The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) is a
statutory board under the
Ministry of Law of the
Government of Singapore. SLA optimises land resources for Singapore's social and economic development.
History
The SLA was formed on 1 June 2001 when the Land Office, Singapore Land Registry, Survey Department and Land Systems Support Unit were merged.
Role
With the vision of 'Limited Land, Unlimited Space', SLA is responsible for maximising Singapore's land resources, by:
* Optimising land and space utilisation,
* Safeguarding property ownership, and
* Promoting the use of land-space data through geospatial.
SLA has two functional roles: developmental and regulatory.
* Developmental: SLA oversees the management of 11,000 hectares of state land and 2,700 state properties. SLA is also responsible for land sales, leasing,
land acquisitions and allocation, developing and marketing land-related information and maintaining the national land information database.
* Regulatory: SLA is the national land registration authority, and is responsible for the management and maintenance of the national land survey system, to define the boundaries and legal limits of properties in Singapore.
SLA also operates GeoWorks, Southeast Asia's first
geospatial
Geographic data and information is defined in the ISO/TC 211 series of standards as data and information having an implicit or explicit association with a location relative to Earth (a geographic location or geographic position).
It is also ca ...
industry centre. As a
co-working space, GeoWorks aims to nurture and strengthen the geospatial ecosystem in Singapore and beyond, bringing together MNCs, scale-ups and government agencies through partnership, collaboration and innovation. The GeoWorks GeoInnovation Programme is home to more than 20 startups and scale-ups in geospatial and related domains, including
artificial intelligence
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,
drones,
autonomous vehicles
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,
augmented reality,
virtual reality
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,
geospatial analysis
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,
satellite imagery and
route optimisation. GeoWorks is located at
mTower
mTower, formerly known as PSA Building, is an integrated development in Singapore, comprising a 40-storey office building and a 3-storey retail centre, Alexandra Retail Centre. It is located at Alexandra Road, Singapore. The building also houses ...
.
State-managed Properties
Notable properties managed by SLA include:
*
Gillman Barracks
*Dempsey Hill (former Tanglin Village)
*
Kallang Airport
Kallang Airport (also known as the Kallang Aerodrome, Kallang Airfield and RAF Kallang) was the first purpose-built civil international airport in Singapore, opened officially on 12 June 1937 and ceased operations in 1955, when it was reloca ...
*
Tanjong Pagar Railway Station
Tanjong Pagar railway station ( ms, Stesen Keretapi Tanjong Pagar; ; ta, தஞ்சோங் பகார் ரயில் நிலையம்), also called Singapore railway station ( ms, Stesen Keretapi Singapura; ; ta, சிங் ...
*Old Bukit Timah Fire Station
*
Changi Hospital
Changi Hospital is a now-defunct and abandoned general hospital located in Changi, Singapore. Its closure came with the merging with the former Toa Payoh Hospital and was renamed as the Changi General Hospital, which relocated new operations to ...
*Temasek Shophouse
*Turf City
*5 Kadayanallur Street (former St. Andrew’s Mission Hospital)
*45 Sultan Gate at
Kampong Glam
Kampong Glam ( Malay: Kampung Gelam; Jawi: کامڤوڠ ڬلم ; ; Tamil: கம்போங் கிளாம்) is a neighbourhood and ethnic enclave in Singapore. It is located north of the Singapore River, in the planning area of ...
*Close to 500
Black and White Bungalows across Singapore, including Scotts Road, Goodwood Hill, Bukit Timah, Alexandra Park, Sembawang, Malcolm Park, Changi and Seletar
*
St. John’s Island,
Lazarus Island
Lazarus Island, also known as Pulau Sakijang Pelepah, is one of the Southern Islands in Singapore. It is south of the main island of Singapore, off the Straits of Singapore and is uninhabited. It is connected by a causeway to Saint John's Island ...
and
Kusu Island
Kusu Island is one of the Southern Islands in Singapore, located about to the south of the main island of Singapore and below the Singapore Straits. "Kusu" means "Tortoise Island" or "Turtle Island" in Hokkien; the island is also known as ' ...
See also
*
SiReNT
References
External links
Singapore Land Authority Official WebsiteGeoWorks - Singapore's Geospatial Industry CentreOneMap - authoritative national map of SingaporeState Property Information Online
Statutory boards of the Singapore Government
2001 establishments in Singapore
Government agencies established in 2001
Regulation in Singapore
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