LANDQUERY AND STREETMAP@SINGAPORE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A. LandQuery
1. Why is SLA providing LandQuery?
SLA has since 1998 made land information available online, at a fee, through INLIS (Integrated Land Information Services) to give flexibility and convenience to the public, including businesses. LandQuery is a new and free service provided by SLA so as to allow the public to get basic information on State-owned land. The desired outcome is for the general public to receive faster and better service when they know who to contact directly.
2. What are the unique features of LandQuery?
LandQuery provides a simple and user-friendly street map for the public to easily locate the area and the piece of land they are interested in. To facilitate the identification of smaller land parcel, a cadastral map showing lot boundaries can be accessed with just a click of the button. Users can browse, pan, zoom and view the maps at 6 pre-defined scales. Users can find out which public agency is responsible for a particular piece of land. The contact number of the responsible agency (or its managing agent) is provided for the users. Alternatively, users can use the online form for queries or feedback. This feature saves the public time to look for the contact numbers or email addresses of government agencies.
3. Who is likely to benefit from LandQuery?
Members of the public who want to make enquiries or give feedback with regard to a piece of land owned by the government. With LandQuery, they can find out quickly which is the responsible agency (or its managing agent) and contact it. This is a quick and convenient means for the public to access to public agencies.
4. What types of enquiries or feedback the public can make or give to the responsible agencies?
Members of the public may want to use a piece of land but do not know who to approach. Sometimes, there may be incidents that the members of the public would like to report to the responsible agency, for example, dumping or illegal uses. With LandQuery, the general public will be put in touch with the responsible agency easily.
5. What if the piece of land is privately-owned?
LandQuery will also indicate whether the piece of land the users have selected is privately owned. A link to a list of information that can be purchased through INLIS, e.g. property title information, is provided. The property title contains contact address of the private landowner at the time when the title was issued. If there are incidents to report with regard to private land, depending on the nature of the incidents, members of the public are advised to contact the relevant government agencies e.g. Police, NEA, etc.
6. How can the public access and use LandQuery?
LandQuery is accessible through INLIS ( www.inlis.gov.sg ) 24 hours a day. It is a free service. Instructions of use are given on the home page.
7. Are there any future development plans for LandQuery and what is the time frame?
LandQuery is planned to provide only basic and essential information to the public free of charge. Currently we do not have any plan to provide additional services through LandQuery. However, as the national authority of land information and maps, SLA will consider providing other types of map through INLIS in the future. We will study the need of the public for essential map information and work with the relevant government agencies for future provision. We do not a time frame currently.
8. How much did it cost SLA to provide LandQuery?
StreetMap@Singapore and LandQuery are developed as a package. The development cost is about $500,000. $200,000 will be spent annually to maintain these 2 services.
9. Why is this system different from INLIS?
INLIS is a portal offering various types of land information services to the industry and the public. LandQuery is one of these services. LandQuery provides free information on public land ownership. Information on private property ownership can be purchased through other services in INLIS.
10. How many government agencies' ownership information can be found on LandQuery?
You can find land ownership information of about 50 government agencies.
B. StreetMap@Singapore
1. Why is SLA providing StreetMap@Singapore?
SLA has made land information available online through INLIS (Integrated Land Information Services) to give greater flexibility and convenience than traditional paper maps would. The StreetMap@Singapore is an effort undertaken by SLA to provide essential land information online for public usage.
2. What are the unique features of StreetMap@Singapore?
Users can browse, pan, zoom and view street maps at 6 pre-defined scales. They are also able to retrieve street maps by keying an address, building name, postal code, road name or the nearest MRT/LRT station.
3. Who is likely to benefit from StreetMap@Singapore?
Members of the public who are looking for online street maps can use this service for free.
4. How can members of the public use StreetMap@Singapore?
StreetMap@Singapore is accessible through INLIS ( www.inlis.gov.sg ) 24 hours a day. It is a free service. Instructions of use are given on the home page. The maps can be downloaded and printed for personal and non-commercial uses. For example, an individual can download a street map and incorporate it into his or her wedding dinner invitation card to provide direction for his or her guests.
5. What kind of information is provided in the StreetMap@Singapore?
The StreetMap@Singapore provides basic street-level details such as buildings, roads, car-parks, MRT stations, parks, places of interests, etc.
6. Why isn't there more in-depth information in the StreetMap@Singapore compared with other street maps in the internet?
We provide basic and essential information on our street maps for public consumption. We will leave other value-added services and information to the private sector providers.
7. How much did it cost SLA to provide LandQuery?
StreetMap@Singapore and LandQuery are developed as a package. The development cost is about $500,000. Another $200,000 will be spent annually to maintain these 2 services.
C. INLIS
1. What is INLIS and why is SLA providing it?
Integrated Land Information Service or INLIS in short, is a portal operated by SLA that offers various land information services to land and property professionals and the general public. SLA aims to develop INLIS eventually as a one-stop land information portal that integrates land information from various government agencies. It will provide the business, industry and general public ease and convenience in obtaining and purchasing land information. SLA 's mission is to optimise land resource for the economic and social development in Singapore . Land information is viewed as a resource and we would like to facilitate its utilisation by the business, industry and general public.
2. What are the types of information that can be obtained from INLIS?
Today, there are 28 information services such as property title information, survey cadastral map, road line plan, list of primary school near property, apart from LandQuery and the StreetMap@Singapore. Please refer to Annex A for more information.
3. What are the other types of land information that SLA plans to add in INLIS in future? What is your time frame?
We are exploring with other government agencies the types of land information that can be offered through INLIS. Information relating to infrastructure and services is possible. Right now, we do not have enough details for you. We hope to give an update in a year's time.
4. How much did it cost to develop the current INLIS system?
Please refer to Annex A .
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