BUPi (Digital Land Cadastre) was launched as a pilot in 2017, with the goal of understanding the Portuguese territory through a simple and innovative approach.
We wanted to respond to a long-standing challenge: the lack of knowledge about our land and the difficulty in taking preventive measures for its protection.
Explore the path we’ve taken so far and what we’ve already achieved.
We began work at the end of 2017 and, by 2019, the effort paid off: BUPi was authorised to expand across the country.
These were the municipalities where BUPi first took shape:
Knowing our land offers advantages across multiple areas. Data collected through the BUPi platform is integrated into the BUPi Information Systems, which are then made available through an interoperability module shared by various services. BUPi helps the State understand the territory and makes that knowledge accessible to all — including citizens.
BUPi allows citizens to:
Knowing property limits and ownership is key for municipalities to plan and manage their territory. This knowledge enables sustainable development and value creation for communities.
Collaboration among public administration entities enables more efficient use and sharing of territorial information across different domains.
It also spares citizens from having to present information that is already held by the State.
The BUPi interoperability platform accelerates the creation of new knowledge layers within the public administration, supporting better planning and resource management.
Synergies between scientific institutions and higher education have streamlined the identification of territory, enriching existing databases with new data layers and creating new sources of information.
Combining and processing data through artificial intelligence systems will extract even more knowledge, generate economic opportunities and increase employment — particularly in these regions — helping to reduce inequalities.
eBUPi (Mission Structure for the Expansion of the Simplified Land Information System) is the team that manages the BUPi project.
Its mission is to continue expanding the project nationwide and develop the information and interoperability systems that support BUPi.
At BUPi, we want to keep growing and delivering value for citizens, municipalities, and institutions. Our 2025 Action Plan includes objectives to better support citizens in identifying their land and new ways of using this data to develop the country.
See how we plan to expand the project and generate even more value.
BUPi continues to innovate and strengthen our understanding of Portuguese territory.
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