Land: Hi-Tech Mapping Threatens Land Rights across the 'Digital Divide': Experts

Nov 26, 2018 | Rina Chandran, Reuters
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Countries are increasingly embracing drones and satellites to map land and minimize conflict rising from ownership disputes, but unequal access to these technologies can further endanger the rights of vulnerable people, analysts say. With the easy availability of unmanned aerial vehicles, satellites and GPS systems, countries from Kenya to the Philippines are able to quickly survey areas that would otherwise require trained staff to manually record data.