FAO Open Source Cadastre and Registration Software Workshop, Rome, Italy

DLIS & SAEx, and Digital Cadastre Pilot in Nepal: Lessons Learnt & Future Plans

Ganesh Prasad BhattaChief Survey Officer, Survey Department

Krishna Raj B.C.Joint Secretary, Ministry of Land Reform and Management

November 18-19, 2010

Country Context

Common Scenario: Cadastre and Registration Perspective

Organisational Arrangement

DLIS

SAEx

Piloting Digital Cadastre

Lessons Learnt

Future Plans

Presentation Outline

Landlocked Himalayan Country in South Asia

Area: 147,181 Km2

Population: 23.15 million [2001 Census]

Population Growth Rate: 2.27

Country Context (Recap)

5 Dev. Regions, 14 Zones, 75 Districts, 58 Municipalities/ 3913 VDCs

Heavenly Countryside

Multi-lingual, multi-ethnic, and diverse culture

Country of Mt. Everest

Birth Place of Lord Buddha

Country Context (Recap)…

Traditional system

Paper Based Documents

Common Scenario

Hand Written Titles

Common Scenario …

Paper Based Archive

Common Scenario…

Integrated Land Information System Project was established at DoLRM in 1991/92

◦ ‘Bhu Laxmi’ was developed but could not function in practice

The project was shifted to MoLRM in 1997

◦ District Land Information System (DLIS) was developed

DoLIA was established in 2000 as the successor of the Project

◦ Continued development of DLIS

◦ SAEx was developed

◦ Digital Archive of land records were initiated /are under progress

DoS started piloting Digital Cadastre in 2006

ICT Application in Cadastre and Land Registration: Org. Initiatives

Organisational Structure

To handle the non-spatial records at LRO

Based on Client Server Architecture

DLIS Application is developed on C++ Environment

Initially MS Access was used for database

MS Access database being migrated to MS-SQL

No linkage with Spatial Database

DLIS: Characteristic Features

DLIS: Database Diagram

LOCOshpPO_SID

PERS_SID

OwnrVerified

TCN

RecSts

UpdDt

UpdUsr

UpdDtNep

LOCPO_SID

Moth_SID

PanaNo

Tmp_PanaNo

PROP_TYP

OSHP_Typ

TCN

RecSts

UpdUsr

UpdDt

UpdDtNep

MothMoth_SID

MothLuj_No

VDC_SID

Ward_No

Moth_LUJ

FY_ID

LMOCD

TCN

RecSts

UpdUser

UpdDate

UpdDtNep

OwnerPERS_SID

FY_ID

IsChild

Sam_SID

GFL_Rel

FH_Rel

Age

OwnrCcio

OwnrCCDist

OwnrCCNo

OwnrCCDt

OwnrTypCod

OwnrFname

OwnrLname

OwnrDistCod

OwnrVDCcod

OwnrWardNo

OwnrLOC

OwnrGRName

OwnrFHName

OwnrDob

OwnrSex

OwnrRem

TCN

RECSTS

UpdUsr

UpdDt

UpdDtNep

LIN_ID

Setup_FYFY_ID

LMO_FY

isCur

FY_Cls

dtStartDate

dtEndDate

LOCPrclPrcl_SID

PO_SID

TCN

RecSts

UpdUsr

UpdDt

UpdDtNep

TinantTNT_SID

FY_ID

GFL_Rel

FH_Rel

Age

Tnt_Cat

OwnrCcio

OwnrCCDist

OwnrCCNo

OwnrCCDt

OwnrFname

OwnrLname

OwnrDistCod

OwnrVDCcod

OwnrWardNo

OwnrLOC

OwnrGRName

OwnrFHName

OwnrSex

OwnrRem

TCN

RECSTS

UpdUsr

UpdDt

UpdDtNep

TNTPrclPRCL_SID

TNT_SID

FY_ID

TCN

PrclPRCL_SID

VDC_SID

MpSht_SID

MpSht_SID2

MpSht_SID3

MpSht_SID4

PrclWardno

PrclNo

PrclKhaSer

PrclAunit

PrclArea1

PrclArea2

PrclArea3

PrclArea4

PrclArsqm

PrclLndtp

PrclLndcls

PrclLnduse

Own_Shr

Own_Typ

PrclIssAut

PrclIssDt

Adjfy

Trn_Typ

AdjDocNo

AdjDTyp

AdjDt

PrclRem

TntTyp

Tnt_SID

Guthi_Nm

remark

PrclRFSts

PrclVerified

PrclDigSts

Floor

DoEn

UnReg

FY_ID

LMOCD

TCN

RecSts

UpdDt

UpdUsr

UpdDtNep

isDetailEntryAdded

isUnderTransaction

isNotInLocPrcl

Moth Record Information

(DATA)

Master Parcel Record

Parcel Detail

Tenant Detail

Owner's Detail

Data Store

DLIS: Transaction ProcessTransaction Registration

Registration Number, Source Parcel

Destination Owner Setup

Input Owner ID

Display Source Parcel and Owner information

Parcel Subdivision?

Destination record Setup

Input New Parcel and transaction detailSource

parcel Exist?

End ProcessSource Verification

Source Vs Exist record

NO

Display Source Error Message

End Process

Destination record Setup

Establish form Source

Destination record Setup

Source Parcel Selection

Moth Pana No. Already Exit

Add New Moth Pana Number

Owner Id Already Exist?

Display Source Parcel and Owner information

Destination Owner Setup

Input Owner Detail

Yes

NO

Display Owner information

End Process

End Process

End Process

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

NO

NO

NO

DLIS Database

A customised extension of ArcGIS 8.0 (Initially) and higher version of ArcGIS

For cadastral database Editing of the parcels are

supported only for parcel merge and split.

A topologically cleaned data is required to be loaded into the SAEx system.

Adds specialized Tool Bar to the ArcMap

Able to create Personal Geodatabase and perform automatic backup of existing versions

Able to do editing or sub-division of the parcels (polygon) with given criteria like direction/area/length

SAEx: Characteristic Features

SAEx: Data Structure

Digitalization of Register (Moth & Rokka) in DLIS: 66

Districts

◦ In 18 districts, the new titles are issued from computer

Digitalization of Cadastral Maps in SAEx: 8Districts

Scanning of Cadastral Maps: 71 Districts

Digitalization Progress

In 2006, Banepa Municipality of Kavre District was chosen for piloting

Total Stations are used for data capture

ArcGIS 9x, customized as per local need, is the software used

Piloting Digital Cadastre

Cadastral survey of Banepa Municipality completed

Titles yet to be issued

Quality improved

Piloting Progress

It is essential to replace the traditional technology

There is lack of adequate capacity in terms of human resources and other resources

Huge amount of budget is being spent on developing / procuring software

Lessons Learnt

Extension of Digital Pilot to one more municipality (Dhulikhel, Kavre)

Application of Orthophoto Maps for cadastral surveying in two districts (Achham and Arghakhanchi)

Implementation of LRMIS (under ICT project) Project

◦ To be supported by Asian Development Bank (ADB)

◦ Non-spatial data (at LROs) only

◦ To be piloted in 14 LRO offices with approx. 3.7 million parcels

Future Plans

Continued Efforts in Developing Open Source Software by DoLIA

Piloting OSCAR (therefore, we are here)

Ultimately, providing services in digital environment throughout the country

Future Plans …

Capacity building

Data Quality

Power Backup

Data Security

Sustainability

◦ Infrastructure Development

◦ Continued supplied of essential infrastructure

Different location of LRO and SO office buildings

Challenges

Thank you !!!

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