The National Spatial Data Infrastructure of Zambia
Shlomi Sivan
One of Zambia's important challenges is to recognize the title of property owners on their land. The Ministry of Land, Natural Resources and Environment Protection (MLNREP) is in charge of managing the country's land resources. To begin a LAND AUDIT and to be efficient in charging the revenues, the Ministry has installed ZILMIS ? the Zambia Integrated Land Management Information System. The MLNREP has contracted Sivan Design D.S Ltd to design and implement the system. One of the deficiencies in obtaining an ideal system is the absence of a good quality and up to date national map. To that end, Sivan Design is leading a joint venture together with another Israeli company ? Ofek Aerial Photography and with Ground Force Land & Engineering Services, a surveying Zambian company that is in charge of quality control of the field surveys executed by the surveyors of the Ministry, under the Surveyor General. The goal of this JV is to create a National Spatial Data Infrastructure that will serve the Ministry, to maximize the usage of accurate geographical data for the benefit of the public serving both the Ministry and other E-GOVERNMENT initiatives. Mapping is an essential element in the development of a country. Land Registration at high accuracy (Cadastral Scale) can serve as the hub for the nation development such as the development of roads, water resources, town planning, land uses, tourism, forestry, addressing etc. For Cadastral usages (land ownerships), an accurate map is the basic component for the management of a proper land allocation. It enables the surveyors and the land officers to properly identify the land parcel boundaries and its surroundings such as nearby roads, land uses and other affecting elements.
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