Institutional Framework of Surveying and Mapping in Bangladesh:

a. Act and Rules:Survey of Bangladesh publishes and distributes maps and data under the Rule‘Classification, Custody and Issue of Maps/ Photographs-1972’. A new‘Topographical Survey Act’ is under process for government approval.

b. National Policies:Projects are under implementation for the preparation of medium and large scale digital topographic maps of the whole country and its digital data base which will be very much useful for the development work of the country. Bangladesh has also established a modern digital mapping center and it has further plan to establish a Survey Institute in Bangladesh of international standard for officers/ supervisors/ technical staffs on mapping and surveying.

c. Cadastral and Land Registration: Cadastral survey and land registration are the responsibility of Department of Land Records & Survey (DLR&S) under Ministry of Land. SOB provides geodetic control points as per their requirements.

d. Registration and Certification: Survey of Bangladesh issues competency certificates to private survey companies/ farms for their survey and mapping activities.