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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">ISPRS-Annals</journal-id>
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<journal-title>ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences</journal-title>
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<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="nlm-ta">ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.</abbrev-journal-title>
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<issn pub-type="epub">2194-9050</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Copernicus Publications</publisher-name>
<publisher-loc>Göttingen, Germany</publisher-loc>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W8-2025-397-2026</article-id>
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<article-title>Land Guard: An Open-Source Enterprise GIS for Cadastral Parcel Mapping in Iran</article-title>
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<contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Jamalzadeh</surname>
<given-names>Seyed Hossein</given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Cheraghi</surname>
<given-names>Farid</given-names>
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<addr-line>Department of Geomatics Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Transportation, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran</addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>29</day>
<month>05</month>
<year>2026</year>
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<volume>X-4/W8-2025</volume>
<fpage>397</fpage>
<lpage>404</lpage>
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<copyright-statement>Copyright: &#x000a9; 2026 Seyed Hossein Jamalzadeh</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2026</copyright-year>
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<p>This paper presents the design and implementation of &lt;em&gt;Land Guard&lt;/em&gt;, an open-source enterprise GIS system developed to improve cadastral parcel map production and management in Iran. The research addresses the limitations of the existing TAM&amp;ndash;Transpoly workflow, which relies on fragmented tools, lacks real-time validation, and depends on proprietary formats. Using a Design Science Research Methodology, the system was developed with Python, PyQGIS, PyQt, and PostgreSQL/PostGIS. Land Guard integrates spatial and descriptive data entry in a single interface, performs real-time topological and administrative boundary validation, and stores data directly in an enterprise spatial database with role-level access control. A usability evaluation with 10 surveyors showed a 50% reduction in workflow time and a 40% reduction in user interactions compared to Transpoly. While not fully LADM-compliant, the system&amp;rsquo;s conceptual schema is mapped to LADM schema. The findings demonstrate that free and open-source GIS technologies can deliver scalable, secure, and user-friendly cadastral systems, supporting digital transformation in land administration.</p>
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