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Application of Information and
Communications Technology (ICT) to land related projects is
now a widespread phenomenon, through both donor-supported
interventions and autonomous development. Since the
mid-1990s the World Bank has been increasingly involved in
ICT land project implementations. The advantages have proven
substantial in reducing the time required to complete
transactions, improving access to information by the public,
as well as other government agencies, reducing the costs of
data acquisition, and contributing to standardization of
system design. The successful application of ICT to land
projects has increased since the 1990s, as lessons from the
first tier of programs became clear and were subsequently
applied. This note summarizes the demonstrated advantages of
ICT application, as well as the key lessons learned. Data
acquisition is more feasible and costs less by applying ICT
than often-used technology that is quite sophisticated. The
use of high, but robust, technology for data acquisition
(satellite imagery, digital orthophotos, CORS, GPS) provides
more simplification, increased efficiency, less cost, and
greater accuracy.
