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Data should include maps of lands with parcel layer and display parcel boundaries in addition to a land registry with information on transactions of parcels of land. The assessment criteria were developed in collaboration with Cadasta Foundation. For more information on land ownership datasets and where they're located, see Cadasta Foundation's Data Overview](https://cadasta.org/open-data/overview-of-property-rights-data/).
| Question | Answer | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Available free of charge | No | |
| Publicly available | No | The ANDF has a website to display parcels via Google maps. The interface says users can ‘search for parcels’ but no parcel layers are available on Google maps: https://www.andf.bj/index.php/le-foncier-au-benin/localiser-ma-parcelle/map/borgou |
| Openly licenced | No | |
| Up-to-date | No | |
| In an open and machine-readable format | ||
| Digital data | No | |
| Print data | No | |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| findable_steps | google search | |
| characteristics | None of the above | |
| Controlled access | No | |
| Collector name | National Agency of Land (L’Agence Nationale du Domaine et du Foncier (ANDF) | ANDF ensures the conservation and updating of cadastral information. According to this website, this agency manages cadastre and property rights, including identifiers (l’identifiant de chaque parcelle); identity of parcel owners (l’identité du(des) détenteur(s) de droits réels sur la parcelle) Layers on top of geometric plan (les éléments portant sur les caractéristiques géométriques de la parcelle (contenance, nombre de bâtiments et leur type, etc.)) ; Information of infrastructure and public services (les informations sur les équipements (eau, électricité, assainissement, écoles, centres de santé, marchés, …)). Property transfers: https://www.andf.bj/index.php/le-foncier-au-benin/le-transfert-de-propriete Property rights: https://www.andf.bj/index.php/procedures-et-demarches/confirmation-des-droits-fonciers |
| Collected by private-org | No | |
| Collected by sub-government | No |