Enhancing cadastral surveys by facilitating the participation of owners
AbstractWhile some countries have over centuries developed a nation-wide spatial framework, some others have been left behind. However, because of the global economic and social challenges, there is an urgent need for those countries to develop similar systems in a fast and efficient way for their economic survival. Building such a framework should be always based on each country's resources and capacities. In systematic cadastral registrations, the participation of owners has always been crucial for the success of the project. Within this concept, the authors investigate the potential of new tools to increase the participation of land right holders and local volunteers (non-professionals) and to enhance the cadastral surveying procedure. A hybrid “crowdsourcing” approach is proposed, mainly based on the direct participation of property rights holders in which the role of the cadastral surveyor is crucial. A commercial application for smartphones is tested. The smartphone's GPS is used only for the genera...