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LandSure is driven by a passion for innovation
W
hen LandSure
Systems
Ltd. started
building an
interactive map
of titled and Crown lands across
British Columbia in 2014, Irshad
Jamal was hired on to be one
of the “digital tailors” stitching
together the fabric of various land
surveyors’ survey plan datasets.
It was important work: the
product, ParcelMap BC, is used by
provincial government ministries,
local governments, realtors, developers, surveyors and members
of the public as the definitive
source for geospatial parcel
data in the province. A decade
later, Jamal was part of another
significant evolution in the map,
collaborating with colleagues on
a major overhaul that will allow
for 3D mapping and a “universal
parcel identifier” that can connect
the map’s data to other provincial
systems.
Matt Dockerty, chief information officer and vice-president of technology, at LandSure Systems.
There are some very
smart people here who
just really care and take
pride in what they’re
doing.
— Matt Dockerty
Chief Information Officer and
Vice-President, Technology
“It’s a big win,” says Jamal, a
geographic information systems
(GIS) analyst. “We can start doing
things like strata mapping in 3D,
attaching an ID to features that we
haven’t been previously able to,
like roads, or connecting our data
to systems like assessment records
if you want to know a property’s
value. We’re going to manage that
unique link.”
Based in Vancouver, LandSure is
a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Land Title and Survey Authority
of British Columbia (LTSA).
It serves LTSA by developing
and maintaining technology to
support land-related transactions
in the province, including the
land title register, Land Owner
Transparency Registry (LOTR),
the Condo and Strata Assignment
Integrity Register (CSAIR), and
ParcelMap BC.
Real estate in British Columbia
represents about $2.8 trillion in
assets and “we help LTSA steward
that,” says Matt Dockerty, chief
information officer and vicepresident of technology. The
public service mission has created
a culture of pride and ownership
among employees.
“LandSure is a rare organization
in that it has hearts and smarts,”
he says. “There are some very
smart people here who just really
care and take pride in what they’re
doing.”
Dockerty says LandSure is committed to improving technology
to strengthen LTSA’s core systems
and keep them modern.
“I think for an organization
of our size, we punch above our
weight,” he says. “We’re at a nice
place where we’ve got strong
support to invest in technology,
continuous improvement and
innovation, and we have processes
that streamline efficiency. We have
the ability to get things done."
That focus on innovation
has created an open-minded,
creative and collaborative culture,
Dockerty says. The company’s
leadership training and other
professional development
programs stress the idea of a
“growth mindset,” working together and learning from mistakes.
Dockerty also sponsors an
“effective execution working
group” that looks at how
LandSure can improve decisionmaking, give employees more
autonomy and free up their time
to be creative — including by
trying to cut back on meetings and
