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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 | |
| Openly licenced | No | |
| Up-to-date | No | |
| In an open and machine-readable format | There are only paper copies for now. | |
| Digital data | No | |
| Print data | No | This is what is said but the practice is different. The filing is in such a disorderly manner that it takes someone working in the office to do any search. |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| findable_steps | I googled the Sierra Leone Government Portal and went to the Ministry of Lands, Country Planning and the Environment where I found Land Registry. There is an article that explains the processes involved in land issues. Since I did not see any maps on the Ministry's website, I called an official who told me that everything is still done manually, but that, data is available. I called out the fields to be filled and he said they were all available but not for the whole country, especially the rural areas. | |
| characteristics | None of the above | |
| Controlled access | No | One has to request access to data. |
| Collector name | Office of the Administrator and Registrar General, MLCPE | |
| licence_url | There are no restrictions |