LabGIS: A Real Estate Property Geographical Information System (GIS) for Local Government Units

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Lei Kristoffer R. Lactuan, lrlactuan1@up.edu.ph, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Danilo J. Mercado, , University of the Philippines Los Baños
Jaime M. Samaniego, , University of the Philippines Los Baños

Journal: Philippine e-Journal for Applied Research and Development
Volume 9 Issue 2019 (Published: 2019-07-19)

Abstract

As part of the OpenLGU Project for a web-based integrated management information system for local government units in the Philippines, a Geographical Information System for mapping Real Estate Properties was created with open source technologies like OpenStreetMap and OpenLayers 3 with PostGIS. The system developed was able to provide functionalities for storing and managing information about the properties. With this information, it was able geotag the properties’ locations on the map by providing coordinates and therefore generating polygons that represent the location of the properties. A System Usability Scale survey was conducted with 25 respondents from four municipal assessor’s offices, which showed an average score of 62.72%. This evaluated the system with a rating of OK, which is acceptable but indicates the need for further improvements. Some of these improvements were identified for future development.

Keywords: web-based management information systems for local governments, GIS for real estate property mapping, OpenStreetMap, OpenLayers3, System Usability Scale survey

DOI: https://pejard2.slu.edu.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2019.08.10.pdf

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