Swedesurvey AB Information

Swedesurvey is the state-owned overseas agency of Lantmäteriet, the Swedish national mapping, cadastral, land registration authority. Since the beginning of the 1980s Swedesurvey has exported the competences and experience of Lantmäteriet throughout the world and as part of the Swedish governmental policy for global development, with the ultimate objective being to provide prerequisites for improved living conditions. Through Lantmäteriet, Swedesurvey has exclusive access to more than 2000 experts collectively covering competences within land administration. Providing International Services with Swedesurvey as the overseas agency is defined as one of the four core processes within Lantmäteriet. Land administration projects have been carried out in more than 70 countries and many of them have lasted for 5-10 years in order to secure sustainable results. Currently about ten long-term and a number of short-term projects are conducted globally. The majority of projects are focused on capacity building at land administration authorities and may include feasibility studies and monitoring reviews, land policy and overall strategy concepts, business and data modelling, institutional interaction and data sharing models, resource management, e-services, legal reviews, land tenure issues, IT design and management as well as support to the sector-specific functions listed above. Originating from the government’s Policy for Global Development, our approach is aimed at securing long-term impact. This is typically achieved by selecting committed counterpart experts from the client who work hand in hand with our advisors for optimal knowledge transfer. Frequently, capacity building programmes (tailor-made training courses, on-the-job training, mentorship, internship constitute a substantial component of the projects. Some projects have been exclusively dedicated to developing educational programmes and establishing faculties/academies in the land administration sector.