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View article: Embedding (Semi-) automatic cadastral boundary extraction into fit-for-purpose land administration in peri-urban ethiopia
Embedding (Semi-) automatic cadastral boundary extraction into fit-for-purpose land administration in peri-urban ethiopia Open
The creation and upkeep of cadastral data is essential for maintaining land and resources and advancing sustainable development. However, developing nations face land use challenges in peri-urban areas due to the fast-paced increase in pop…
View article: Cadastral Entrepreneurs Recognizing the Innovators of Sustainable Land Administration
Cadastral Entrepreneurs Recognizing the Innovators of Sustainable Land Administration Open
The role of entrepreneurship in land administration remains relatively unexplored. Whilst the opportunity for the private sector is understood, with Statement 5 of Cadastre 2014 being a notable example, amongst other reports on the role of…
View article: Building third generation land tools: Its4land, smart sketchmaps, UAVs, automatic feature extraction, and the GeoCloud
Building third generation land tools: Its4land, smart sketchmaps, UAVs, automatic feature extraction, and the GeoCloud Open
A third generation of land tools is emerging: 'its4land' is part of the movement. The initiative aims to create seven new tools that further support faster, cheaper, easier, and more responsible land rights mapping. The tools are inspired …
View article: The Governance of Semantic Resources for the FIG Community
The Governance of Semantic Resources for the FIG Community Open
Knowledge Organization Systems (KOSs) or controlled vocabularies in terms of taxonomies, thesauri, and ontologies, among others, enable Semantic Web and Linked Data implementations by supporting the publishing of data in a relational, stru…
View article: Furthering Automatic Feature Extraction for Fit-for-Purpose Cadastral Updating: Cases from Peri-Urban Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Furthering Automatic Feature Extraction for Fit-for-Purpose Cadastral Updating: Cases from Peri-Urban Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Open
Fit-for-purpose land administration (FFPLA) seeks to simplify cadastral mapping via lowering the costs and time associated with conventional surveying methods. This approach can be applied to both the initial establishment and on-going mai…
View article: On real estate market transparency: The relationship with ICT trade and investment
On real estate market transparency: The relationship with ICT trade and investment Open
The relationship between information and communication technology (ICT) investment, ICT trade, and real estate market transparency is examined in this paper. National-level bi-annual data from a sample of advanced and emerging market econo…
View article: Furthering Automatic Feature Extraction for Fit-for-Purpose Cadastral Updating: Cases from Peri-Urban Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Furthering Automatic Feature Extraction for Fit-for-Purpose Cadastral Updating: Cases from Peri-Urban Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Open
Fit-for-purpose land administration (FFPLA) seeks to simplify cadastral mapping via lowering the costs and time associated with conventional surveying methods. The approach can be applied to both initial establishment and on-going maintena…
View article: Land Administration As-A-Service: Relevance, Applications, and Models
Land Administration As-A-Service: Relevance, Applications, and Models Open
The ‘as-a-Service’ (aaS) concept of the IT sector is suggested to reduce upfront and ongoing costs, enable easier scaling, and make for simpler system upgrades. The concept is explored in relation to the domain of land administration, with…
View article: Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration and the Framework for Effective Land Administration: Synthesis of Contemporary Experiences
Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration and the Framework for Effective Land Administration: Synthesis of Contemporary Experiences Open
Despite the significant and explicit focus on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), much of the world’s land rights remain unrecorded and outside formal government systems. Blame is often placed on land administration pr…
View article: Remote Sensing for Land Administration 2.0
Remote Sensing for Land Administration 2.0 Open
The reprint “Land Administration 2.0” is an extension of the previous reprint “Remote Sensing for Land Administration”, another Special Issue in Remote Sensing. This reprint unpacks the responsible use and integration of emerging remote se…
View article: Remote Sensing for Land Administration 2.0
Remote Sensing for Land Administration 2.0 Open
Contemporary land administration (LA) systems incorporate the concepts of cadastre and land registration. Conceptually, LA is part of a global land management paradigm incorporating LA functions such as land value, land tenure, land develo…
View article: Formalisation of code lists and their values – The case of ISO 19152 Land Administration Domain Model
Formalisation of code lists and their values – The case of ISO 19152 Land Administration Domain Model Open
A code list in Unified Modeling Language (UML), a simple list of values without any structure, can be employed as a simple data type to further capture the semantics of a domain. The code list values as used in international standards (e.g…
View article: Scaling up UAVs for land administration: Towards the plateau of productivity
Scaling up UAVs for land administration: Towards the plateau of productivity Open
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are considered an innovative tool for land administration. However, despite the prospects and market opportunities in the domain, there is a gap between experimentation and widespread technology diffusion. I…
View article: Review of Remote Sensing for Land Administration: Origins, Debates, and Selected Cases
Review of Remote Sensing for Land Administration: Origins, Debates, and Selected Cases Open
Conventionally, land administration—incorporating cadastres and land registration—uses ground-based survey methods. This approach can be traced over millennia. The application of photogrammetry and remote sensing is understood to be far mo…
View article: Remote Sensing for Property Valuation: A Data Source Comparison in Support of Fair Land Taxation in Rwanda
Remote Sensing for Property Valuation: A Data Source Comparison in Support of Fair Land Taxation in Rwanda Open
Remotely sensed data is increasingly applied across many domains, including fit-for-purpose land administration (FFPLA), where the focus is on fast, affordable, and accurate property information collection. Property valuation, as one of th…
View article: Exploring PPPs in Support of Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration: A Case Study from Côte d’Ivoire
Exploring PPPs in Support of Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration: A Case Study from Côte d’Ivoire Open
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) may facilitate the implementation of fit-for-purpose land administration (FFPLA); however, the approach can be compromised when funding for land registration is insufficient or donor projects end. This pa…
View article: Meeting the 2030 Agenda : Responsible Consolidation of Ghana's Customary Lands
Meeting the 2030 Agenda : Responsible Consolidation of Ghana's Customary Lands Open
Land Consolidation on Sub-Saharan Africa’s customary lands have generally failed for various reasons. However, with the prevalence of land fragmentation as a problem in the past two decades, there has been a new wave of land consolidation …
View article: Geospatial Tool and Geocloud Platform Innovations: A Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration Assessment
Geospatial Tool and Geocloud Platform Innovations: A Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration Assessment Open
The well-recognized and extensive task of mapping unrecorded land rights across sub-Saharan Africa demands innovative solutions. In response, the consortia of “its4land”, a European Commission Horizon 2020 project, developed, adapted, and …
View article: Land Administration Maintenance: A Review of the Persistent Problem and Emerging Fit-for-Purpose Solutions
Land Administration Maintenance: A Review of the Persistent Problem and Emerging Fit-for-Purpose Solutions Open
A contemporary review of land administration, from the perspective of systems maintenance, is provided. A special emphasis is placed on emerging fit-for-purpose land administration solutions. The research synthesis uses reputable sources f…
View article: Land, Innovation, and Social Good
Land, Innovation, and Social Good Open
The administration of land tenure, value, and use is undergoing a new wave of technological innovation [...]
View article: Domain-Driven Design applied to land administration system development: Lessons from the Netherlands
Domain-Driven Design applied to land administration system development: Lessons from the Netherlands Open
The introduction or renewal of information systems conventionally begins with data modelling. In the domain of land administration, like others, the process is challenging: complex laws and regulations, lengthy process descriptions, shared…
View article: Hybrid Approaches for Smart Contracts in Land Administration: Lessons from Three Blockchain Proofs-of-Concept
Hybrid Approaches for Smart Contracts in Land Administration: Lessons from Three Blockchain Proofs-of-Concept Open
The emergence of “blockchain” technology as an alternative data management technique has spawned a myriad of conceptual and logical design work across multiple industries and sectors. It is also argued to enable operationalisation of the e…
View article: Remote Sensing for Land Administration
Remote Sensing for Land Administration Open
What is land? Who owns it? Who can use it? How much is it worth? What can it be used for? These are the questions land administration seeks to answer responsibly, which requires trustworthy people, transparent processes, and reliable infor…
View article: Remote Sensing for Land Administration
Remote Sensing for Land Administration Open
Land administration constitutes the socio-technical systems that govern land tenure, use, value and development within a jurisdiction. The land parcel is the fundamental unit of analysis. Each parcel has identifiable boundaries, associated…
View article: COVID-19, the land administration sector and spatial information
COVID-19, the land administration sector and spatial information Open
This article explores the relevance of the land administration sector, disaster risk management and spatial information in the context of the coronavirus outbreak.