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The adjudication map plays a pivotal role in the urban landholding adjudication process. It delineates boundary units such as sectors, neighborhoods, and city blocks on the cadastral base map, assigning codes to these units, parcels, roads, green areas, and rivers. Ensuring clear and identifiable boundaries on both the ground and the cadastral base map is essential. However, working with spatial data and maintaining integrity can be challenging. To address this, it's crucial to implement Standard No. 03/2015 and Manual No. 26/2016 for cadastral mapping and surveying. These guidelines allow towns to base their demarcation and adjudication work on neighborhood-level index maps. The manual derived from these standards serves as a reference for trainees, outlining procedural steps for preparing adjudication maps, assigning codes, and producing parcel, block, sector, and neighborhood index map layouts. This practical manual provides guidance on demarcating and mapping adjudication sectors and neighborhoods in towns and cities.
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Kalid Hassen Yasin is a lecturer at Haramaya University. BSc in GIS from Haramaya University, another BSc in Computer Science from the University of People, and an MSc in Remote Sensing from the Space Science and Geospatial Institute. Yasin has previous experience as a GIS consultant for the Haramaya and Sebeta Land Administration offices.
