Participatory Land Mapping Platform

Document, Verify, and Protect Your Land Claims

Draw your parcel boundaries, attach evidence, gather community attestations, and resolve overlapping claims β€” all on one transparent platform.

10,000+
Land Claims Documented
25+
Countries Supported
95%
Dispute Resolution Rate

Everything You Need to Secure Your Land

A complete toolkit for documenting, verifying, and protecting land claims through participatory mapping and community consensus.

Draw Parcel Boundaries

Use GPS, satellite imagery, or hand-drawn maps to define your land boundaries with precision.

Attach Evidence

Upload documents, photos, witness statements, and historical records to strengthen your claim.

Community Attestations

Invite neighbors and community leaders to verify your land boundaries and usage history.

Overlap Detection

Automatically detect when claims overlap and get routed into structured dispute resolution.

Dispute Resolution

Country-specific pathways guide claimants through mediation, evidence exchange, and resolution.

Country-Aware Configuration

Claim types, dispute steps, and evidence requirements adapt to local land governance frameworks.

How It Works

Three simple steps to document and protect your land claim on the blockchain of community trust.

01

Draw Your Boundaries

Use our interactive map to draw your parcel boundaries. Choose from GPS points, satellite imagery tracing, or upload a hand-drawn sketch.

  • Dual map providers: Mapbox & OpenStreetMap
  • Automatic area calculation
  • Coordinate precision up to centimeters
02

Document Your Claim

Select your claim type, describe your relationship to the land, upload supporting evidence, and invite community witnesses.

  • Multiple claim types per country
  • Photo, document, and video evidence
  • Community attestation requests
03

Verify & Resolve

Your claim is published publicly (minus PII). If overlaps are detected, structured dispute resolution pathways help reach consensus.

  • Automatic overlap detection
  • Country-specific dispute pathways
  • Transparent resolution process

Explore the Public Claims Map

Browse verified land claims from around the world. Search by location, view parcel boundaries, and understand land tenure patterns in your area.

Search by Location
Find claims near any address or coordinate
Toggle Map Layers
Switch between satellite and street views
View Claim Details
Click any parcel to see public claim information
Open Public Map

Interactive Map Preview

Search publicly documented claims

Mapbox + OpenStreetMap

Built for Real-World Land Challenges

From rural farms to urban settlements, LegitimateLand supports diverse land tenure scenarios across the globe.

Customary Land Rights

Document traditional and customary land ownership that predates formal registration systems.

Community elders attest to generational land use

Smallholder Farming

Protect agricultural plots against encroachment and support tenure security for rural farmers.

Farmers map their plots with GPS-enabled devices

Urban Settlements

Establish documented claims for informal urban settlements seeking formal recognition.

Settlement committees verify household boundaries

Community Forests

Protect shared natural resources by documenting community-managed forests and water sources.

Conservation groups map protected boundaries

Post-Conflict Restitution

Support returning populations in re-establishing claims to land they were displaced from.

Witnesses verify pre-displacement occupancy

Participatory Programs

Organizations run structured land documentation programs with trained community mappers.

NGOs coordinate systematic parcel enumeration

Country-Specific Land Governance

Each country has unique land tenure systems and dispute resolution frameworks. LegitimateLand adapts to local legal contexts.

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Ghana

Active
Claim Types
Customary FreeholdStool Land RightsFamily Land
4-step dispute resolution pathway
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Kenya

Active
Claim Types
Community LandELC (Emphyteutic Lease)
5-step dispute resolution pathway
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Rwanda

Active
Claim Types
Emphyteutic LeaseUse Certificate
3-step dispute resolution pathway
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Ethiopia

Active
Claim Types
Use RightHolding Certificate
4-step dispute resolution pathway
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Tanzania

Coming Soon
Claim Types
Customary Right of OccupancyVillage Land
4-step dispute resolution pathway
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Uganda

Coming Soon
Claim Types
Customary TenureMailo Land
3-step dispute resolution pathway

Transparency & Trust

Built on principles of openness, privacy, and integrity to create a trustworthy land documentation system.

Public by Default

All claim records are publicly visible β€” except personally identifiable information like names and contact details.

PII Protection

Personal data is stored separately and only visible to the claimant and authorized parties in disputes.

Evidence Integrity

Every uploaded file is hashed at creation time. Hashes are stored alongside evidence records for verification.

Community Verification

Attestations from neighbors and community leaders add social proof layers to individual claims.

Standards Aligned

Built with STDM/LADM interoperability in mind for eventual integration with formal land administration systems.

Not a Legal Registry

LegitimateLand is a documentation platform. Claims represent user assertions, not government-verified legal titles.

Ready to Document Your Land Claim?

Join thousands of individuals and communities using LegitimateLand to create transparent, verifiable land claim records.