Community Mapping & Land Use Planning

Plans that communities help draw and agree on. We sit with communities, draw their knowledge onto maps and turn it into land use plans and risk maps everyone understands. Local people stay in charge of the process.

What you get

Participatory mapping sessions and community consent (FPIC) support
Maps of grazing areas, water, migration routes and flood-risk zones
Land use plans prepared for approval by the community
Large printed maps for use and annotation in the field
Guidance on balancing livelihoods, conservation and heritage

Tools and standards

Participatory GIS

Community Land Act 2016 process

Large-format maps

Used in these industries

Community Mapping & Land Use Planning: our recent projects

Conservation & Land Use · Kenya

Empowering Communities: Participatory Community Land Use Planning in Taita Taveta with KWCA & TTWCA

Flagship GIS based community land use spatial plan prepared through participatory mapping to provide a clear strategic direction for the utilization of the community land in an efficient,…

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Community Resilience & NGOs · Kenya

Mapping Water, Grazing and Risk Together: Drone Surveys and Maps in Laikipia North

Drone surveys, community mapping and a simple online dashboard to help communities in Mukogodo East and West plan for drought and floods.

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Other services: Drone, LiDAR & Survey Mapping, Web Maps & Dashboards, Data Hubs & Geoportals, Satellite Monitoring & AI, Field Data Collection & Surveys, Custom Software & Systems, Maps, Reports & Training.

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