Our Technology

Cadasta offers an open and flexible suite of mobile and web-based tools to help users collect, manage, and store land and resource rights data.

Technology for Land & Resource Rights

An accessible and flexible suite of mobile and web-based tools designed to help users document and map their land and resource rights.  

Mobile Data Collection

Collect data quickly and easily on- or offline using GPS-enabled smartphones and tablets in remote field locations.

High-resolution Imagery

Access the world’s leading online imagery collection containing detailed global geospatial content and data layers.

MULTIPLE BASEMAPS

Choose from various basemaps from OpenStreetMap, DigitalGlobe, Esri, and others.

Web Maps

Create an interactive display of geographic information using web maps and other visuals to tell stories and show impact.

MULTIPLE LANGUAGE SUPPORT

Prepare custom surveys in multiple target languages.

OPERATIONS DASHBOARD

Get real-time updates of data with dashboard-style maps, graphs, and statistics.

CUSTOM REPORTS

Create and print property reports and thematic maps using your data.

PLATFORM INTEGRATION & DATA MIGRATION

Easily import and export data to and from the Cadasta Platform.

WEB APP BUILDER

Create custom mapping content through guided design to display and analyze data on any device without writing code.

SURVEY-DATA REPORTING

Customize reports to summarize and display survey data to specific requirements.

Land & Resource Rights Data

Data collection technology and expertise to help partners efficiently and securely collect, store, manage, analyze, and share land and resource data.

CUSTOMIZABLE DATA COLLECTION

Customize your own data collection forms, the type of data you collect, and how data types relate to one another.

SECURE DATA STORAGE

Securely store and protect your data from loss, breach, or damage on Cadasta’s cloud-based platform.

DATA OWNERSHIP & CONTROL

Maintain full ownership of your data and control who can and cannot access, view, or edit it based on Cadasta’s stringent privacy protocols.

MULTIPLE DATA LAYERS

Select from vast libraries of imagery and data layers to view demographic, thematic, and cartographical information.

MANAGE DATA

Easily import or export data to and from the Cadasta platform to edit, update, analyze, visualize, and report on datasets.

FLEXIBLE MULTIMEDIA DATA TYPES

Store and organize various data types to document land claims, including GPS coordinates, satellite, radar, or drone imagery, digital maps, video, photographs, scanned paper documents, and other supporting information.

Technical Expertise & Support

Land information systems expertise to support partners’ efforts to document and secure land and resource rights.

KNOWLEDGE OF INTERNATIONAL LAND STANDARDS AND PRACTICES

Knowledge and expertise in international standards and best practices for land administration and information management.

TRAINING

Training of trainers and users in the collection, management, and use of land information data using digital technologies; training on participatory mapping, land dispute resolution, and gender approaches to land tenure.

DATA MODEL DESIGN

Support in designing data-collection forms and workflows.

LAND TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE

Guidance and advice on hardware and software options for survey and geospatial data collection and analysis.

ON-THE-GROUND & REMOTE TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Tailored on-the-ground and remote technical support for data digitization and migration, data collection workflow and form design, and creation of custom reports and maps.

COMMUNICATIONS & ADVOCACY SUPPORT

Collaboration on how to define, visualize, and share your story and data to advocate for land rights and access to services.