While in the times of feudalism the land was a source of wealth, having only a financial value, today it has become valuable as a limited resource. It should not be forgotten land is becoming scarce, so it must be very well planned and managed. In order for cemeteries to be sustainable and effectively manageable, it is essential to collect, store and examine information related to these sites like other types of areas. A geographic database design was developed in order to identify and resolve existing problems related to cemetery management nationwide in accordance with the ISO 19152 standard.

Turkey has produced cadastral data using different methods until today. Therefore, not all the data are the same standard in quality. Three different methods (correction, digitisation and updating) have been applying for update. Choosing the right method will save significant time and cost. Also, surveying the fixed boundaries will give the most accurate results. However, this is not always possible. The distribution of fixed boundaries is only 46.39% in the application area. So, fixed boundaries should be measured as far as possible. The places where the digitisation and updating methods will be applied should be determined very well.

There are more than hundred thousand immovable cultural assets/heritages in Turkey such as inns, bathhouses, covered bazaars and mosques. It is known that there are some slums and illegal structures in the covered areas which are regulated with Conservation Development Plans. According to the plans, constructions are not allowed or limited generally. For the better management of these areas, some data such as ownership data of the immovable assets in these areas and other information such as real estate tax values, market values and building types should be known. For example, an object-oriented geographical database was developed for 40 immovable cultural assets selected in Trabzon city of Turkey. By this way, a model was established in accordance with Land Administration Domain Model. Costs of acquisition are analysed thanks to the GIS database. It is predicted that the study may be improved on a web basis for all immovable cultural assets.