global cadastre project
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Global Cadastre Assessment
Ishaan Goel
Objective
Examine the feasibility and financials of assembling a worldwide cadastre with a focus on rapidly developing
and changing countries / communities
Background
2.5 billion people live on less than $2 per day1 billion people lack secure rights to land70% of land in developing countries is unregisteredLand is a poverty indicator
Methods
Research & Data CollectionLiteratureNewsGIS & other Land Administration sites
Connecting with industry leadersLinkedInEmail
Challenges
Ambiguity of ProjectLack of InformationUnreliable InformationLanguage BarriersTerminology
Key Considerations
Land Policy & Culture
• Who owns the land?• What are the
different forms of land tenure?
• What are the different religious or cultural practices that influence land law?
Government & Politics
• What type of governmental system exists?
• How corrupt is the government?
• How decentralized is the government?
Infrastructure & Capacity
• What institutions exist to manage, survey, and/or record land data?
• What is the level of technological advancement?
Donors/Sponsors
Implementation Partners
Technology
Providers
The Space
Existing Competencies & Opportunities
Opportunities
Information Hosting
SurveyingTax Assessment
Central Hub
Project Assessment
Project FundingField-work
Capacity BuildingPolicy Intervention
Land Information Management TechnologiesPhysical Mapping
Existing Competencies
Steps for Developing Cadastre
1. Source what’s out there
2. Partnerships
3. Crowdsource
4. Business Model
Data
Parcel Availability
144 Countries
Yes 35No 98In-Progress 11
Ownership Availability
144 Countries
Yes 26No 107In-Progress 11
Recommendations
146 Countries
Strong 29Medium 29Weak 98
Open-Source World Map
Central hub for all thing land relatedTracks all projects around the world relating to landTracks various metrics to provide insights into land
conditionsLand registriesType of governmentOwnership type
W Million Square MilesX CountriesY Countries with DataZ Parcels Online
Earth
Earth
Try these layers:
Parcel Availability Ownership Type
Private Property
Projects
Land Registries
Earth
Parcel Availability
Countries with Parcel Data
144 countries surveyedYes (11)No (99)In Progress (33)
Australia
Private-Property: NoOwnership: CrownDeeds Registry: YesLand Registry: YesParcel Availability: YesOwnership Availability: yesDigital Records: Yes
General Ongoing Projects
News/Literature