A GNSS network is a sustainable positioning infrastructure for supporting land management operations
Cranenbroeck, Joel van
Land Administration (defined by the UN/ECE as the process of determining, recording and disseminating information about ownership, value and use of land, when implementing land management policies) (UN, 1996) includes processes of land registration, cadastre, valuation and land inventory. Every country in the world pursues these activities in one form or another (UN, 2001) to sustain these land resources. Resources that are linked to nature are many fold - land is the most abundant natural resource which provides all such natural minerals. Efficient and beneficial exploitation of natural mineral resources provides an important part of the economies of many countries, both in the developing and in the developed world. It is in this context, a life cycle analysis of mineral usage aided by cadastral administration can lead to identification of resource exploitation and finding of abatement costs due to each such mineral exploitation from a piece of land. Defined by ISO 14040.2 Draft: Life Cycle Assessment - Principles and Guidelines--Life cycle analysis (LCA) is a technique to assess the environmental aspects and potential impacts associated with a product, process, or service, by compiling an inventory of relevant energy and material inputs and environmental releases, evaluating the potential environmental impacts associated with identified inputs and releases, interpreting the results to help you make a more informed decision.. Land administration or proper land management practices dictates the rate at which a land can be exploited for the extraction of several mineral resources.
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