The Survey and Mapping Department (SMD) is a sub-department of the Lands Division that operates under the Attorney General’s Chambers and is the National Surveying and Mapping agency for the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). The department is responsible for the standardization and production of all Surveying and Mapping activities and the maintenance of the national cadaster and the country’s geodetic network. The department comprises of two (2) functional arms, a Survey section and a Mapping section, both of which are regulated by the Land Survey Ordinance and the Land Survey Regulations. The department’s functions are also guided by the Strata Titles Ordinance, the Land Acquisition Ordinance, the Crown Land Ordinance, the Physical Planning Ordinance and the Registered Land Ordinance.