Which term refers to the result of a Cadastral Survey, drawn to appropriate scale and showing all land parcels and important natural and man-made features within a municipality/project, for purposes of describing and recording ownership?

• A. Cadastral Map (CM)
• B. Cadastral Plan
• C. Plat Map
• D. Parcel Map

Answer: (A)

The main idea is that the official product of a cadastral survey, prepared to scale and showing every land parcel along with key natural and man-made features within a municipality or project, is the Cadastral Map. This map serves as the legal graphic reference for describing and recording ownership, capturing parcel boundaries, lot numbers, tract or block references, and the spatial relationships needed to title and register land. It provides the precise, scale-based depiction used to define how ownership applies on the ground, which is why it’s the standard term for the survey’s output in this context.

The other terms describe similar types of maps in different contexts but don’t carry the same official connotation for ownership records. A cadastral plan is more often a planning or boundary-drawing document that may precede or accompany formal recording but isn’t the definitive ownership map. A plat map is commonly associated with subdivision planning and development layouts, especially in other countries, and a parcel map is a generic term for mapping parcels that doesn’t inherently denote the formal cadastral ownership record.