Blockchain-oriented geospatial architecture model for real-time land registration

Abstract

Obtaining geo-data and attributes of spatial units from heterogeneous database systems with different data formats for the same land properties is still one of the main problems. The emerging technologies, such as decentralized databases, distributed networks and big data powered by blockchain, can potentially improve land registration processes. In this article, I developed a data model for a geospatially enabled blockchain infrastructure, using an object-oriented architecture model. Such a model can better find spatio-temporal patterns of land transactions and better query time-varying locations of land properties. Additionally, it will make the land registry system secure and protect privacy.

Keywords:

• Real-time land registration
• Cadastre
• Blockchain
• Land administration

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Ali Erdem Ozcelik

Ali Erdem Ozcelik, who was awarded the title of Associate Professor in the field of Surveying Engineering in 2022, he speaks English at a good level and carries out his researches on “Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing, Artificial Intelligence, Land Management, Cadastre and Property”. Dr. OZCELIK is still working as a faculty member in the Landscape Planning and Design Department of the Landscape Architecture Department of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University.