Standard Open Source Software for the Social Tenure Domain Model Tool
Arnulf Christl et al.
This paper will highlight the positive impact of using standards-based Open Source software for the implementation of the tools required by the Social Tenure Domain Model (STDM). The development of the STDM software tools started with a focus on offline data acquisition with low hardware requirements based on the API of the Desktop GIS QGIS. The architecture was designed to be highly scalable right from the start and the data accordingly modeled to live on a PostgreSQL database with PostGIS extension. This set-up can be used on a standalone low spec laptop but also in a highly scalable server environment. The next phase of the project will focus on also leveraging web based tools to complement the solid and stable standalone core. All bindings in the system are standardized around W3C and OGC interface and data specifications making the system modular and extensible. In the outlook we will highlight the technical roadmap and how it is interweaved with social networks to establish an environment that will allow user groups to directly interact with the project. In the long run this will be the means to attract sponsors and fund developers to support the sustainable growth the project.
Event: Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty 2015
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