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PHOTOGRAMMETRIC CONTRIBUTION TO THE ROMANIAN 
CADASTRE DEVELOPMENT 
Dr.eng. Nicolae Zegheru 
Senior Researcher, I.6.F.C.0.T., Romania 
Commission No. IV 
Since the second half of the last century 
the cadastre has been introduced in some 
zones of Romania. This task will be solved 
in the near future, for the whole country, 
only with photogrammetric contribution. 
Method and equipment evolution, the results 
obtained, the actual development stage and 
the future trends are all presented in this 
paper. 
Key Words: Cadastre, Mapping, Photogram- 
metry. 
The early stage of the photogrammetric use 
within the cadastre has happened at the 
same moment with this technique introduc- 
tion to the European country mapping. In 
1924, the first photogrammetric works fou 
the Romanian cadastre were carried out by 
the Aerial Cadastial Office within the Ci- 
vil Aviation Department. During 1924-1926, 
both photomosaics and triangulation and 
ground control point pre-markings over some 
towns were made. 
A 1:1,000 scale cadastral map has been 
compiled by the Fiench Aerial Company using 
rectifying procedures over Bucharest Muni- 
cipality, which good results have brought 
about an increased photogrammetric use 
within cadastral and urban planning fields 
of activity. 
During 1926-1931, our specialists tiied to 
persuade the decision-making authorities 
in the advantageous photogrammetric use 
for the cadastral mapping; but the private 
topographical surveying enterprises have 
strongly opposed that new approach. 
In his paper "The Photogrammetiy in Romania", 
published in 1933, the Manager of the Air 
Force Department stated among others 
"The lack of confidence, which some members 
of our Cadastral Technical Committee have 
as against the aerial photogrammetry and 
other unknown reasons, has postponed the 
designed works to be carried out in Do- 
brudja, although the preliminary studies 
made by the General Cadastial Department 
and the cost tendered by the Air Force 
were a real pleading for aerial triangu- 
lation application, considering its ad- 
vantages..." 
In 1929, to better know the area covered 
by Ploiesti oil fields, Prahova district, 
the Photogrammetric Branch within the 
Mining Cadastral Department, the Ministry 
of Industry and Trade, as well as, the 
Aerial Photography Branch within the High 
Aeronautics Department, the Ministry of War, 
were established. 
The Photogrammetric Branch had an airplane 
to take aerial photographs, aerial cameras, 
stereoplotters and photorectifiers at its 
disposal. 
During 1929-1931, a 1:6,000 scale aerial 
photography over about a 200,000 ha area was 
taken for the mining cadastie. The aerial 
photographs, thus obtained, were used to 
compile 1:2,000 and 1:5,000 scale cadastrai 
inaps, using Sterconjottinos and a 1:5,000 
scale photo sketch.** 
At the same time, photoschemes and photo- 
maps for cadastre and urban planning have 
been compiled over other zones. 
The French Professor H.Rousille has greatly 
supported the photogrammetric applications 
in Romania. In 1929, he joined a Romanian 
commission to study the photogiammetr ic 
efficiency and its method expanding approa- 
ches aiming at the Romanian cadastie intro- 
duction,as soon as possible. 
After the Second World War, a land regis- 
tration of the lands, where no land cadastrie 
was in existence, and topographical maps at 
appropriate scales have been obviously re- 
quired. This has entailed the establishment 
of the Centre for Photogrammetry within 
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. 
The Centre for Photogrammetry establishment 
in 1958 and its continuous upgrading with 
the present-day equipment have promoted the 
increase of the topographical and cadastial 
mapping every year, reaching in 1965 at 
almost 90 per cent a rate,which is nowadays 
maintained. 
That early stage requirement was to compile 
topographical map over the whole country 
territory in a short period of time, aiming 
at land registration, based only on plani- 
metry; so, during 1958-1965, 1:10,000 and 
  
(x) Since 1932, the rate accomplishing works 
for the mining cadastie has been greatly 
reduced, considering economic matters. 
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