The History of Creating Paper Maps Surveying has played a vital role in state building and the development of orderly human societies since the earliest written records. Paper maps and surveys have improved government administration, navigation, and our understanding of property boundaries and rights. With the earliest known evidence of surveying dating back to …

Summary: From determining seed and fertilizer needs, to service delivery and tax planning, area calculations play a critical role in a number of key land administration processes. Given their significance to land and resource management, Cadasta recently released an automatic area calculation feature. This feature allows Cadasta platform users to easily upload or draw polygons,…

Efforts to improve the agricultural production of hundreds of millions of subsistence farmers around the world like Liberia’s Kou Berpa have - for the most part - focused on the usual trifecta: improving her access to technology, quality inputs, and markets. But there is a growing body of research that suggests these efforts are missing a…

In celebration of International Women’s Day, we are launching the Her Land Her Story Campaign . For the next three weeks we will be partnering with Land Portal, BRAC, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI), Habitat for Humanity’s Solid Ground Campaign, Landesa, Namati, NRMC, OpenStreetMap Zambia, Oxfam, Resource Equity, Rights and Resources Initiative, and…

A critical shortage of surveyors is slowing down the documentation of land around the world – a vital step in reducing poverty. Frank Pichel reveals how new technologies are replacing traditional surveys with quicker and easier methods Increased demand for land and a greater understanding of the importance of land rights in sustainable development and poverty…

Cadasta’s CEO Frank Pichel was recently featured by the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)’s Democracy that Delivers podcast. In it, Frank underscores the vital role of land rights for sustainable development and explains how Cadasta is leveraging new technology to strengthen and formalize land tenure systems in emerging economies. Tune in to…

Want to sell your property in a developed economy? Put up a for sale sign. Want to keep your property in an emerging economy? Put up a NOT for sale sign. Not for sale signs are increasingly dotting the landscape from Nigeria to Tanzania. They shine a spotlight on the intensifying demand for land across Africa and the chaotic or…