GIS case study for a fiscal cadastre and improved land tenure in the Bahamas
Ferguson, Thomas
A gradual paradigm shift is being experienced in the Bahamas. The need for information is now heightened and has resulted in a Pilot Study being carried out in a small area of the Country. This has unveiled both the advantages and disadvantages of the GIS science and technology. Using the limited existing labour on hand, a skills re-engineering campaign was implemented to accomplish the task at hand. Staff members were trained in CAD, GIS, and database software to enable completion of the same. The results were quite suprising and recommendations for the maintainance of the program were proposed. Despite the imperfections in the Land Tenure system of the Bahamas, the projections for increased revenue generation have deemed the Pilot Study a reasonable project. Additionally, the new way of producing and storing digital data for the Fiscal Cadastree of the Bahamas has sparked a new interest by agencies and private individuals. This paper intends to outline both the present and future benefit of the Pilot Study, while analyzing the impact of broadening the scope to a wider area (ie. A National Project). The effect of GIS in the Bahamas appears to be steamrolling ahead and the engine has gathered a great amount of speed.
Event: XXIII International FIG Congress : Shaping the change
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