Many people know the useful of map. One of the government agencies, the Department of Lands (DOL) has long been an important role in Land titling and cadastral map making. Let us know more about this organization on how it is involved with and how important it is to the people.
Question: What is the main task of the DOL ?
Answer : The main task of the DOL is Land right control and management for private land and state land (Public land) management by registers and issues land titles, land and property registration. We can divide into two parts. First is service part or front office; issuance of deeds and deeds transaction process. Second is supporting or central office to support the main task; headquarter, Bureau, Sub-Bureau, Division etc. To set up policy, law and regulation, budget and action plan for both central and regional office such as equipment and materials procurement map and IT knowledge service.
Question: How IT involves the DOL ?
Answer : Land information is an important data base for GIS in data management. There must have properly design for data capture and data base system. In the past, there have only 3 dimensions for map which are width, length and height (x,y,z) but now the fourth dimension is a time when the time change data or map is obsolete. Then map or data should have the date they capture or made it. Better information make better planning. Now DOL try to speed up data capture for LIS to serve private sector in near future.
Question : How Oce printer can help developing your work ?
Answer : Mostly for mapping or Cadastral map sheet (A1 size) production. The new map or map revision which use the old map or old data, sometime we use the old map or data or aerial photo (in the past) for data checking which are mostly paper map or hard copy. So that we must input these data to the computer system by using scanner in order to provide digital data for an urgent projects, a big lot of map printing to serve government agencies.
Several projects, several problems need GIS in analysis, evaluation of effects and impact. We use technology to help creating, digitizing and printing maps with a satisfactory speed at the time we need. Oce printer is suitable for scanning and printing a great number of maps immediately. If you are interested in receiving more information, you can contact http://www.dol.go.th | 
