A Holistic Approach for Developing a Multi-Purpose Land Administration System for Akure Metropolis

Abstract

The administration of land records by multiple departments causes inefficiency in referring or comparing the land records from different land related departments because there is no effective link between them. A Multipurpose Land Administration System (MLAS) encourages data integration from several agencies. The objective of this study is to demonstrate a GIS approach that incorporates spatial database with datasets from various land related departments into a MLAS. Different spatial datasets such as Land parcel boundaries, building locations, road network, crime map, flood risk map, etc., were acquired from the study area. These acquired data were further processed using spatial data conversion tools into interoperable formats that were useful for the MLAS. ArcGIS was used to perform map overlay operations for the spatial data integration of the various spatial databases to demonstrate a MLAS. Spatial queries were also performed in ArcGIS to demonstrate the functionality of the MLAS. The result demonstrated the need for data integration across organizations in promoting effective land management, planning, and sustainable development