a record of interests in land encompassing both the nature and the extent of interests —note 1. generally, this means maps and other descriptions of land parcels as well as the identification of who owns certain legal rights to the land (such as ownership, liens, easements, mortgages, and other legal interests) —note 2. cadastral information often includes other descriptive information about land parcels —see base mapThis definition last updated 07/17/2008