Since the signing of the peace agreements and the implementation of a national development plan, the Colombian economy has experienced a period of sustained growth. However, significant territorial imbalances persist in the country, particularly in rural areas, which are sometimes difficult to access, often marked by 50 years of conflict, and where the lack of infrastructure and state representation are recurring problems. Furthermore, a large part of Colombian territory is vulnerable to climate change and lacks instruments and resilience policies to mitigate the effects of high-intensity climatic events.
In this context, the Colombian government decided in 2016 to promote a multi-purpose national cadastre, combining legal, fiscal, environmental, cartographic, and territorial objectives, within a broader approach than the strict collection of land taxes. The ambition of this cadastre is to establish a comprehensive, reliable, and updated information base to:
- Establish a quality public service, driven by the simplification and improvement of administrative processes, guaranteeing property security and access to information;
- Make decisions and support the implementation of the country’s development policies, particularly in the areas of land use planning and management, land planning, property restitution and formalization, sustainable development, and adaptation to climate change.
The National Land Agency (ANT) is notably tasked with coordinating mass land formalization operations, relying on a land information system.
Drawing on its experience in this field, IGN FI offered its support to ANT to assess its system and propose avenues for improvement, which will lead to the development of additional functionalities and better data structuring, in accordance with the LADM-COL standard and the INTERLIS system.
The main objective of the project is therefore to conduct a functional and technical audit of the land information system implemented by ANT, then to propose, specify, and develop additional modules to improve its operation. The project is structured around 5 key areas:
- Analysis of the existing system
- Recommendations
- Technical and functional specifications
- Development of two complementary modules for field data collection
- Database structuring according to the LADM-COL model and development of an INTERLIS module enabling better system interoperability
- User training and maintenance
Started in October 2021, this project will conclude in 2023.
