Preparation of Cadastral Map using Geo-Spatial Techniques: The Case Study of Arbaminch Town Sub-Lemat Kebele

Fikremariam Girma*, Hailemichel Ashenafi**
* Arba Minch University, Ethiopia.
** Ethiopia Construction Office, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Periodicity:October - December'2025

Abstract

Cadastral surveyors are surveyors responsible for making land management easy and successful in the management of the parcel of land. In this responsibility, cadastral mapmaking is the main and most useful task. The traditional way of making cadastral maps is the most adopted one, but the digital mapmaking using geospatial techniques is the newer and estimated technique, which will take over the traditional one in the future. This work involves the preparation of a cadastral map for the Sub-Lemat Kebele in Arba Minch town using geospatial techniques, with ArcGIS software applied as the analytical tool. In addition to the map, socio-economic data of the kebele is integrated into it. The data required for the map preparation, or attribute data, was obtained from the Arba Minch town municipality. An image to be digitized was gathered to the attribute data by using MS Excel and ArcMap software. The socioeconomic data is collected from the field by randomly selected blocks in the kebele. These data are used to prepare a cadastral map that includes socioeconomic information such as population size by sex, age, and level of education. To complete the work, additional survey data were collected from the field using a handheld GPS and a total station. The collected data were then imported into ArcGIS for interpretation and integration with the socioeconomic and attribute information. After all the data was collected to ArcMaps, ArcCatalog software was used to analyze and prepare the cadastral map with socioeconomic and field-collected survey data included. The cadastral map was prepared by including each parcel ID and all required map elements.

Keywords

Cadaster, GIS, Map, Handheld GPS, Total Station, Spatial Database.

How to Cite this Article?

Girma, F., and Ashenafi, H. (2025). Preparation of Cadastral Map using Geo-Spatial Techniques: The Case Study of Arbaminch Town Sub-Lemat Kebele. i-manager’s Journal on Civil Engineering, 15(4), 1-21.

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