SNNPR AGRICULTURE BUREAU

Land Administration And Use Agency

Overview, Vision, Dev’t and potential of NRLAIS

March 2022
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 Objectives of the training

• To create a common understanding on NRLAIS.

• To familiarize with NRLAIS software (MASSREG,
WORLAIS, ZONLAIS/REGLAIS and CENLAIS)
• To capacitate the skills and knowledge's on the
system.
• To showcase the valuable data in NRLAIS.

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 Introduction
o NRLAIS is a comprehensive system which completely designing and
developing based OSI:
https://opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical
o Standard Legal Cadastral System and
Web-distributed system
o “toolkit” approach development and applies
LADM (ISO-19152).
o Excellent data migration capabilities
o Implementing in PostgreSQL database.
o Operate on Linux (server side) and window (Client side).
• Key element of the national ICT strategy and ever stronger driver for
harmonization of land administration.
• Supports English & local languages. Social

• Serves as a tool for legal, administrative, social Economic Legal

and economic decision making. Administrative

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 Challenges

o Until recently, no systematically organized IT based land

information system
o Land records are not properly organized – manually
maintained
o Institutions involved in land related issues act
independently – poor communication and coordination
among institutions
o Data and information sharing among institutions have
been major challenge
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 Initiatives for Solution

 MoA supported by Finish Government financed project

(REILA) developed NRLAIS;

o Key strategy in the development of integrated land

administration sector

o Provides required functionalities to manage land datasets

and administrative services

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Initiatives for Solution Cont’d Cadastre is the basis of NSDI and
faster updating of land records.
Overviews of NRLAIS Analyses data for federal
NSDI purposes and distributes
(i.e. Vision) Export Data through NSDI.
Federal Office
Aggregate data,
National
monitor and support CENLAIS
Database
woreda operations
The ‘core’ of the Regional Land Bureau

system for
Regional Aggregation
cadastre and REGLAIS
Database
land registration
Aggregation
maintenance
Woreda Land Office

Mass data

Mass Data
Woreda Mass data Collection
WORLAIS
Database
Mass
It designed to be used as
Data
migration
Registration an important data and
Certificates
Applications
existing workflow management
land tool for SLLC process.
Kebele
Activities records Quality
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 NRLAIS System Concept

o NRLAIS will provide the required functionality to

manage land administration datasets and administration
services
o Similar user interface and interaction at all levels
o Functionalities and concepts implemented regions
independent (Harmonisation)
o Tailored if needed

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 NRLAIS Development Path

 Harmonisation of Land Administration in Ethiopia (2010)

 Land Administration Information System Strategy considering
and evaluating different options (2012);
Approach of ICT strategy and options for establishing
NRLAIS;
a. Allow uncoordinated development by RS
b. Federal established only standards by regulation and
methodology authority (RS develop by themselves)
c. Centralised Federal system (No flexibility for RS)
d. Hybrid Approach – standards (like option b) plus a
national pilot that can be adapted by RS if wished.
Option “d” is recommended as the way forward
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 NRLAIS Development Path – Cont’d
 Assessed existing interim LIS; ISLA, rcis, iMASSREG &
iWORLAIS.
 Developed technical specifications/requirement for NRLAIS (2014)
 International tendering and contract for software development
(2014-2015)
 Conducted international exposure visits on d/t thematic areas
 System development including mobile application (2015-2016);
 Established Core and Extended Steering Committee
 Established Core and Extended Technical Working Groups;
 Recruited an International Consultant
 Developed 59 test scenarios for OAT
 Conducted OAT in pilot sites and system improvement (2016-2017)
 Roll-out of the system to more sites since September 2018.
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 NRLAIS Development Path – Cont’d

 Developed field computer device that

supports demarcation (mobile application).
It’s advantages is;
– Eliminates all costs associated with
handling of paper field maps
– Eliminates the errors introduced in
scanning, geo-referencing and digitizing
– Reduces topological error
– Prevent double parcel ID
– Automates navigation
– Integrated triangulation and other ground
measurement calculations.
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 NRLAIS Development Process

NRLAIS Software Operational

Concept
Concept Validation Acceptance
Development
Version Testing (OAT)

OAT Reports and NRLAIS Software

Recommendations Production Version

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 NRLAIS – Open Source Software Used
Name Usage

PostgreSQL Database management system - used at all levels of NRLAIS for storage of
structured and semi-structured data

PostGIS PostgreSQL extension handle spatial data.

QGIS Desktop GIS used for editing, visualisation and analysis of geospatial data.

GDAL/OGR Converting different GIS formats

Geoserver Used at all levels of NRLAIS for OGC compliant services such as WMS,
WCS, WFS etc…

MapProxy MapProxy used as proxy to encapsulate WMS requests for performance

and security reasons

ExperMaps Basis for web based geospatial clients in NRLAIS

node.js Application environment

Python Used for customization of QGIS
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 WORLAIS, ZONLAIS, MASSREG
REGLAIS & CENLAIS

Backend programming language JavaScript Java

Backend Technology node.js Apache Tomcat

Web user interface programming ext.js Java script

(Frontend)

Support for Field Computers NA Android App

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• All the lists of open source technologies that used in
NRLAIS are open source licensed and approved OSI;
https://opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical
Component License Approved by
OSI

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL yes

PostGIS GNU GPL 2.0 yes
QGIS GNU GPL 2.0 yes
Node.js MIT yes
Docker Apache 2.0 yes
Geoserver GNU GPL 2.0 yes
Ubuntu mainly GNU GPL 2.0 yes
(http://www.ubuntu.com/about/about-ubuntu/licensing)

ExtJS GNU GPL3.0 yes

Open Layers BSD 2-Clause (FreeBSD) yes
jQuery MIT yes
ExperMaps ExperMapsREILA
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Why NRLAIS developed based on open source
software’s?

• The application can be installed on many nodes as

needed, without license costs.
• Reducing costs for basis software.
• Availability of source code and translation of tools, like
QGIS to local language is possible.
• Stable and community driven development processes.
Example; PostgreSQL is under continuous development
since 1997 without any interruption.
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 NRLAIS- Modules

 MASSREG – Module:

Large scale data conversion tool/Mass registration

Data encoding

SLLC workflow
Data migration
management
from old
systems
Issuance of Certificate

Transferring certified parcels

to WORLAIS
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 NRLAIS- Module – Cont’d
SLLC WORKFLOW (MASSREG):

First Entry Second Entry Data Entry GIS Expert

Operator Operator Supervisor Public
Display
Coordinator

 Certificate Printer Final Approver Woreda  Major Correction First

 Certificate Issuer Coordinator Entry Operator
 Major Correction
SLLC MassReg
Database Second Entry Operator
 Major Correction Data
Textual DB Spatial DB Entry Supervisor
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 Minor correction
Spatial layers
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 NRLAIS- Module – Cont’d
 WORLAIS – Module:
Contains SLCC and Post-SLLC
Maintenance of the spatial and textual data
of the land records in an ongoing manner.
Manage the workflow of land record maintenance.

Implementing the business rules for land record maintenance

Digital archiving of supporting documents

Issuance of new certificate if applicable
 4-eyes-principle:
o No user is allowed to process changes alone.
o The Supervisor must be a different person from either Officer
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List of Transactions implemented in NRLAIS

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 NRLAIS- Module – Cont’d

 ZONLAIS/REGLAIS/CENLAIS – Modules:

Allows aggregation of land records created and

maintained at Woreda level

Allows retrieval of land records

Provides a large set of standard statistical reporting tools

No possibility to manipulate the land records

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 In Summary: NRLAIS has three major tools

MASSREG
Large scale data conversion tool

WORLAIS
Land record maintenance tool
ZONLAIS/
Data aggregation tool REGLAIS/
CENLAIS

Relation between the Three Tools

MASSREG Aggregation Tools
WORLAIS
(Mobile App)

Provide Provide changes

initial land made to the land
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 Data Migration of existing land records
• Excellent data migration capabilities from old systems
(manual & web-based).
• The existing data can be transferred partial or complete.
 The main source of data migration are;
– ISLA (REILA, LIFT, IFAD, SLMP & Gov’t)
– iMASSEG/iWORLAIS
– ELAP/ELTAP
– RLLP/SLMP and Gov’t

 Data migration has two phases:

1. Preparation and analysis of the situation
2. Perform the actual migration on applicable data sets

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 Data Migration of existing land records-Cont’d

• Flow diagram of NRLAIS data migration procedure for textual

and/or graphical data.

NRLAIS
Source Data Transformation Data

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 Replication of cadastral data to upper levels
• Changes happening in one database replicated to other database.

• Incremental updates (push to the higher level)

– SLLC & Transactions
– Updated land records
– Updated geometry of parcels

• Online or offline
– Available network infrastructure
– Via USB flash drive
– Configured to daily or weekly updates
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 Benefits of NRLAIS

o It works as a core foundation for other systems

o Minimize cost for development of other systems

o It’s services can be consumed by different applications,

like CAMIS (geometry of parcel and use right).
o Easy data and information sharing at different
Most of the countries
administrative levels in the world have land
administration IT-
o Supports decision making and national policy system and digital
land records.
development
o Easy deployment and better utilization of resources

o Excellent capability forREILAdata migration

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Integration with CAMIS Benefits of NRLAIS – Cont’d

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 Sample Comprehensive reports from NRLAIS

No. Woreda name Gender disaggregation based on the subsequent

Landholders Numberregistrations
of parcels Area (Ha)

Woreda Female Male Joint Total Others Total total transaction

Total HHs per Total Youth (15 to Below 15 age Total parcel per Parcels own by Total area (Ha) per Area (ha) per
woreda 29) group woreda Youth woreda wored for youth
(15 to 29)

1Asagirt
1Asagirt 1020 4 188 2 7 16 3004 22 97 21 43
3558.9 43
112.216
2Awabel
2Awabel 22778 125 965 159 21 87 56835 371 282 82 453
26710.7 453
97.32
3Basoliben
3Basoliben 12625 6 581 7 85 7 31353 20 389 19 39
16653.4 39
96.85
4Basona
4Basona worana
worana 29987 9 4418 10 259 17 121704 36 2506 19 55
52202.6 55
1011.035

5Burie
5Burie 19777 22 2011 25 52 27 57131 74 752 12 86
20396.3 86
199.521
6Dangila
6Dangila 32364 71 4823 68 206 110 74013 249 1539 47 296
38955.4 296
575.132
7Debrelias
7Debrelias 12763 6 627 1 91 10 33224 17 709 4 21
15168.6 21
226.633
8Enarjinawuga
8Enarjinawuga 49036 218 5803 227 329 468 125647 913 2690 107 1,020
45117 1020
597.788

9Enemay 3 4 9 16 90 106 106

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 Disaster Recovery

WORLAIS

WORLAIS data can be recovered from backup.

Records that can’t be recovered from backup can be

re-built from records in the paper files.

ZONLAIS/REGLAIS/CENLAIS

Recover from backup.

If backup is lost. Data can be rebuilt from WORLAIS

copies.
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 In Summary: NRLAIS
Manages systematic and subsequent
NRLAIS registration/transactions (inheritance,
divorce, gift, rent etc.).
Improves transparency, efficiency and
Hardware quality of the land transactions
 Replaces paper-based systems at
Software woreda, zone, regional and federal
levels.
Network Replaces interim digital systems.
Infrastructure Procedure Harmonised system, which allows some
regional variations.
Enables to attached new modules (such
as Investment Land and Access to
People Data
Finance).
Works both with and without fully
developed internet infrastructure.
Constant up-to-date land records

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 To-Wards Sustainability

SLLC
2nd level land
registration

RLIS environment
National Rural Land Administration Generate reports
Information System (NRLAIS) (textual & spatial)
1. Check completness/validity of request (Rural Land Register)
2. Process transaction (textual + spatial ) on queries related
3. Approve transaction to land holdings,
4. Update Land Register rights, use, etc.
5. Issue new land certificate

RLIS Services
RLAS Services (Provision of Rural
(Rural Land Register land information)
Maintenance )

RLAS environment Rural land holders

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 To-Wards Sustainable-Cont’d

ATM to access land

related information

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Area of focus for Scaling Up of NRLAIS Rollout

Installation and Operation

Data Quality/Data Cleaning

Capacity Building (Man power, organization etc…)

Data communication infrastructure (NW)

Continuous Technical Support

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 Role of Land Administration for sustainable development

Sustainable development is not achievable without sound

of land administration.
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