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