Czech Office for Surveying, Mapping and Cadastre

What Czech Office for Surveying, Mapping and Cadastre does

The Czech Office for Surveying, Mapping and Cadastre (Český úřad zeměměřický a katastrální, ČÚZK) is the Czech state administrative authority with exclusive legal mandate over real property registration and official mapping. Operating under the Government of the Czech Republic, it runs the national cadastral system (Katastr nemovitostí) that records ownership and other property rights for every parcel in the country, the Register of Territorial Identification, Addresses and Real Estate (RÚIAN), and the Land Survey Office (Zeměměřický úřad), which maintains the geodetic foundations, ZABAGED geographic database, multi-generation digital terrain models (DMR 4G/5G, DMP 1G), orthophoto and aerial survey archives, and the CZEPOS permanent GNSS reference network.

Service delivery is built on a standards-compliant geospatial platform. Citizens, licensed surveyors, government bodies, and the real estate industry access data through the Geoportál ČÚZK, the public Nahlížení do katastru map viewer, VDP public remote access to RÚIAN, the Cadastral and Surveying Portal for electronic submissions, the DMVS Digital Map of Public Administration, and APIs/web services including WSDP, WSGP, the REST API at api-kn.cuzk.gov.cz, and OGC services (WMS, WFS, WMTS, WCS, WCTS). Distributed data products include ZABAGED, orthophoto, Data50/Data250, geodetic control points, INSPIRE data sets, and an archive of historical maps and aerial imagery.

Monetisation is a hybrid of statutory state budget allocation, transaction-based administrative fees on land registrations and cadastral extracts, paid digital/printed data products via the Geoportal e-shop (printed maps 50–420 CZK), and freemium open data publication. Operations are nationwide through 14 cadastral offices, surveying inspectorates, and the Land Survey Office, processing on the order of 78,000 land registration applications per month with a ~22-day average cycle.

Name

Czech Office for Surveying, Mapping and Cadastre

Legal name

Český úřad zeměměřický a katastrální

Website

https://cuzk.cz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ČÚZK is the Czech state authority exclusively responsible for national land and property registration (cadastre), the RÚIAN address registry, geodetic foundations, and official mapping, serving citizens, licensed surveyors, government, and the real estate industry through nationwide offices and the Geoportál platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Geospatial and Land Administration Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (54137)

akta.pro primary industry

Land Administration & Cadastral Services (Public Land Records, Parcel Management) (BPAIANAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

National Archives, Records & Information Governance (BPAIAAAG)

Keywords

• Land administration services
• Cadastral registration
• Geodetic surveying
• National mapping
• Spatial data infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Sale of printed maps, topographic products, and publications including various scales of maps, geodetic publications, and archival materials
2. Cadastral Administrative Fees: Administrative fees for property registrations, land record filings, and cadastral document issuance
3. Digital Data Services: Fees for specialized geospatial data products, custom map outputs, and premium digital services through e-shop
4. Government Budget Funding: Core operational funding from Czech government state budget for public administration functions

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Czech Office for Surveying, Mapping and Cadastre (ČÚZK) is the central state administrative authority of the Czech Republic responsible for geodesy, cartography, the cadastre of real estate and the national geodetic control. It maintains the unified cadastral register of approximately 18.5 million ownership rights, the RÚIAN registry of territorial identification, the ZABAGED fundamental geographic database, and the CZEPOS GNSS positioning network, providing authoritative land administration, property registration and spatial data services to citizens, professionals, businesses and public administration bodies.

Product overview

ČÚZK (Czech Office for Surveying, Mapping and Cadastre) operates a comprehensive platform of geospatial and land administration products and services managed through its central Geoportál. The portfolio consists of three interconnected core systems: (1) the Cadastral System (Katastr nemovitostí) — providing property rights registration, public map viewing (Nahlížení), a remote access portal, the Cadastral and Surveying Portal for electronic submissions, and a change tracking service, all accessible via WSDP and REST API; (2) the Register of Territorial Identification, Addresses and Real Estate (RÚIAN) — providing administrative territorial data via the VDP public remote access application and multiple WMS/WFS map services; and (3) the Geodetic and Mapping System (Zeměměřictví/Zeměměřický úřad) — providing the Geoportal with access to ZABAGED® topographic databases, DMR/DMP elevation models, orthophoto imagery, aerial survey archives, topographic maps (ZTM), geodetic control points, and the CZEPOS GNSS network. Supporting infrastructure includes the Digital Map of Public Administration (DMVS), the Coordinate Transformation application, Terrain Analyses, Geographic Names, and a publicly accessible Archive of historical maps. Data is distributed via standards-compliant OGC web services (WMS, WMTS, WFS, WCS, WCTS), the Geoportal e-shop, and open data portals. INSPIRE-compliant data sets cover cadastral parcels, addresses, buildings, transport networks, hydrography, land use, elevation, and orthoimagery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Veřejný dálkový přístup (VDP): Public remote access to data from the Register of Territorial Identification, Addresses and Real Estate (RÚIAN)
• Geoportál ČÚZK
• Portál katastru a zeměměřictví
• Digitální mapa veřejné správy (DMVS)
• Nahlížení do katastru nemovitostí

Products and services

• Cadastre of Real Estate of the Czech Republic (katastr nemovitostí) State-maintained cadastral register of real estate (land, buildings, apartments, units) recording ownership rights, encumbrances, easements and other rights for the Czech Republic; used by property owners, real estate professionals, banks, notaries and public administration for verifying legal status of property.
• Nahlížení do katastru (Online Cadastral Inspection Portal) Free public web portal allowing anyone to inspect the cadastre of real estate online, including ownership, encumbrances, cadastral map and historical data; used by citizens, real estate professionals and public administration.
• Veřejný dálkový přístup (VDP) – Public Remote Access to the Cadastral System Authenticated remote access service enabling cadastral offices, notaries, banks, real estate agencies and other authorized institutions to query cadastral data directly from their information systems; used by professional users and ISVs integrating with the Czech cadastre.
• RÚIAN – Registry of Territorial Identification, Addresses and Real Estate Central state registry of territorial identification (basic settlement units, municipalities, regions), addresses, buildings and their connection to real estate; provides authoritative reference data for eGovernment, public administration and the INSPIRE Directive in the Czech Republic.
• ZABAGED – Fundamental Geographic Database of the Czech Republic Authoritative national vector geographic database containing selected geographic features (transportation, hydrography, settlements, terrain, vegetation and administrative boundaries) for the entire Czech Republic; used by public administration, professionals and the public for spatial analyses, planning and as base map.
• Digital Elevation Models DMR 5G and DMP 1G Digital terrain model (DMR 5G) and digital surface model (DMP 1G) of the Czech Republic providing authoritative elevation data for the entire country; used in flood modelling, spatial planning, civil engineering, environmental protection and visualization.
• Geoportal ČÚZK (and INSPIRE Geoportal) Web portal (geoportal.cuzk.cz) providing unified access to ČÚZK's cadastral and geographic datasets through interactive map applications, the INSPIRE geoportal and standardized web services (WMS, WFS, WMTS); used by public administration, professionals and the public.
• CZEPOS – Network of Permanent GNSS Stations for Positioning National network of permanently operated GNSS reference stations providing real-time correction data (RTK, DGNSS) and post-processing services for surveyors, geodesists, municipalities, agriculture and other precision-positioning users in the Czech Republic.
• Official Map Series and Cartographic Products (Topographic and Thematic Maps) Official printed and digital topographic and thematic maps of the Czech Republic in the State Map Series, sold by ČÚZK's Map Sales Department and online e-shop; used by professionals, public administration, education, the military and the general public.
• Web Map and Feature Services (WMS / WFS / WMTS) for ČÚZK data Standardized OGC-compliant web services (WMS, WFS, WMTS) exposing cadastral, ZABAGED, RÚIAN, DMR/DMP, and INSPIRE datasets for application developers, public administration systems and GIS users.
• Cadastral Administrative Acts and Certified Cadastral Excerpts Statutory administrative services performed by the cadastral offices network, including registration of ownership and other rights, boundary changes, geodetic activity approvals, and issuance of certified cadastral excerpts and maps; used by property owners, lawyers, notaries, banks and surveyors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average land registration processing time of 22 days
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BKG (Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie): Germany's federal agency for cartography and geodesy managing national geodata infrastructure (ATKIS, GDF, SAPOS). Comparable to ČÚZK on federal-level geospatial coordination, though Germany's federal structure splits cadastral functions among Länder.
• IGN (Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière): France's national geographic and forestry information institute. Direct peer for topographic databases (BD TOPO, BD CARTO), orthophotos, and national address registry (BAN), mirroring ČÚZK's ZABAGED and RÚIAN portfolio.
• Ordnance Survey (UK): Great Britain's national mapping agency providing topographic data, addressing, and geospatial products. Comparable to ČÚZK's Land Survey Office (Zeměměřický úřad) on national mapping, OS MasterMap-like datasets, and commercial data licensing.
• Kadaster (Land Registry and Mapping Agency, Netherlands): Dutch land registry and mapping agency providing cadastral, address, and geospatial data services. Compares directly to ČÚZK on core functionality: property registration, key registers (BRK/BAG), and OGC web services for national spatial data.
• National Land Survey of Finland (Maanmittauslaitos): Finnish national land survey operating the cadastral registry, topographic database, and open data services. Highly comparable on digital-by-default strategy, open data publication, and integrated land administration IT.
• State Geodetic Administration (Croatia): Croatian state geodetic administration operating cadastral registry, topographic database, and CROPOS GNSS network. Direct peer in the regional cluster of post-socialist cadastre agencies modernizing around INSPIRE and OGC standards.
• Lantmäteriet (Swedish Land Survey Authority): Sweden's national land surveying, mapping, and cadastral authority. Operates the equivalent of ZABAGED, cadastral registry, and GNSS network (SWEPOS), making it a direct functional peer to ČÚZK for geospatial and land administration services.
• Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre Authority (Slovakia): Slovak counterpart operating ESKN cadastral system, ZBGIS geographic database, and SKPOS GNSS network. Closest peer given shared post-communist land administration heritage and overlapping technical frameworks.
• Agency for Data Supply and Infrastructure (SDFI, Denmark): Combined Danish mapping, cadastral, and data authority providing cadastral registry and national geodata. Comparable to ČÚZK on integrated land administration and address registry (DAR), with strong open data emphasis.
• Swisstopo (Federal Office of Topography, Switzerland): Swiss federal topography office providing national geodata, cadastral reference, and geodesy services. Comparable to ČÚZK on topographic mapping, swissSURFACE3D, and high-quality open geodata publication.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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