant governance is carried out based on good coded rules outlined by the Federal Constitution, the National Land Code (KTN), the decisions of the National Land Council, the decision of the Cabinet and the new direction of the Federal Land Management ( HTPTP) 2021-2030.
Measure and mapping
The field of measurement and mapping consists of 2 main core namely cadastral and mapping. Cadasters' measurement activities were implemented based on existing legislation such as the National Land Code 1965, the Licensed Land Surveyor Act 1958, the Strata Rights Act 1985 and others. Meanwhile, mapping activities are carried out based on the provisions of the Federal Constitution, the memorandum of understanding and the triangle on border between Malaysia and neighboring countries, as well as the directives and decisions of the Cabinet from time to time.
Cadastral measurement activities involve measurements for the purpose of issuing land title, strata title (title for multi -storey buildings and ground parcels), stratum title (title to groundwater) and spatium title (title in the airspace).
Mapping activities refer to:
- Measurement, mapping and publishing topographic maps, thematic and underground utilities for planning purposes, natural resource management, environmental conservation, development, monitoring and security;
- Provision of geodetic infrastructure facilities such as benchmarking, gravity measurement, tidal observations and GPS networks;
- Determination, marking, measurement and mapping of land and maritime boundaries between states and international;
- Provision of comprehensive and integrated geospatial mapping services for defense and security purposes; and
- Measurement, Calculation and Publishing of Falak and Astronomy Products including Qiblah Direction Tables, Prayer Time, Hilal Rukyah Data, Hijri Takwim, Tidal Tide and eclipse and Syariah Falak Almanac Information.
Geospatial
PGN is responsible for managing the development and implementation of MyGDI's National Geospatial Data Infrastructure as the National Geospatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) and coordinates the sharing of geospatial information among government, private and public agencies.
The National Geospatial Data Infrastructure (MyGDI) is a government initiative to develop geospatial data infrastructure to raise awareness of data availability and increase access to geospatial information. This can be achieved through smart geospatial data sharing strategies among the data providers involved. MyGDI, as a national spatial data infrastructure (NSDI) for Malaysia, is a geospatial data infrastructure that includes policies, policies, standards, research and technology development and human capital expertise.
MyGDI provides access to geospatial information, avoiding overlapping efforts in data collection and ensuring the accuracy, integrity, reliability and consistency of existing data for comprehensive use of analysis in helping decision makers evaluate each action or decision made.
The MyGDI program also aims to encourage the Geospatial Community in Malaysia to share and access geospatial information by establishing partnerships between government, academic, public and private agencies.
