1 Approved for Public Release Ground Truth in Building Human Security Douglas Batson 2014 PSOTEW 1

2 Approved for Public Release Source: Author KABUL DISTRICT 7 3M returnees to Kabul’s Informal Settlements Kabul City: Planned and Unplanned

3 Approved for Public Release Source: Emerging Markets Group: Source: Emerging Markets Group Photo: Author

4 Approved for Public Release Source: Emerging Markets Group: Photo: Author Cadastral parcel numbers tie a person, by name (personal, organizational) to a place Right Photo: Emerging Markets Group

5 Approved for Public Release “No matter how messy or difficult the world’s land disputes…” the LADM can register even competing claims Source: UN FAO

6 Approved for Public Release LADM is now ISO 19152!

7 Approved for Public Release USAID Ghana Project Overview OpenTitle™ is a low-cost registry and cadastre tool with an all-inclusive approach to collecting, documenting, and recording the documentary and geographic information relating to property rights Thomson Reuters Collect evidence of property ownership Map and survey lands Record property rights – generate property folios Partner with Trimble Navigation, Opportunity International, Sinapi Aba Trust Approved for Public Release

8 Approved for Public Release Use consolidated onsite interview, survey and document review process – we go to our clients Leverage technology – GIS, titling, GPS, imagery with all data centrally stored Use data to derive a property folios STDM/ISO compliant toolset Photos: COLANDEF Approved for Public Release

9 Approved for Public Release OpenTitle Architecture Client - Server based comprising: –ILS OpenTitle Client For recording property rights - indexing, image processing, etc – ILS OpenTitle Administrator Management and control of data model, users, back up and restore operations – ILS OpenTitle Server Application logic, version control. OpenTitle Server runs on Oracle, SQL Server, DB2 databases and Express versions. Approved for Public Release

10 Approved for Public Release Persons/Non Natural Persons Photos: International Land Systems Approved for Public Release

11 Approved for Public Release Properties Photos: International Land Systems Approved for Public Release

12 Approved for Public Release Rights, Restrictions and Responsibilities Approved for Public Release

13 Approved for Public Release Property folios – tying it together Photos: International Land Systems Approved for Public Release

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