Chapter 1Introducing the MunsysQ Cadastral User Manual

MunsysQ Cadastral is used to capture and maintain the cadastral base data in QGIS: suburbs, townships and wards, parcels, block boundaries, easements, street names and addresses, buildings, and density, land use and zoning polygons. It does not require GIS expertise: the Cadastral menus guide you through each function, and the cadastral business rules are applied as you work.

MunsysQ Cadastral is one of the MunsysQ applications, alongside MunsysQ Drainage, Roads, Sewer and Water. All of them work on the same Munsys database as Munsys on AutoCAD. The other applications use the cadastre as their base data, so the quality of the cadastral data affects every network that is captured on top of it.

About this manual

This manual describes the functions of MunsysQ Cadastral: how cadastral objects are captured, given their names, types and status, checked, posted to the database and maintained. It assumes that you are familiar with:

• the cadastral business rules of your organisation
• the MunsysQ panel, QAD command line and edit cycle, as described in the MunsysQ Concepts User Manual
• common GIS terminology.

What is in this manual

Additional reading material

Before you use this manual, read the MunsysQ Concepts User Manual. It explains the topics that are the same in every application:

• connecting to the Munsys data, through WFS-T or directly to the database
• the MunsysQ panel and the QAD command line
• Munsys objects, tags, lookup values and application settings
• the edit cycle of capture, integrity check and posting, and record locking
• the Object and Tools menus that all applications share.

Conventions in this manual

The names of the community levels, suburb and township, depend on the locale of your database. Some sites use municipality instead of suburb. This manual uses the names on the MCITY menus.

Finding the information you need

• For the manuals, click Online Help on the MunsysQ panel.
• For help on a function, right-click it in the menu tree and choose Help on, or select it and press F1.
• For help on a dialog box, click its Help button.
• For the latest support options, visit www.openspatial.com.

Chapter 2Getting acquainted with MunsysQ Cadastral

About MunsysQ Cadastral

Cadastral data is the official register of the extent of land parcels and of the rights and interests in them. In Munsys it is the base data set: parcels are captured from registered plans, and the other applications place their networks relative to the parcel boundaries.

Descriptive information such as suburb and township names, parcel type, legal and work status, easement type, street names and building type is taken from lookup lists in the database, so that the values are consistent. The cadastral business rules are built into the functions, so that the data is correct before it is posted to the database.

About cadastral objects

Suburbs, townships and wards

Suburbs and townships are the community levels of the cadastre. Each is a polygon that carries the community name as its tag. Parcels are numbered within a township, and parcels and addresses refer to the suburb and township in which they lie. Ward boundaries define political areas of responsibility. They follow parcel boundaries and can cross suburb and township boundaries.

Parcels

A parcel is a distinct portion of land, captured from a registered plan by coordinates or by bearings and distances. Parcels form the bulk of the cadastral data. Each parcel has a parcel number, unique within its township, which is shown as the parcel tag, and a parcel key that identifies it in the database. Every parcel has a parcel type, a legal status and a work status.

Block boundaries

A block boundary surrounds a group of parcels and follows the edges of the road reserve. It is used to show the cadastre at small scales, where the detail of the parcels is not needed.

Easements

Easements show which part of a parcel is used by services such as pipes and power lines, or by a right of way. They are captured as lines, usually at an offset from a parcel boundary, or as polygons. Each easement has an easement type.

Street names and addresses

Street names are placed as text in the road reserve. Street addresses are placed as text inside the parcels, along the street boundary. A parcel with more than one entrance can have more than one address. Each address is linked to the parcel in which it lies, and has an address status of used or not used.

Buildings

Buildings are polygons with a building type, for example residential, business or government. Floor and room information can be recorded for each building.

Density, land use and zoning

Density defines how many units, such as houses, may be built on a parcel. Land use describes the purpose for which the land is used. Zoning defines the permitted use of the property, such as residential, business or industrial. These town planning polygons usually follow parcel boundaries, but a parcel can be split between two zonings or densities, and a polygon can span several parcels.

Cadastral notes

Notes are text that you place on the map for information, for example to explain a boundary.

Legal status, work status and archived parcels

The legal status of a parcel or township records where it stands in the registration process, for example current or proposed. The work status records the state of the capture work on it. The values of both are lookup lists maintained by the GIS administrator. New parcels receive the default statuses from the Cadastral settings.

When a parcel or township is subdivided, the original can be archived instead of deleted: it stays in the database with an archived legal status, so that the history of the cadastre is kept. Archived parcels are drawn below the current parcels.

Loading MunsysQ Cadastral

Before you start, QGIS must be connected to the Munsys data and the MunsysQ panel must show its menus. Connecting is described in Chapter 3 of the MunsysQ Concepts User Manual.

1. Open the QGIS project that contains the cadastral layers.
2. On the MunsysQ panel, select Cadastral (CMS) in the Module list. The Cadastral menus are displayed in the menu tree.

The MunsysQ Cadastral menus

The Cadastral functions are grouped in three menus. The Object and Tools menus below them are shared by all applications and are described in the Concepts User Manual.

Munsys on AutoCAD offers many of these functions on the Cadastral Capture and Change toolbars as well. In MunsysQ every function is in the menu tree.

The cadastral layers

Each type of cadastral object is stored in its own spatial table and shown in QGIS as its own layer. A MunsysQ project normally holds them in a Cadastral group in the Layers panel.

Building floor and room information is kept in the non-spatial tables AT_BLDG_FLOOR_INFO and AT_BLDG_ROOM_INFO.

MunsysQ finds the layer that a function needs by its spatial table, so you can rename the layers or move them to other groups.

Chapter 3Cadastral data in the project

In Munsys on AutoCAD, cadastral data is brought into the drawing with the Query menu: suburbs and townships by name, parcels by legal status, block boundaries, easements, street text, buildings, notes, and density, land use, zoning and ward polygons. In MunsysQ there is no query step. The cadastral layers are connected to the database while the project is open, and QGIS reads the objects for the area that you are looking at.

Current, proposed and archived parcels

The Parcels layer holds parcels of every legal status. Its style shows current, proposed and archived parcels differently, and archived parcels are drawn below the others. To work with parcels of one status only, filter the Parcels layer on its legal status column. Filtering layers is covered in a separate chapter.

Finding cadastral objects

To find a parcel, street or suburb, use the QGIS locator, or select features on the parcel number, street name or suburb columns of the layer.

Chapter 4Creating cadastral data

Capturing cadastral data

Cadastral data is normally captured in this order:

1. Lists: add any new suburb, township and street names to the lookup lists.
2. Suburbs and townships: draw their boundaries and give them their names.
3. Parcels: capture the parcel boundaries from the registered plan, usually with a coordinate file or a CAD import, number the parcels and generate the parcel polygons.
4. Easements and block boundaries, using the parcel boundaries as a base.
5. Street names and addresses, then link the addresses to the parcels.
6. Buildings, density, land use, zoning and wards, as required.

When the data is complete, check its integrity and post it to the database.

Cadastral capture settings

The Cadastral settings are the defaults that the capture and integrity functions use. Default values are set by the GIS administrator; you can change many of them for your current session to speed up capture.

To specify cadastral capture settings

1. Choose Capture > Cadastral Settings.... The Cadastral Settings dialog box shows the current session settings.
2. Select a setting to see its description in the box below the list.
3. To change a value, click it, and then type a new value or choose one from the list.
4. Click OK.

The new values apply to objects that you capture from now on, until you change them again or close QGIS. They do not change objects that already exist.

Adding suburbs, townships and street names to the lists

Suburb, township and street names are chosen from lookup lists, which prevents misspelt names. When a new name is needed, add it to its list first.

1. Choose Capture > Suburb > Add New Suburb to List..., Capture > Township > Add New Township to List... or Capture > Street Text > Add New Street Name to List....
2. In the dialog box, enter the code and the name. The code may not already exist in the list, and the name must have at least four characters.
3. Click OK. The new entry is available immediately, for you and for other users.

The street name list is shared with the road names of the Roads application.

Capturing suburbs and townships

A suburb or township boundary is drawn as a polygon on the Suburbs or Townships layer, usually by snapping to parcel boundaries or by entering coordinates from a registered plan.

To draw a suburb or township boundary

1. Choose Capture > Suburb > Draw Suburb Boundary or Capture > Township > Draw Township Boundary.
2. At Specify first point:, click the start point or type its coordinates.
3. Specify the next points in the same way, and press Enter. The polygon is closed back to the first point.

Then give the new polygon its name with Change > Suburb > Change Suburb Info... or Change > Township > Change Township Info....

Capturing parcels

Parcel boundaries are usually brought in from a coordinate file, a CAD drawing or another GIS, and drawn as lines. The parcels are then numbered, which places a parcel tag with a parcel type inside each parcel, and the parcel polygons are generated from the boundary lines and the tags.

To number parcels

Parcel numbers are placed one after another. The next number is offered as the default, so a block of parcels can be numbered with a few clicks.

1. Choose Capture > Parcel > Number Parcels.... The Select Parcel Type dialog box is displayed.
2. Select the parcel type for the parcels that you are going to number, searching by code or description if needed, and click OK.
3. At Enter parcel number <1>:, type the parcel number or press Enter for the default.
4. At Specify insertion point of tag or [Justify/eXit]:, click inside the parcel.
5. For the first tag only, enter the tag height or press Enter for the Parcel Tag Height setting, and specify the angle: type it, pick it on the map, or type A to align the tag to a segment.
6. Repeat from step 3 for the next parcel. The height and angle of the first tag are used for the rest. Press Esc when you are done.

The parcel number is checked as you enter it: it may not be longer than the tag column allows or contain more than one slash. The parcel tags receive the parcel type that you selected, and the legal and work status from the Cadastral settings.

To generate parcel polygons

Builds the parcel polygons from the boundary lines and the parcel tags. A polygon is built only where a tag lies inside a closed boundary.

1. Choose Capture > Parcel > Generate Parcel Polygons.
2. At Select objects..., select the lines that form the parcel boundaries and press Enter.
3. At Select tags..., select the parcel tags inside those boundaries and press Enter.

Each tag receives the geometry of the closed boundary around it. Duplicate lines in the selection are ignored. The command line reports any polygons that could not be constructed, for example where a boundary is not closed.

Setting the suburb and township of parcels

Records the suburb or township in which parcels lie. The same functions are on the Change menu, as Change Suburb Info... and Change Township Info..., for correcting existing parcels.

1. Choose Capture > Parcel > Set Suburb Info... or Capture > Parcel > Set Township Info....
2. At Select parcel text to update..., select the parcels and press Enter.
3. In the Select Suburb or Select Township dialog box, select the name and click OK.

Capturing block boundaries

1. Choose Capture > Block Boundary > Draw Block Boundary Polygon.
2. Specify the corners of the block, usually by snapping to the parcel boundaries along the road reserve, and press Enter. The polygon is closed back to the first point.

Capturing easements

Easements are captured from a registered plan using coordinates, or drawn at an offset from the parcel boundaries. New easements receive the Easement Type from the Cadastral settings; set the correct type afterwards with Change > Easement > Change Easement Type....

To draw an offset easement

Use this for easements that run inside parcels at a fixed distance from the boundary, such as a servitude along the back of a row of parcels.

1. Choose Capture > Easement Line > Draw Offset Easement.
2. At Specify first point or [Offset segment]:, either pick the points along the boundary and press Enter, or type O to pick boundary segments instead.
3. When picking segments, select each segment at Select offset segment:. Segments must connect to each other. Finish with Done selecting offset segments [Yes/No] <Yes>:.
4. At Specify point on side to offset:, click on the side for the easement.
5. Enter the offset distance, or press Enter for the Easement Offset distance setting.

To draw a freehand easement

1. Choose Capture > Easement Line > Draw Freehand Easement.
2. At Specify first point:, click the start point or type its coordinates.
3. Specify the next points and press Enter.

To draw an easement polygon

1. Choose Capture > Easement Polygon > Draw Easement Polygon.
2. Specify the corners of the easement, by snapping to existing objects or entering coordinates, and press Enter. The polygon is closed back to the first point.

Capturing street text

Street names are placed first, then the addresses. When the addresses are in place, link them to the parcels.

To place a street name

1. Choose Capture > Street Text > Place Street Name. The Select Street Name dialog box is displayed.
2. Select the street name, searching by code or name if needed, and click OK.
3. Specify the insertion point of the name in the road reserve.
4. Enter the height, or press Enter for the Street Name Tag Height setting.
5. Specify the angle: type it, pick it on the map, or type A to align the name to a segment.

To place street addresses

Addresses are placed along a parcel boundary, one after another. Place Addresses Sequentially... increases the number by one for each address. Place Addresses Odd/Even... increases it by two, for streets with odd numbers on one side and even numbers on the other; whether the numbers are odd or even follows from the first number that you enter.

1. Choose Capture > Street Text > Place Addresses Sequentially... or Place Addresses Odd/Even....
2. At Address Placement Type <S>: (or <O>), press Enter to accept the type of the function that you chose, or type S or O to switch.
3. In the Select Suburb dialog box, select the suburb of the addresses and click OK.
4. In the Select Street Name dialog box, select the street and click OK.
5. At Enter post code:, type the postal code, or press Enter to leave it empty.
6. At Select segment to snap to:, select the parcel boundary along the street.
7. At Specify side for text:, click inside the parcel.
8. At Enter text value <1>:, type the street number or press Enter for the default.
9. Repeat from step 6 for the next parcel. Press Esc when you are done.

Each address carries the street code and name, the suburb and the postal code. Link the addresses to their parcels with Change > Street Text > Link Addresses to Parcels.

Capturing buildings

1. Choose Capture > Building > Draw Building Polygon.
2. Specify the corners of the building and press Enter. The polygon is closed back to the first point.

The building receives the Building Type from the Cadastral settings. Change it with Change > Building > Change Building Type..., and record its floors and rooms with Change Building Floor/Room Info....

Capturing density, land use and zoning

Density, land use and zoning polygons are captured in the same way. Each must have a type, or it fails the integrity check. There are two ways to create them:

• Create from parcels copies the geometry of posted parcels. Use it where the polygon has the same shape as the parcel, which is the usual case.
• Draw lets you draw a polygon of any shape, for example for a split zoning, and links it to one parcel.

To create density, land use or zoning from parcels

1. Choose Capture > Density > Create Density from Parcels..., Capture > Land Use > Create Land Use from Parcels... or Capture > Zoning > Create Zoning from Parcels....
2. At Select parcels..., select the parcels and press Enter. Only parcels that have been posted can be used.
3. Select the type in the list and click OK. A polygon with that type is created for each parcel.

To draw a density, land use or zoning polygon

1. Choose Capture > Density > Draw Density Polygon, Capture > Land Use > Draw Land Use Polygon or Capture > Zoning > Draw Zoning Polygon.
2. Select the type in the list, in which the type from the Cadastral settings is highlighted, and click OK.
3. At Specify first point: and Specify next point:, draw the polygon, snapping to the parcel boundaries, and press Enter.
4. At Select parcel to link to:, select the posted parcel to which the polygon belongs.

To set a density, land use or zoning type

The same functions are on the Capture menu as Set ... Type... and on the Change menu as Change ... Type....

1. Choose Capture > Density > Set Density Type..., Capture > Land Use > Set Land Use Type... or Capture > Zoning > Set Zoning Type....
2. At Select density polygons... (or land use or zoning polygons), select the polygons and press Enter.
3. Select the type and click OK.

Capturing wards

1. Choose Capture > Ward > Draw Ward Boundary.
2. Specify the corners of the ward along the parcel boundaries and press Enter. The polygon is closed back to the first point.

Placing cadastral notes

1. Choose Capture > Place Cadastral Note.
2. Specify the insertion point of the note.
3. Enter the note height, or press Enter for the Note Tag Height setting.
4. Specify the angle: type it, pick it on the map, or type A to align the note to a segment, for example a parcel boundary.
5. At Enter note value:, type the text of the note and press Enter.

Checking cadastral integrity

The integrity check validates new and changed objects against the cadastral business rules before they are posted. The rules are held in the database and are applied by the Munsys REST service, so they are the same as in Munsys on AutoCAD. Cadastral objects are checked one by one; there is no network check.

To check cadastral object integrity

1. Select the cadastral objects to check on the map. If nothing is selected, all cadastral objects with pending edits are checked.
2. Choose Capture > Data Integrity > Validate Object Integrity....
3. The MunsysQ Integrity message reports how many objects were checked and failed, how many issues were found, and how many integrity markers were written.

Browsing integrity markers

Each problem is marked on the map by a point in the Integrity Errors layer. Capture > Data Integrity > Browse Integrity Markers... zooms to the markers and opens their attribute table, which lists for each marker the rule, the error code and message, the layer and object affected, and a description. Select a row and use Zoom map to the selected rows to go to it.

Erasing integrity markers

Capture > Data Integrity > Erase Integrity Markers asks for confirmation and then removes all the markers. Markers are never posted.

Posting cadastral data to the database

1. Choose Capture > Post to Database.... The Post to Database dialog box lists each cadastral layer with pending edits and the number of objects to be inserted, updated and deleted.
2. Check the totals and click Post.
3. The Post to Database Results dialog box shows what was posted, with a status and a message for each layer. Click Close.

After posting, the edit highlight is cleared, your locks on the posted objects are released, and the changes are visible to all users. Posting is described in full in the Concepts User Manual.

Chapter 5Maintaining cadastral data

The Change menu provides the functions for correcting and updating cadastral data: attributes, the position of street text, the names and status of suburbs, townships and parcels, address information, and the subdivision of parcels and townships.

When you change an existing object it is locked for you, and the change is a pending edit. Changed objects must pass the integrity check before they are posted.

Changing attribute data

Editing cadastral object attributes

Change > Edit Attributes... shows the attributes of the selected cadastral objects of one type, for example parcels, in the columns Attribute, Value and Status. Attributes with a fixed list of values offer the list. Attributes that may not be changed are unavailable.

1. Choose Change > Edit Attributes....
2. At Select cadastral objects:, select the objects and press Enter. If they are of different types, choose the type to edit.
3. To give all the selected objects the same value, select Edit multiple objects simultaneously. To edit them one by one, clear it and use the arrow buttons to move between objects; select AutoZoom to object to have the map follow.
4. Change the values and click OK.

The changes are pending edits until they pass the integrity check and are posted. Mandatory attributes must be completed, or the object fails the object integrity check.

Editing linked table attributes

Some information about cadastral objects, such as ownership or valuation records, can be kept in linked, non-spatial tables. Change > Edit Linked Table Attributes... lets you step through the linked records of an object, change them, and insert or delete records, depending on your privileges. Linked table changes are written to the database directly, so you can only select objects that have already been posted.

Changing types and status

Each of these functions asks you to select the objects and press Enter, and then shows the list of values. Search the list by code or description if needed; when one object is selected, its current value is highlighted. Click OK, and the command line reports how many objects were updated.

Density, land use and zoning types are changed in the same way; see To set a density, land use or zoning type.

Changing cadastral notes

1. Choose Change > Change Cadastral Note....
2. At Select cadastral note:, select the note. The Cadastral Note box shows its current text.
3. Change the text and click OK.

Adding comments

1. Choose Change > Add Comment....
2. At Select cadastral object:, select the objects. The Cadastral Comment box is displayed.
3. Type the comment and click OK. It is stored in the COMMENTS column of each selected object.

Moving street names and addresses

Moves one street name or address to a new position, for example to make the map easier to read. The text is flagged for the integrity check.

1. Choose Change > Move Street Name or Change > Move Street Address.
2. At Select object to move:, select the text.
3. At Specify new insertion point:, click the new position.

Changing suburb and township information

Gives a suburb or township polygon its name from the list, or corrects it. The tag and the community code are updated together.

1. Choose Change > Suburb > Change Suburb Info... or Change > Township > Change Township Info....
2. At Select suburbs... or Select townships..., select the polygon and press Enter.
3. In the Select Suburb or Select Township dialog box, in which the current name is highlighted, select the name and click OK.

To change the suburb or township recorded on parcels, see Setting the suburb and township of parcels.

Changing parcel data

Editing parcel information

Changes the parcel number and parcel key of one parcel. The dialog box depends on the locale of the database:

• The Edit Parcel Information dialog box has a Parcel Number and a Parcel Key box, which you edit directly.
• The Parcel Key dialog box builds the key and the tag from their parts: Parcel Number, Parcel Portion and Remainder, or for Australian sites Lot Number, Section Number and DP Number. Click Refresh to see the resulting Parcel Key and Parcel Tag in the Preview group.

1. Choose Change > Parcel > Edit Parcel Info....
2. At Select parcel:, select the parcel.
3. Change the values and click OK. Values are checked before they are accepted: they may not contain a slash or backslash, and may not be longer than the key allows.

Rebuilding parcel polygons

Replaces the geometry of existing parcels while keeping all their attributes, for example when more accurate boundaries become available.

1. Bring in or draw the new boundary lines, and clean them so that they form closed boundaries.
2. Choose Change > Parcel > Rebuild Parcel Polygons.
3. At Select lines/polygons..., select the new boundaries and press Enter.
4. At Select tags..., select the existing parcels that must receive the new geometry and press Enter.

Each parcel receives the geometry of the closed boundary around its tag. Run the integrity check on the rebuilt parcels before you post them.

Subdividing parcels and townships

Splits one parcel or township into two along a line that you have drawn. The original can be archived, so that the history is kept, or deleted.

1. Draw the split line across the parcel or township, for example with the QAD line command.
2. Choose Change > Parcel > Subdivide Parcel or Change > Township > Subdivide Township.
3. At Check Archive? <NO>:, type YES to archive the original, or press Enter not to. Your answer becomes the default for the next subdivision.
4. At Select MUNPOLY object:, select the parcel or township.
5. At Select LWPOLYLINE object to use for split:, select the split line.
6. If you chose to archive, select the new legal status for the original in the Select Legal Status dialog box, in which its current status is highlighted, and click OK. Otherwise answer Do you wish to delete the original MUNPOLY object? [Yes/No] <No>:.

Two new polygons are created, with the attributes of the original. Give them their own parcel numbers with Edit Parcel Info..., or their township names with Change Township Info....

Changing street addresses

Changing address information

Updates the street, suburb and postal code of one or more addresses, for example when a street has been renamed.

1. Choose Change > Street Text > Change Address Info....
2. At Select street addresses..., select the addresses and press Enter. The Place Addresses dialog box is displayed.
3. Select the street name. The Street Code box is updated automatically.
4. Select the suburb, enter the Postal Code if needed, and click OK.

The command line reports how many addresses were updated.

Changing address status

1. Choose Change > Street Text > Change Address Status....
2. At Select street addresses..., select the addresses and press Enter. The Street Address Status dialog box is displayed.
3. Under Change street address, select Used or Not used, and click OK.

Linking addresses to parcels

Links each selected address to the parcel in which it lies, by storing the parcel GID on the address.

1. Choose Change > Street Text > Link Addresses to Parcels.
2. At Select street addresses..., select the addresses and press Enter.

The command line reports how many addresses were updated. An address that lies in more than one parcel, for example where parcels overlap, is not linked; correct the parcels and run the function again.

Recording building floors and rooms

Records the floors of a building and the rooms on each floor. The information is kept in the floor and room tables of the database.

1. Choose Change > Building > Change Building Floor/Room Info....
2. At Select building:, select the building. The Change Building Floor/Room Info dialog box shows the building's name, number and type, and its floors and rooms.
3. To add a floor, click Add... under Floor Information, enter the Floor Number and Floor Description, and click OK.
4. To add a room, select the floor, click Add... under Room Information, enter the Room Number and Room Description, and click OK.
5. Use Modify... and Delete to change or remove a floor or room.
6. Click Commit to save the changes.

Floor numbers must be unique within the building, and room numbers within the floor. Add the floors before the rooms.

Deleting and undeleting cadastral objects

A deletion is a pending edit: the objects are removed from the database when you post.

To delete cadastral objects

1. Choose Change > Delete Cadastral Objects.
2. Select the cadastral objects and press Enter. Objects that are not cadastral objects are left out of the selection.

The objects are marked for deletion and shown in the DELETED group at the top of the Layers panel until you post.

To undelete cadastral objects

1. Choose Change > Undelete Cadastral Objects. The objects marked for deletion are shown.
2. Select the objects to keep. They are no longer marked for deletion, and any changes made to them before they were deleted are kept.

Restoring a deleted object

Change > Restore Deleted Object brings back an object whose deletion has already been posted, from the archive that the database keeps of deleted objects. See the Concepts User Manual.

Chapter 6Converting drawing entities to cadastral objects

After a drawing has been brought into QGIS with Import CAD/DWG, or geometry has been drawn on a construction layer, the Extras functions convert it to cadastral objects. This is the usual way to load the parcels and easements of a new registered plan. The procedure for imports and the Object Conversion dialog box are described in the Concepts User Manual.

Some basic attributes are set during conversion. Complete the remaining attributes, such as parcel types, easement types and statuses, afterwards; then check integrity and post as for captured objects.

Converting lines to easements

1. Choose Extras > Convert Line to > Easement.
2. Select the lines and press Enter.

Converting text to cadastral objects

Text can be converted to the tag of a suburb, township, parcel or ward, or to a cadastral note, street name or street address.

1. Choose Extras > Convert Text to and the object: Suburb Tag, Township Tag, Parcel Tag, Ward Tag, Cadastral Note, Street Text or Street Address.
2. Select the text and press Enter.

After converting parcel tags, generate the parcel polygons from the tags and the boundary lines with Capture > Parcel > Generate Parcel Polygons.

Converting polygons to cadastral objects

1. Choose Extras > Convert Polygon to and the object: Suburb, Township, Parcel, Block Boundary, Easement, Density, Land Use, Zoning, Ward or Building.
2. Select the polygons and press Enter.

Appendix ACadastral menus

This appendix lists the Capture, Change and Extras menus of MunsysQ Cadastral. Click a function to go to its description. Menus are stored in the database and can be tailored by an administrator, so the menus at your site may differ.

ReferenceGlossary

Archived parcel

A parcel that has been replaced, for example by subdivision, and is kept in the database with an archived legal status.

Block boundary

A polygon around a group of parcels, bounded by the road reserve.

Density

The number of units, such as houses, that may be built on a parcel.

Easement

The part of a parcel used by services or a right of way, captured as a line or a polygon.

Land use

The purpose for which land is used.

Legal status

Where a parcel or township stands in the registration process, for example current, proposed or archived.

Parcel key

The value that identifies a parcel in the database, built from the parcel number and, depending on the locale, its portion and remainder or its lot, section and DP number.

Parcel tag

The parcel number shown inside the parcel.

Subdivision

Splitting a parcel or township into new parcels or townships.

Suburb, township

The community levels of the cadastre. Some sites use municipality.

Ward

A political area of responsibility, bounded by parcel boundaries.

Work status

The state of the capture work on a parcel or township.

Zoning

The permitted use of a property, such as residential, business or industrial.

For the terms that all applications share, see the glossary of the Concepts User Manual.