Quality Assurance for Spatial Data Collected in Fit-For-Purpose Land Administration Approaches in Colombia

Luz Angela Rocha,Alvaro Ortiz,Jonathan Montoya

doi:10.3390/land10050496

Abstract

The Fit-For-Purpose Land Administration (FFPLA) approach uses flexible techniques under basic regulations, avoiding complicated systems and aiming to fulfill the objective of land tenure security for all. In addition, a land administration system should evolve, starting as a simple system in rural areas and gradually evolving into a more complex system in more populated areas where requirements and quality increase progressively. The system can develop to a precision system. Implementing the FFPLA methodology in Colombia has allowed processes to be developed for data capture in the field using real-time technology and efficient methods for information management. These processes are under quality control by applying technical specifications in alignment with the FFPLA principles. This article presents the results of creating a FFPLA quality assurance model, which includes the application of the ISO 19100 family of technical standards based on the product’s life cycle and quality model concepts. Furthermore, the article documents essential aspects for controlling the quality of the parcel boundary data collected in the field, using direct and indirect methods to measure the applicable spatial data quality elements (logical consistency and positional accuracy) preserving FFPLA principles.

Highlights

New policies in Colombia include the use of a multipurpose cadaster that allows for the formalization and registration of land and property rights in rural areas where cadaster systems and data are outdated
This paper aims to show the results of a project that had as its primary purpose the creation of the Fit for Purpose Land Administration quality assurance model, which includes the application of ISO 19100 technical standards for spatial data and the concepts of the product life cycle and the Fit-For-Purpose Land Administration (FFPLA) data quality model
In Colombia, the Fit for Purpose Land Administration approach was focused for the Land Titling process; for this reason, we considered starting with a basic quality level, which means quality levels one to four, and making continuous improvements to reach optimal quality with level five [4]

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Introduction

New policies in Colombia include the use of a multipurpose cadaster that allows for the formalization and registration of land and property rights in rural areas where cadaster systems and data are outdated. The possibility of implementing a fast, simple, and low-cost methodology for land administration, such as a Fit-For-Purpose approach, allows the right holders to register the boundaries of their parcels using a smartphone application connected to a GPS receiver. Using this methodology, landholders walk along the borders of their land to survey their parcels by collecting points, creating a polygon as a spatial representation of their land parcels. This is related to an efficient process of conflict resolution and the parcels can be formalized by the government organizations in charge of this mission in the country [2]

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