The management of the Swiss cadastral system – the three pillars of which are the cadastral surveying, the Cadastre of Public-law Restrictions on landownership (PLR Cadastre) and the land register – is divided between the federal government and the cantons.

The cadastral survey is both a shared duty between the federal government and the cantons, and a good example of a successful public/private partnership, namely the smoothly functioning cooperation between the Federal Directorate of Cadastral Surveying, the cantonal surveying authorities, municipal surveying offices and private sector surveying bureaux. The federal government is responsible for the strategic management and supervision of the system, while the cantons take care of its operational management.

Further information: Swiss cadastral survey 

The federal government, represented by the Federal Office of Topography (swisstopo) is the supervisory authority for the Cadastre of Public-law Restrictions on landownership, while the cantonal PLR Cadastre authorities are responsible for its operational management.

Further informations: PLR Cadastre

The federal government is the supervisory authority for the land registry system, while the cantons are responsible for establishing the land register offices, defining the respective districts and regulating supervision at the cantonal level. 

Further information: Land register