Geospatial information and its management are fundamental to successful land administration and the derived benefits to the economies and overall sustainable development of nations. Furthermore, it is critical to the successful implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) as it is able to provide reliable data on land, including its tenure and dimensions, at local scales. Despite the existence of an array of informed stakeholders working on the subject of land, the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-¬GGIM) is positioned to provide policy direction and support for geospatial management more broadly, and land administration more specifically, to Member States. In order to address the theme of land administration globally, the United Nations Group of Experts on Land Administration and Management was founded and endorsed by the Committee of Experts of UN-¬GGIM, at its Fifth Session at UN headquarters in New York in August 2015.

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Developing countries are creating ‘Fit for Purpose’ digital cadastres, whereas developed nations are moving towards spatially accurate representations. Should developing countries be concerned? What can they do now to avoid the pitfalls associated with future spatial upgrading?

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