Registro de Información Catastral

What Registro de Información Catastral does

The Registro de Información Catastral de Guatemala (RIC) is the national cadastral authority of Guatemala, established in 2005 by Decree 41-2005 with the statutory mandate to establish, maintain, and update the cadaster as a legally authoritative inventory of territorial and property information. The institution operates a central headquarters in Guatemala City and a regional network of municipal offices (Direcciones Municipales) across departments including Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, Izabal, Zacapa-Chiquimula, Petén, Sacatepéquez-Escuintla, and El Progreso, complemented by physical service windows, mobile information units, and a digital portal.

Its core product portfolio consists of official cadastral products and services: Certificado Catastral, Plano Certificado, Mapa Certificado, Certificación de Expediente Catastral, and Boleta Estado del Predio, delivered through the Portal de Productos y Servicios Catastrales, in-person ventanillas, and email. Supporting infrastructure includes a Geoportal for spatial data visualization, an APP para Notificación that captures GPS-stamped real-time notifications to landholders, the ESCAT e-learning platform for certifying licensed surveyors (agrimensores) under the TA-E13 standard, the CENDOC documentation center, and online request tracking systems.

RIC generates revenue through transaction fees for cadastral products and services governed by a publicly published Tabla de Aranceles, with payment accepted at G&T Continental bank branches and through the digital portal. Its customer base spans municipal governments, individual property holders, indigenous Maya communities, licensed land surveyors, and judicial entities such as the Ministerio Público. The institution is owned by the Guatemalan state, governed by a Consejo Directivo, and led by Executive Director Ing. Acxel De León. Inter-institutional coordination with the Registro General de la Propiedad, ENCA, MINEX, FAO Guatemala, and municipal governments is central to its operating model, with a documented gender and interculturality policy (PIEGIPC) shaping program delivery.

Name

Registro de Información Catastral

Legal name

Registro de Información Catastral de Guatemala

Website

https://ric.gob.gt

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Registro de Información Catastral de Guatemala (RIC) is the national cadastral authority, established by Decree 41-2005, which establishes and maintains the official land cadaster serving municipal governments, individual property holders, indigenous communities, and licensed surveyors through regional offices, a geoportal, and a digital services portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cadastral Registry Services

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615)

SIC

Services-Services, Nec (8900)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAOAC

Standards, Metrology & Accreditation Bodies

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Regulatory Agencies & Licensing (Cross-sector)

Keywords

• Cadastral registry services
• Land information management
• Property registration
• Cadastral surveying
• Land titling services

Headquarters

HQ city

Guatemala City

HQ country

Guatemala

HQ region

Latin America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Cadastral Products and Services: Fees collected for cadastral certificates, certified plans, maps, field research forms, administrative certifications, and updates to cadastral records. Services available through service windows (ventanillas), email, and online portal. Payment accepted at G&T Continental bank branches and agencies.
2. Tariff Schedule (Tabla de Aranceles): Official fee schedule governing all cadastral service charges, published and accessible to the public

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Registro de Información Catastral (RIC) is the national cadastral authority of Guatemala, established by Decree 41-2005, responsible for establishing, maintaining, and updating the national cadaster as a technical inventory of territorial and legal property information. It issues official cadastral products and services including certificates, certified plans, maps, and administrative certifications through a digital portal, municipal offices, and physical service windows. The agency also provides training through ESCAT and operates a Geoportal for spatial cadastral data access.

Product overview

The Registro de Información Catastral (RIC) of Guatemala operates as a cadastral registry agency offering a unified platform of products and services focused on land property information and legal security. The core offering is the Portal de Productos y Servicios Catastrales, which provides online access to cadastral products (Certificado Catastral, Plano Certificado, Mapa Certificado) and administrative services. Supporting infrastructure includes the Geoportal for spatial data visualization, the ESCAT training platform for professional development, CENDOC knowledge center, mobile notification applications, and request tracking systems. The portfolio operates through multiple channels including web portal, E-Learning platform, mobile app, and physical service windows across municipal offices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portal de Productos y Servicios Catastrales Online portal for requesting and managing cadastral products and services, including user registration, order submission, and status tracking for certificates, planos, and maps. Used by citizens, professionals, and government entities.
• Certificado Catastral Official cadastral certificate documenting property information including identification, boundaries, and registration status. Used by property owners, buyers, and legal professionals.
• Plano Certificado Certified survey plan documenting property boundaries and measurements. Used by property owners, surveyors, and registration authorities.
• Mapa Certificado Certified cadastral map showing property locations and boundaries. Used by government entities, planners, and property owners.
• Certificación de Expediente Catastral Certification of cadastral file documentation. Used by legal professionals, notaries, and government agencies requiring formal cadastral records.
• Boleta Estado del Predio Property status document providing current cadastral information for a property. Used by property owners and government agencies for verification purposes.
• Mobile Notification App (App para Notificación) Mobile application for notifying landholders about cadastral process results in real time, storing date, time, and GPS location of notifications. Used by RIC field staff and landowners.
• Geoportal Geographic information portal providing access to spatial cadastral data and visualization tools. Used by government agencies, planners, and the public.
• ESCAT (Escuela de Catastro) Cadastral school offering E-Learning courses and training programs for agrimensores (surveyors) and cadastral technicians, including the TA-E13 certification program. Used by licensed surveyors and surveying technicians.
• CENDOC Documentation center providing access to cadastral publications, technical manuals, and educational resources. Used by researchers, students, and cadastral professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• 304 administrative titles delivered benefiting 152 families and 900+ indirect beneficiaries in Usumatlán, Zacapa
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• FAO Guatemala (Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Technical cooperation for cadastral processes with gender and interculturality focus. FAO Guatemala supports RIC in implementing institutional policy with gender approach and intercultural perspective in cadastral processes. Joint events on cadastral policy advancement.
• Segundo Registro de la Propiedad (Quetzaltenango)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2026Coordination for Registro-Catastro system consolidation under Decree 41-2005. Joint meetings to socialize cadastral process and Registro-Catastro technological experiences for inter-institutional integration.
• Presidencia de la República - Permanent Dialogue Assembly with Ancestral Indigenous AuthoritiesmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 May 2026Participation in 25th Assembly for dialogue on land rights and communal property, presenting cadastral activities and multifunctional information importance for territorial development.
• Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (MINEX)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 April 2026Cooperation and coordination agreement to strengthen national territorial management through inter-institutional collaboration.
• Servicio Geográfico MilitarmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 November 2025Joint training program for new Surveying Technicians (Técnicos Agrimensores TA-E13-2025) completed through ESCAT and Military Geographic Service collaboration.
• Escuela Nacional Central de Agricultura (ENCA)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 August 2025Framework agreement for technical cooperation in agricultural and cadastral education, professional training, and knowledge exchange.
• Registro General de la Propiedad (RGP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 July 2025Signed Addendum to Administrative Coordination Agreement to improve information exchange, strengthen technical coordination, and streamline cadastral and registration processes.
• Red de Apoyo Catastral Activa (RAC-A)majorTechnology or Integration · 1 July 2025Active cadastral support network launched in Baja Verapaz for geomatics and geodetic reference points supporting cadastral accuracy.
• Cooperativa Agropecuaria de Servicios Varios Bethel Responsabilidad LimitadaminorOthers · 14 May 2025Delivery of communal land polygon and recognition to Bethel agricultural cooperative as part of communal land titling program.
• Municipalidad de Usumatlán, ZacapamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 February 2025Coordination for special titling and registration program delivery, joint title administration ceremonies, and cadastral establishment activities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• IGN France (Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière): France's national geographic and forestry information institute producing official maps and geospatial data. It is a BROAD_INCUMBENT peer because its national mapping and geoportal functions directly parallel RIC's Geoportal, but it operates in a far broader institutional scope than a pure cadastral authority.
• Bureau of Land Management (BLM, USA): U.S. federal agency managing public lands, cadastral surveys, and mineral records. It is a BROAD_INCUMBENT peer because it performs comparable federal-level cadastral survey functions, though the U.S. system relies on county-level rather than centralized national cadaster like Guatemala's.
• Ordnance Survey (UK): Great Britain's national mapping agency providing geospatial data, maps, and geographic information. It is a BROAD_INCUMBENT peer to RIC because it operates at significantly larger scale and broader scope (national mapping, not just cadastral), but its core geospatial-platform capabilities (Geoportal equivalent) are directly comparable to RIC's technology stack.
• Instituto Geográfico Nacional de España (IGN España): Spain's national geographic information institute producing official cartography and geodata. It is a BROAD_INCUMBENT peer to RIC because it parallels the geospatial-data and surveying infrastructure functions RIC provides through its Geoportal and ESCAT/Servicio Geográfico Militar collaboration, though at a wider national-mapping scope.
• Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI México): Mexico's national statistics and geography institute, responsible for cartography, census, and geospatial infrastructure. It is a BROAD_INCUMBENT peer to RIC because it operates the comparable role of producing official national geodata and cadastral-adjacent mapping in a Central American neighbor, though with a much broader statistical mandate.

Regional players

• Catastro de Costa Rica (Instituto Geográfico Nacional): Costa Rica's national geographic institute, which includes the country's cadastral registry function. It is a REGIONAL_PLAYER peer because it is the Central American counterpart with the same statutory cadastral mandate as RIC, operating in a neighboring country with similar scale and legal framework, enabling direct regional comparison.

Direct peers

• Registro General de la Propiedad de Guatemala: Guatemala's national property registration authority, which records ownership and liens. It is a DIRECT_PEER because RIC and the RGP are statutory counterparts under Decree 41-2005, exchanging cadastral and registration data through a formal Administrative Coordination Agreement, and together they form the country's complete land-information system.
• Kadaster (Netherlands Land Registry and Mapping Agency): The Netherlands' land registry and mapping agency, combining cadastral, property registration, and national mapping functions. It is a DIRECT_PEER to RIC because it performs the same integrated cadastral-and-registration mandate, and represents the technology-leading European model that Registro-Catastro integration efforts in Guatemala aspire to emulate.
• Lantmäteriet (Swedish Land Survey Authority): Sweden's national land-survey and cadastral authority responsible for property registration, geodata, and land information. It is a DIRECT_PEER to RIC because it performs the same core function — national cadaster establishment and maintenance — with comparable outputs (property registration, geodata, mapping) under a statutory mandate.
• Dirección General del Catastro (Catastro España): Spain's national cadastral agency, which maintains the cadastral registry of all properties in Spain. It is a DIRECT_PEER to RIC because it performs the identical function — authoritative national cadaster with parcel-level geospatial data — and is the Latin-Spanish reference model for Iberian-American cadastral systems including Guatemala's.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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