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The commonalities between SDIs and the objectives Land Administration systems provide
strong grounds for the derivation of shared evaluation and performance indicators.
This article has sought to show how one such model, The RRR Toolbox, could be applied
in the SDI context.
In essence, RRRs are a challenge for both SDIs and Land Administration: they exhibit
a form of dualism being both spatial and land related entities. The lessons learnt from
research into RRRs offer utility to SDI practitioners. It can improve the management of
both RRRs and SDI through the use of the broad range of principles and tools. Preliminary
studies show that these principles are highly relevant to SDI initiatives; however,
further investigation is needed to test the Toolbox’s full utility within the SDI discipline.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors acknowledge the assistance of colleagues in the Centre for SDIs and
Land Administration, Department of Geomatics, University of Melbourne in the preparation
of this article. We also acknowledge the Department of Sustainability and Environment,
in Victorian Government for their support and also thank Public Sector Mapping
Agency (PSMA) of Australia, The State Government of New South Wales (NSW),
The Government of Western Australia (WA) and Moreland City Council for their guidance
and assistance with data collection during the development of the RRR Toolbox.
The author’s also wish to acknowledge that some parts of this article are extracted
from Bennett (2007); the author’s PhD dissertation.
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