Need for Computerized Land Information Systems in Bangladesh

Abstract

Land is the most important and valuable of all the resources available to human being. Land is probably the most limited commodity in supply in Bangladesh, and therefore its distribution and use are of vital importance. The Cadastral Survey (CS) maps produced for the areas of Bangladesh by the time British Government in 1914 are outdated. Since that time, there have been two attempts, one during the Pakistani period and the other after the liberation of Banlgadesh, to update the cadastral maps but no attempt was successful. The need for a computerized land information system, possible benefifs of using this system, use of Land Information Systems (LIS) in other countries, problems and prospects of LIS in Bangladesh are discussed in this paper.