The Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography (Rosreestr) has proposed using drones to monitor Russians’ land plots.

The Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography (Rosreestr) has proposed using drones to monitor Russians’ land plots.

18-11-2025Social

According to reports, property owners would receive a certified letter or an email if an administrative case is opened against them. Rosreestr’s draft legislation also calls for higher fines for failing to comply with oversight requirements. Fines could range from 10,000 to 20,000 rubles for individuals, 30,000 to 50,000 rubles for officials, and 100,000 to 200,000 rubles for legal entities. At present, individuals pay only 300–500 rubles for similar violations. If approved, the amendments could take effect on January 1, 2027. The authors of the proposal argue that it is unnecessary to “conduct additional inspection activities involving the subjects of oversight when sufficient evidence of violations is already available.” They note that drones and other technology allow regulators to obtain precise, real-time data. On November 11, Vedomosti reported that the public law company Roskadast planned to purchase imagery from non-government satellites for 212.7 million rubles. The required coverage area totals 344,975 square kilometers across southern and northern Russia and the Far East. A source in the satellite communications sector told the outlet that Roskadast may use the imagery to monitor land-use accuracy and update maps more efficiently.