Wando-gun Corrects Island Locations

Nation's First Island Positioning and Boundary Maintenance Project Launched

Wando-gun has launched a project to correct the locations and internal boundaries of islands that were incorrectly registered through drone and GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) surveying. (Photo by Wando-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 7th that it has launched the nation's first island precise location surveying and boundary maintenance project for islands, which are nationally important assets with outstanding ecological and economic value, including marine tourism industry, marine resource development, and marine territory protection.

The island precise location surveying and boundary maintenance project is a project to correct the location and internal boundaries of islands that were incorrectly registered due to technological limitations at the time of cadastral registration, using drone and GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) surveying.

Last year, the county completed drone photography and GNSS surveying for the pilot project area for the island precise location and boundary maintenance project, and completed cadastral registration for six uninhabited islands that are national and public land.

In addition, for two inhabited islands where internal boundaries also need to be corrected, various efforts such as holding residents' briefings are being made.

Going forward, the county plans to form a dedicated team at the Korea Land and Geospatial Informatix Corporation Gwangju-Jeonnam Headquarters and establish a consultation system among owners to smoothly promote the main project, and after analyzing the pilot project results, plans to gradually expand the project to the remaining islands.

A Wando-gun official said, “Once this project is completed, it will be possible to provide accurate location information by matching islands with cadastral records, contributing to efficient national land management. We hope this will be an opportunity to register accurate locations in hard-to-access areas using the latest surveying technology, revitalize development in island areas, and resolve boundary disputes among owners.”

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