Republic Geodetic Authority

What Republic Geodetic Authority does

Republic Geodetic Authority (RGZ) is a government state institution of the Republic of Serbia, operating under the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure. Founded in 1992 and headquartered at Bulevar vojvode Mišića 39 in Belgrade, RGZ is the sole statutory authority for cadastral records, property registration, geodetic surveys, and national geospatial information management in Serbia. The agency delivers services to citizens, professional users (attorneys and geodetic organizations), banks and financial institutions, and other government bodies through approximately 164 municipal cadastral offices combined with a comprehensive digital services platform including the e-Cadastre, e-Šalter (electronic counter), e-Archive, GeoSrbija national geoportal, and the RGZ Portal.

The agency's technical infrastructure encompasses the AGROS national GNSS CORS network (with data forwarded into the EUREF Permanent GNSS Network via its Local Analysis Center established April 2011), the GEOMREŽE geodetic network, the GRIDER grid reference system, and the Geomagnetic Observatory Grocka (a fully certified INTERMAGNET member). Supporting products include the Real Estate Price Registry, Mass Valuation system, the RGZ Apartment Price Index (launched November 2022), House Price Index, Residential Property Price Index, Address Registry (My Address), Cadastre of Utility Networks, Digital Orthophoto, Digital Terrain Model, and the Basic Topographic Model. Approximately 12 million pages of land registry documentation have been digitized into the Digital Archive System.

RGZ is funded entirely through the state budget of the Republic of Serbia, supplemented by international development project financing including an IBRD credit of EUR 36.2 million (2015-2020) and EUR 21 million supplemental (2020-2023) from the World Bank, and capacity-building grants from SIDA via Lantmäteriet. Since November 4, 2023, all property registration is processed exclusively digitally through licensed professional intermediaries. RGZ holds ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, and ISO 37001 certifications, is a member of EuroGeographics (since October 2004), UN-GGIM Europe (serving as co-chair), EPN, CEGRN, IAGA, MagNetE, INTERMAGNET, and CLGE (since April 2024), and serves as a reference institution for international land administration reform through its "Right, Space and Trust" initiative presented at the United Nations in August 2026.

Name

Republic Geodetic Authority

Legal name

Republički geodetski zavod

Website

https://rgz.gov.rs

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Republic Geodetic Authority (RGZ) is the Serbian government agency that operates the national cadastre, property registration system, and geospatial infrastructure, serving citizens, professional users, banks, and state institutions through 164 municipal offices and digital platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Land Administration Services

NAICS

Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (54137), Title Abstract and Settlement Offices (541191), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Cadastral services
• Geodetic surveying
• Property registration
• Geospatial information
• Land administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Belgrade

HQ country

Serbia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. State Budget Funding: As a government agency of the Republic of Serbia, RGZ operates as a public institution funded through the state budget. Services are provided in the public interest as part of national land administration infrastructure.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Republic Geodetic Authority (RGZ) operates as the sole national authority for cadastral records, property registration, and geospatial information management in the Republic of Serbia. It maintains the national real estate cadastre, publishes the Real Estate Price Registry and the RGZ Property Price Index (apartments, houses, residential property) produced from mass valuation models, and operates the e-Katastar, e-Šalter, GeoSrbija geoportal, AGROS GNSS CORS network, digital archive, and mass valuation systems. Services are delivered through approximately 164 municipal cadastral offices and an integrated digital services portal for citizens, professional users (attorneys and geodetic organizations), banks, and government institutions.

Product overview

Republic Geodetic Authority (RGZ) operates as a government agency offering a comprehensive platform of cadastral, geodetic, and geospatial services. The core offering includes the еКатastar electronic cadastre system, еШалтер electronic counter services, and еАрхив digital archive. The product portfolio is unified through the РГЗ Портал and ГеоСрбија geoportal, which integrate services like the Address Registry (Моја адреса), Cadastral Alarm notifications, and various specialized registries including the Real Estate Price Registry. Supporting infrastructure includes the АГРОС GNSS network, ГЕОМРЕЖЕ geodetic network, and ГРИДЕР grid reference system. The mass valuation system produces official property indices including the RGZ Apartment Price Index, House Price Index, and Residential Property Price Index. Topographic products include digital orthophotos, terrain models, and state maps. The e-services ecosystem enables digital property registration, archival access, and public notices without physical office visits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• e-Katastar (Electronic Cadastre) (еКатастар) Electronic cadastre system enabling digital property registration and ownership rights management for citizens, attorneys, and geodetic organizations, with public access for browsing cadastral records.
• e-Šalter (Electronic Counter) (еШалтер) Digital counter service for submitting administrative requests electronically in place of visiting physical cadastral offices.
• e-Arhiv (Digital Archive) (еАрхив) Digital archive system providing online access to historical cadastral documents and land registry records.
• e-Oglasna tabla (Electronic Bulletin Board) (еОгласна табла) Electronic bulletin board for public notices and announcements from the cadastre.
• GeoSrbija (National Geoportal) (ГеоСрбија) National geoportal providing public access to geospatial data, topographic maps, satellite imagery, digital terrain models, and geographic information for Serbia.
• RGZ Portal (РГЗ Портал) Unified digital services portal providing single sign-on access to all RGZ electronic services for citizens, professional users, and institutions.
• Moja Adresa (My Address) (Моја адреса) Address registry service for managing and verifying official address information across Serbia.
• AGROS (National GNSS CORS Network) (АГРОС) National network of Continuously Operating Reference Stations providing precise GNSS positioning data for geodesy, surveying, and geodetic applications across Serbia.
• GEOMREŽE (Geodetic Networks) (ГЕОМРЕЖЕ) Service for maintaining and providing access to national geodetic reference networks in Serbia.
• GRIDER (Grid Reference System) (ГРИДЕР) Coordinate grid reference system providing standardized coordinate grid data for Serbia.
• Registar cena nepokretnosti (Real Estate Price Registry) (Регистар цена непокретности) Centralized system for collecting, verifying, and visualizing real estate transaction data from sales contracts, supporting mass valuation purposes for banks, appraisers, and the real estate market.
• Masovna procena (Mass Valuation) (Масовна процена) Automated property valuation system using statistical models to estimate real estate values based on property characteristics from cadastral and other registries.
• RGZ Index cena stanova (RGZ Apartment Price Index) (РГЗ Индекс цена станова) Quarterly index tracking apartment price movements in Serbia, developed using mass valuation methodology and aligned with international methodological guidelines.
• RGZ Index cena kuća (RGZ House Price Index) (РГЗ Индекс цена кућа) Index tracking house price movements in Serbia, developed from mass valuation models.
• RGZ Index cena stambenih nepokretnosti (RGZ Residential Property Price Index) (РГЗ Индекс цена стамбених непокретности) Combined index tracking overall residential property price movements in Serbia.
• Katastar vodova (Cadastre of Utility Networks) (Катастар водова) Registry of underground and above-ground utility infrastructure, including pipelines, cables, and other networks.
• Državne karte (State Maps) (Државне карте) Official state maps, including the Basic State Map and Topographic Maps at various scales.
• Geomagnetna merenja i aeronomija (Geomagnetic Measurements and Aeronomy) (Геомагнетска мерења и аерономија) Monitoring of Earth's magnetic field through the Geomagnetic Observatory Grocka and a national network of secular stations, providing geomagnetic and aeronomy data for scientific and operational users.

Quantifiable outcome

• Saved over 36 million euros for citizens and eliminated over 5 million hours of waiting time through digital transformation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

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Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CLGE (Council of European Geodesists)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2024CLGE was founded in 1962 and represents and promotes the interests of the surveying profession in the public and private sectors in Europe. RGZ joined as a full member in April 2024.
• UN-GGIM (United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2011UN-GGIM aims to establish a global agenda for the development of geospatial information and promote its importance for addressing global development challenges. RGZ actively participates in the UN-GGIM Europe Executive Board and Working Groups (IGIF, SDGs), with Serbia serving as co-chair of UN-GGIM Europe and presenting the global initiative 'Right, Space and Trust' at the UN headquarters in New York.
• EPN (EUREF Permanent GNSS Network)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 April 2011EPN is part of the International Association of Geodesy providing the European spatial reference framework through a network of approximately 400 continuously operating GNSS stations. RGZ established a Local Analysis Center in April 2011 and currently processes data from 69 EPN CORS stations daily and weekly, forwarding data to other EPN centers from 7 stations of the AGROS national GNSS CORS network.
• IAGA (International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2011The Center for Geomagnetism and Aeronomy 'Milutin Milanković' of RGZ is a member of IAGA for research in geomagnetism and aeronomy. The center monitors Earth's magnetic field through the Geomagnetic Observatory Grocka and a network of secular stations.
• Lantmäteriet (Swedish Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authority)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2011Swedish mapping, cadastral, and land registration authority. Lantmäteriet has provided technical assistance to RGZ through multiple twinning and capacity-building projects including the 'Capacity Building' project (Phase III of the Land Administration project) from 2010-2012.
• EuroGeographicscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2004EuroGeographics is an independent non-profit organization bringing together national mapping, cadastral, and land registration institutions in Europe. RGZ has represented the Republic of Serbia in EuroGeographics since October 2004. The organization has over 60 member organizations from 46 countries representing approximately 90% of official European bodies for geodetic surveying, topographic mapping, and land registration.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ordnance Survey: Great Britain's national mapping agency. While Ordnance Survey focuses primarily on mapping rather than property title registration, it operates at a comparable scale of national geospatial infrastructure and is a member of EuroGeographics alongside RGZ.
• Swisstopo (Federal Office of Topography): Switzerland's national mapping and geodetic authority. Swisstopo provides analogous topographic mapping, digital terrain models, and geodetic reference services to what RGZ delivers through GeoSrbija and its national networks.
• IGN France (Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière): France's national geographic and forestry information institute. IGN operates national mapping, geodetic, and geospatial data services similar to RGZ's GeoSrbija and digital orthophoto portfolio, at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Kadaster (Netherlands Land Registry and Mapping Agency): The Netherlands' land registry and mapping agency, responsible for cadastral records, property registration, and national geospatial data. Kadaster is widely regarded as a European benchmark for digital land administration, paralleling RGZ's reform trajectory.
• Norwegian Mapping Authority (Kartverket): Norway's national agency for mapping, cadastre, geodetic infrastructure, and land registration. Kartverket operates an analogous mandate to RGZ, including national GNSS CORS networks, geodetic reference services, and digital property registration.
• Lantmäteriet (Swedish Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authority): Sweden's national agency for mapping, cadastre, and land registration. Lantmäteriet has been RGZ's primary capacity-building partner through SIDA-financed projects, making it the most directly comparable peer institution with a similar mandate covering property registration, geodetic infrastructure, and national mapping.

Others

• EuroGeographics: European umbrella organization of 60+ national mapping, cadastral, and land registration authorities from 46 countries. RGZ has been a member since October 2004 and uses this network as its primary peer collaboration and standards alignment forum.

Regional players

• Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen (BEV, Austria): Austria's federal office for metrology, surveying, and cadastre. BEV combines surveying/mapping with land registration functions parallel to RGZ, and is part of the same EuroGeographics network.
• State Geodetic Administration of Croatia: Croatia's national geodetic and cadastral authority, operating in a directly comparable regional and regulatory context as a fellow Western Balkan national mapping and cadastral institution.
• Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre Authority of Slovak Republic: Slovakia's national geodetic, cartographic, and cadastral authority. Operates in a comparable Central European regulatory context, providing cadastral records, mapping, and geodetic services analogous to RGZ's mandate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/republickigeodetskizavod
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/republic-geodetic-authority

Compliance3 records

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Profiles2 records

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