Serbia's GeoSrbija App Offers Free Cadastre Data
The Republic Geodetic Authority says its new mobile app is free to use. It is on Google Play for now, with sign-in through a GeoSrbija or eUprava account.
GeoSrbija, a new mobile app from Serbia’s Republic Geodetic Authority (RGZ), gives citizens free access to publicly available cadastre data. The authority said the app also holds other geospatial data, along with information on real estate, ownership and locations.
What can citizens do in the app?
Users can browse data from more than 30 thematic areas, save locations they care about and use their search history. The authority points to personalization as the main novelty. In its announcement, RGZ said: “The biggest novelty is the ability to personalize the app according to users’ needs.”
Acting RGZ director Dalibor Babic said the aim of the modernization is to give citizens simple, direct access to important information at no extra cost.
How do you sign in, and where do you download it?
There are two ways to sign in. RGZ stated in its announcement: “You can sign in to the app with a GeoSrbija account or an eUprava account.”
For now the app is available on the Google Play store. For Apple device users, the authority says an App Store version is expected soon, but it did not give a date.
What else did the authority present?
The app is not the only change Babic discussed. Speaking to RTS1, he described priority handling of cases for single mothers, veterans, people with disabilities, parents of children with disabilities, young married couples and other vulnerable groups, in line with the law. According to him, some of those requests will also be handled free of charge, under current regulations.
Babic also toured the Nis cadastre office with Nis Mayor Dragoslav Pavlovic. There he suggested that staff organize their work so they are as accessible to citizens as possible and improve how the work is organized.
