Law on spatial information (Cantonal Spatial Information Law). Country/Territory Switzerland Territorial subdivision Nidwalden Document type Legislation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Land tenure Survey/mapping Zoning Land-use planning Cadastre/land registration Data collection/reporting Access-to-information Inspection Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Law enters into force on 1 May 2012. Abstract The present Law enforces, inter alia, the Federal Spatial Information Act of 5 October 2007. In particular, the Law contains provisions on: 1) management of the spatial data information system; 2) geographical names; 3) the public legal restrictions on landownership cadastre; 4) official cadastral survey. The text consists of 52 articles divided into 8 chapters as follows: General provisions (I); Organization (II); Spatial data information system, spatial data, spatial base data (III); Geographical names (IV); Public legal restrictions on landownership (V); Official cadastral survey (VI); Financial regulations (VII); Provisions on data protection, penalties, legal protection and final provision (VIII). Full text German Website www.nw.ch References - Legislation Implements Loi fédérale sur la géoinformation (Loi sur la géoinformation, LGéo). Legislation | Switzerland | 2007 (2009) Keyword: Survey/mapping, Zoning, Land-use planning, Cadastre/land registration, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ordonnance sur la mensuration officielle (OMO). Legislation | Switzerland | 1992 (2008) Keyword: Land tenure, Survey/mapping, Cadastre/land registration, Subdivision of land, Land consolidation, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX