National LUP wokshop 4.10. - 5.10.2012, Vientiane, Lao PDR DLUP Monre Report on the Results of Standards on the Identification of Land Categories, Codes, Colors and Layers in Land Allocation Work

1. Ministry of Natural Resource and Evironment
Land Allocation and Development Department
Report on the Results of Standards on the
Identification of Land Categories, Codes,
Colors and Layers in Land Allocation
Work
Vientiane, October 2012

2. • Presentation Topics
I. Background
II. Objectives and purposes
III. Previous implementation
IV. Results
V. Lessons learned

3. I. Background on identification of land
categories, code, colors, and layers
Identification of land categories, codes,
colors, and layers is a key factor on land
allocation and other works relating to all
types of mapping. In the past, many sectors and
stakeholders used different codes, colors, and
database, caused confusion to the users. Thus,
MONRE (Land Allocation and Development
Department) coordinated with GIZ and TABI
organized a meeting to improve and create new
standard with participation from various
stakeholders and sectors in order to identify
the standard, colors, codes, layers, and land
use categories to obtain the reading of the
same page and apply in the actual works.

4. II. Objectives and purposes
1. to obtain concurrent map information in all
works relating to the maps.
2. to obtain fast and promptly summarization
of the data and information.
3. to develop the modernized, standardized,
quality, clear and easy database for the user.
4. to disseminate the database on the land and
natural resources for better public
understanding.
5. to allow the relevant agencies being able to
use the data for promote and use within their
work scope and targets in compliance with the
applicable laws.

5. III. Previous implementation
Land categorization has been expanded from the law
on land No. 04/NA, dated 21 October 2003 which divided
into 3 levels as follows:
• Level 1: Main category – the large areas of land which is
defined in accordance with the law on land and used for
the large scale of maps, particularly in national,
provincial, district, and Koumban levels.
• Level 2 : Sub-categories or land use management zones –
the zones defined for management and use which is able
to divide into sub-categories of land, particularly land
allocation map in village level.
• Level 3: Land use management areas – the areas with
detailed defining and allocating, particularly the work
with detailed survey and allocation of each sector or
projects such as urban planning maps, specific land piece

6.  Example 01 : Use of database in each level
1. Layer of the locations and management areas in district level
PCODE P_name_E P_name_L DCODE D_name_E D_name_L Area
07 Houaphan . 07 04 M. Viengxai .
2. Layer of the locations and management areas in Koumban level
PCODE P_name_E P_name_L DCODE D_name_E D_name_ GCODE G_name_E G_name_L Area
L
07 Houaphan . 07 04 M. . 07 04 002 G. Sonephet .
Viengxai
3. Layer of the locations and management areas in village level
PCODE P_name_E P_name_ DCODE D_name_E D_name_ GCODE G_name_E G_name_L VCODE V_name_E V_name_L Area
L L
07 Houaphan . 07 04 M. . 07 04 002 G. Sonephet . 07 04 002 104 B. Napoung .
Viengxai

7. 4. Layer of the land category database.
 Layer of the land category database in level 1 and 2
PCODE DCODE CODE VCODE LU_GCODE LU_Gname_E LU_Gname_L LU_VCODE LU_Vname_E LU_Vname_L Area
07 07 04 07 04 002 07 04 002 104 BZ BUILDING UP LAND BZ_2 State construction
land
 Layer of the land category database in level 3 and 4
LU_VCODE_3 LU_3name_E LU_3name_L LU_VCODE_4 LU_4name_E LU_4name_L Area
BZ_402 School BZ_01 Mr Si .
 Example 02: Use of the code and colors of each land category in
each level

8. IV. Results
1. Strengths:
- Made the concurrent database in each level
with basic database.
- Made the concurrent colors for the land
parcels by using the code.
- Made the technicians being comfortable with
applying the codes and colors of the land
parcels.
- Made the data summarization being faster and
easier.
- Made the data users being comfortable.

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12. V. Lessons learned:
- Some points of code and colors of the land parcels required
improvement, particularly adding some necessary land
categories and modify some land parcel colors as follows:
1. The codes should be broader expanded for forest land,
agricultural land, and cultural land such as conservation
forests, protected forests, exploitation forest; those need to
create the codes and colors for the national proected forest,
provincial protected forest, district protected forest, and
even village protected forest.
2. There should be codes and colors for vacant land and
stone garden, and etc. not stated in the land law.
- There should be fund or data development unit to
summarize and clean the data.
- There should be training on the use of standard in deep
and throughout manner for the users.

13. Thanks