The application of technology to development challenges is not a new phenomenon, however as technology becomes faster, cheaper and more accessible, there is an ever increasing potential to utilize technology in addressing challenges that have plagued development for years.  The land sector is no exception, with various recent advancements offering the opportunity to utilize game...Read More

Frank Pichel, Chief Programs Officer Cadasta Foundation And Open Knowledge International Announce Open Data In Land Fellowship Open data and transparency in land and resource rights is critical to our mission at Cadasta Foundation, where we are working to ensure that all property rights can be captured and recorded on a globally accessible and transparent...Read More

Frank Pichel, CPO & Robert Banick, ConsultantCadasta Foundation and NRGI collaboratively reviewed a subset of annotated contracts from ResourceCountracts.org to identify the range of possibilities in spatial definition of agreements, to extract & map concession areas, and to define processes for automating the mapping of extractive contracts when possible. Consultancy recommendations are presented in this report and...Read More

Kate Chapman, CTOEarlier this month I had the opportunity to attend XOXO, a festival and conference celebrating independent film, art, and technology in Portland, OR. It was an amazing opportunity to hear people I've admired from afar speak in person such as Zoe Quinn, Kirby Ferguson (Everything is a Remix), and Alex Blumberg (Startup Podcast and Gimlet Media)....Read More

Kate Chapman, CTOImagery can serve as an important starting point in delineating land claims. There are multiple options for obtaining imagery, including existing free imagery (typically from governments), purchase of commercial imagery from satellite providers, aerial collection by aircraft, and use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones).  As part of Cadasta's overall technology strategy,...Read More