Utility Cadastre in Local Self-Government

The town of Osijek is the first local self-government unit in the Republic of Croatia that has engaged in development, organizing and take over of the Utility Cadastre in compliance with the new laws. The article quotes the most important sections of the laws and regulations that serve as preconditions and that have helped arrange a mode of transfer of the Utility Cadastre from the State Geodetic Administration management to the local self-government. The article gives a review of the current state of the cable cadastre as well as a type of a take-over and adjustment of the Utility Cadastre management in GIS (geographic information system) environment in all in compliance with the existing law provisions.