[Talk-ug] Using OSM Mapping to solve land conflicts in Rural Areas

[Krischan Makowka]

Hello,

A colleague of mine who works at the Makerere GIS lab did something 
quite similar with "regular" GIS 2 years or so ago.

Send him a message if you want to know more: info at karl-tiller.de

Personally I am doubtful if mapping will solve to underlying resource 
conflicts and different livelihood styles, but it might be a first step.
Note though that any kind of formalization of land-owner ship is 
ultimately a advantage for farmers (usually the richer ones) and a 
disadvantage for pastoralists that depend on communal land (especially 
the poorer ones).

Regards,

-Kris


Am 22.09.2014 um 21:09 schrieb Bukulu Steven:
> Thank you Geoffrey,
>
> My opinion would be, they record coordinates of different land portions
> especially at the corners, have the recorded at the NGO's headquarters
> and have them verified as a legal body where the locals can be
> comfortable to seek such information from.
>
> It's what I suggest.
>
> Steven
>
> On Sep 21, 2014 9:48 PM, "Kateregga Geoffrey" <kateregga1 at gmail.com
> <mailto:kateregga1 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     During the recently concluded Mapping Day road trip in Eastern
>     Uganda  we met an NGO who would like to use mapping to help solve
>     one of the biggest problems in their community "Land Wrangles". What
>     do you think is the best way to use OSM / Mapping to solve this problem?
>
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