The National Land Administration Authority (ANATI) published Resolution ADMG-647-2026, dated October 27, 2026, in Official Gazette No. 30643-D of that same day; it adopts the LADM-PA Technical Model as the official model for managing cadastral information. The model is based on LADM II, the evolution of the international standard ISO 19152 for land administration, and is attached to the resolution, which applies from its publication (article 16).

According to its article 1, the document is a conceptual and technical framework to gradually build the LADM Panama National Profile. Article 4 sets a reference structure that runs from the national profile to a Core Model, a Core Parcel and sector extensions. Article 9 lists implementation scenarios: migrating legacy information to a structured Base Parcel, a mass survey with a parcel file, valuation and fiscal cadastre, territorial planning, connection with registry recording and inter-institutional coordination. The recitals acknowledge that heterogeneous systems currently coexist, hampering the exchange and traceability of data.

The provision with a market effect is article 10: projects, consultancies, services and technology developments on land administration or cadastral information formulated after it takes effect must consider the model as a reference where relevant, and bidding documents and terms of reference will define the applicable requirements. For geomatics, surveying, software and data services companies, this suggests that future cadastre tenders could require compatibility with the standard. In the longer term, a cadastre interoperable with the registry tends to reduce uncertainty over boundaries and speed up due diligence in real estate and credit transactions, although that effect depends on implementation.

The resolution itself limits its scope. Article 13 clarifies that it does not constitute a property title, award, recognition of possession, registry recording or change of boundaries, and article 12 warns that it does not approve a final national profile; technical specifications, data dictionaries and interoperability rules remain to be approved (article 11). The paragraph of article 10 preserves contracts and bidding documents already finalized.

Nexo Capital will follow the technical specifications that ANATI issues for the LADM Panama National Profile.

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