A study on data and information integration for conveyancing, cadastre and land registry automation

Land is immovable, thus, the transfer of landed property from a seller to a buyer and registration thereof involves conveying pertinent data and information between private and public sector agencies, firms, and institutions. Conveyancing processes, cadastres and land registers are intended to provide clarity with respect to legal rights and privileges associated with landed properties. Incorrect conveyancing data or incomplete information in the cadastre and registry can undermine legal rights as well as compromise security relating to landed property. Modern era information and communications technology systems feature capabilities like capturing, recording, storage, retrieval and transmission of data. These capabilities can facilitate data and information integration and interconnectivity necessary to align conveyancing processes to both the cadastre and registry. It is in this context that this paper qualitatively discusses business issues for the application of information and communications technologies towards the automation of property transactions and land administration systems.