9th International Conference on ICT for Sustainable Development

Authors - Seemantinee Sengupta, D.S.Venkatesh, Ganesh Khadanga, Sunish Kumar, Shanmuga Sundari.S, Surendranath Karupothu, Saurav Chaudhary, Deepak Chandra Misra
Abstract - The Digital India-Land Records Management Programme (DILRMP) has been given top priority by the Indian government. Approximately 98 million land parcels are distributed across 6.54 lakh revenue villages in the country1. Conclusive land titling is becoming more and more important, thus it is now essential to give each plot a Parcel ID in order to identify it clearly and uniquely. Other nations (the US, Europe, etc.) have also started similar parcel-pixel connection projects. In order to facilitate the same, the Department of Land Resources (DoLR) (https://dolr.gov.in) requested NIC to devise a scientific approach for developing a formula or algorithm. It is anticipated that the following concept and algorithm will be practically implementable in our nation based on NIC's experience in the development and maintenance of land records and cadastral map management software, across the states. This flagship initiative includes the Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN). Based on the land parcel's longitude and latitude coordinates, the identification is made possible thorough surveys and georeferenced cadastral maps. NIC's cadastral mapping software BhuNaksha uses the geo-referenced revenue village shape file to generate the ULPIN based on the Electronic Commerce Code Manufacturers Association (ECCMA) guidelines. A land parcel is assigned a 14-digit identifying number. It has undergone extensive testing on agricultural land parcels of diverse sizes, forms, and geometries. This work presents a scientific attempt to create a unique identifier for an agricultural land parcel using the parcel's geo-coordinates while also adhering to established international standards and best practices for land management worldwide.