Geospatial database use for land consolidation objectives in Ukraine

Abstract

The issue of geospatial database provisioning for land consolidation objectives in Ukraine has been scrutinized in the article. The thematic justification is predefined by the increasing need for land consolidation and the need for the provision of the land consolidation process with the updated, full and valid data. The goal of the research is the substantiation of a set of the subject geospatial data as a constituent of the national infrastructure needed for managerial decisions on agricultural land consolidation and the respective land management plan development. Basic geospatial data sets predefined by the legislation in effect have been examined from the prospect of land consolidation. Thematic geospatial data sets have been suggested. The use of the suggested geospatial data sets in the course of the key stages of land consolidation has been analysed. The use of geospatial data at the implementation of a land consolidation project using the land reallotment optimization model has been examined. The research results can be used at the land consolidation decision making support, land resources management, development of specialized geoportals, in the following scientific researches on the development of the national geospatial data infrastructure, land consolidation in Ukraine.

Agricultural Land Market in Ukraine: Challenges of Trade Liberalization and Future Land Policy Reforms

“…• The consolidation of land should occur simultaneously with the introduction of the land market, as it is one of the priority tasks of land management at the current stage of land relation development [60]. Land consolidation is a set of land management measures that involve changing the boundaries and uses of land plots, forming new land plots, and terminating the existence of existing land plots in order to avoid overlapping and ensure sustainable land use [61].…”

The Systematization of the Issues of Creating and Implementing the National Geospatial Data Infrastructure in Land Management

“…In order to provide the effective agricultural land management, local communities and land owners should be provided with accurate and up-to-date data on land reallotment among land owners and land users, existing land tenure shortcomings (strip farming, interspersing, boundaries brokenness), existing restrictions, land use regime in the restricted zones, normative monetary value, etc [4]. It will allow to reveal the reallotment prospects and specify perspective for reallotment land tenures.…”