Abstract:
Land is a vital natural resource in the world as it contributes to economic development. High
rate of population growth, coupled with urbanization and industrialization results in high
demand for land. The Ethiopian government has implemented multipurpose building
construction, which enables vertical extension rather than horizontal development. Due to this
expansion mode, a land tenure system that takes into account the use and registration of
multipurpose buildings in three dimension environments must be established. In Ethiopia, using
aerial photography for cadastral mapping is nothing new when it comes to the extraction of the
two dimension cadastral layer, but it is rarely used when registering land in three dimensions. In
Adama city, the registration of landholders for the time being cannot express the three dimension
information. Using a two dimension cadaster data model has not much more important than
registering and managing the property of individuals. Due to this, it is difficult to register,
manage, and visualize their institute condition for decision-making and given applications such
as infrastructure development. This study is intended to examine the applicability of Aerial
photos in three dimension object modeling, design cadastral information systems for commonly
owned residential buildings and commercial centers, examine legal and institutional aspects of
three dimension property information and representation system for land registration,
management, administration, urban planning, and decision-making process in Adama city by
applying three dimension Geographic Information System techniques. The existing two
dimension cadastral registration system was carefully assessed and the gaps are well identified
before proposing a new registration system. The Environmental Science Research Institute three
dimensions CityEngine module was used to reconstruct the multipurpose buildings after carrying
out photogrammetric processes. The finding of this study shows Developing a three dimension
cadastral information system have better for the society and government that is related to
providing relevant documents regarding the ownership of houses as well as gives useful
information for a municipality to administration land valuation, tax collection, and legal
purposes. To include multipurpose buildings in future cadastral registration procedures, a new
registration approach was developed.
