Land administration domain model profile for Kenya is now available tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… Min. of Lands, Public Works, Housing & Urban Devt. Land Portal its4land Land Development National Land Commission The Institution of Surveyors of Kenya Amb. Philip, Thigo, MBS Frank Pichel TechnicalUni Kenya Geospatial Society of Kenya Kadaster Int. Ardhisasa GlobaLandToolNetwork FIG Young Surveyors Kenya Land Alliance

Supporting Indigenous Peoples to secure their land rights is key. Here's why ⤵️🧵

“Let me stop you right there…” Caribbean nation Guyana is booming after discovering oil. BBC’s Stephen Sackur puts it to President President Dr Irfaan Ali; lobbyists say oil is bad for the climate. Dude wasn’t having it. Mans was ready!

We are working PLACE to create a data trust of #mapping data in partnership with data started governments - a nuanced approach that is difficult to explain. mapguy has done a great job capturing our model in the latest Map Happenings - give a read! maphappenings.com

Thanks to the panelists leading national land agencies in Belize, Turks & Caicos, Anguilla and Antigua & Barbuda, and our partners Spatial Dimension | Landfolio for taking part in the "Technology for Disaster Response, Recovery, and Resiliency in Island Nation States" World Bank #landconf2024

Should be a great session - wish I was in Antigua for it tomorrow!

Curious what it looks like when national #mapping agencies partner with PLACE to capture #spatial data? Read about how the #Anguilla #survey department worked with PLACE and see how they are using the #imagery. thisisplace.org/anguilla_2023/

How to ensure critical data needed for #climate action is accessible, reliable, and up to date? #DataTrusts provide one approach - check out research from Digital Impact Alliance hi-lighting PLACE ow.ly/NKgO50Sq4Sf

The impact #AI is having on the #mapping sector when high quality base data is available can't be overstated. Check out how some of our national partners are applying #ML to PLACE data in an effort to address #climatechange challenges storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9c01fa…

From #urban centres in Africa, to island wide coverage in small island states, we've had a great year of data collection for the PLACE Community. Streetview imagery is now up for use by our members - find out more thisisplace.org/place-ground-c…

Implementing data exchange and interoperability on LADM country profile using the ISO framework for enterprise interoperability standard. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Frank Pichel Land Portal GlobaLandToolNetwork Kenya Land Alliance TechnicalUni Kenya Min. of Lands, Public Works, Housing & Urban Devt. The Institution of Surveyors of Kenya ITC Alumni (inactive) Amb. Philip, Thigo, MBS National Land Commission

Hear from our PLACE partners how our data is being used for #landmatters and #climatechange from our partners in #tuvalu, Pacific Community and Digital Earth Pacific

While the PLACE team isn't attending the Global Digital Public Infrastructure Summit in Cairo this week - I'm glad we could contribute in the way we do best.... by creating a map. Take a look at the interactive map of national progress with critical #DPI dpimap.org/dpimap

🧩There is an incomplete picture of the global state of DPI. To fill this gap, IIPP has launched the DPI Map which allows users to explore the digital systems that are reshaping public service delivery around the world. 🔗Read more here: medium.com/iipp-blog/digi…

Rising seas threaten the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu and the country's leaders are taking action. A digital twin—created with GIS and high-resolution imagery captured by PLACE—help study climate impacts and preserve cultural heritage. esri.com/about/newsroom…

'The initiative opens opportunities to adopt agroforestry & equitable ecologically sustainable farming on land where individual forest rights are recognized utilizing expedited mapping supported by Cadasta Foundation' Pranab Choudhury of Landstack shorturl.at/rMc5u

As we witness horrific scenes in El-Fasher, the UAE continues arming the RSF — which the U.S. has determined is committing genocide.   Enough. We must pass my bill to block arms sales to the UAE until it stops fueling the RSF's war crimes in Sudan. wsj.com/world/how-u-a-…