7: Land Information System To give students a broad understanding of land tenure and the cadastre
concept, how it has evolved historically and its role in documenting land
rights. The course covers cadastral systems in the world as a means of
understanding fundamental principles and design criteria underlying these
systems. The final part of the course deals with the design of cadastre-
based LIS.
Theory Weeks Practical Land information Introduction to Land characteristics,
Land information system, Cadastre,
Land information management
1 Studying
and
understanding
the existing LIS examples
Location of land Registration and Cadastre in LIS Definition, LIS Taxonomy,
classification of land information
1
Development of work flow
diagrams for the procedures