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Village boundary<br />

6. delineation<br />

6.1<br />

Documentation of the 3D model<br />

Village representatives from all neighbouring villages are invited<br />

to participate in a meeting held at a convenient location<br />

to discuss village boundaries. The presence of district authorities<br />

is important, especially if there are any pre-existing village<br />

boundary conflicts.<br />

The 3D model should be oriented in line with the real village<br />

landscape so that when people point in a particular direction<br />

on the 3D model of the village this direction corresponds to the<br />

direction in the real village landscape.<br />

Villagers agree on the description and naming of the topographic<br />

features represented on the model to ensure that they<br />

can establish the correspondence between the modelled and<br />

the real landscapes. The main features (rivers, residential areas,<br />

mountain tops, etc.) are labelled on the model in the local<br />

language(s).<br />

6.2<br />

Delineation of village boundaries<br />

The limits of the village are marked on the 3D model using<br />

coloured pins and string. During the delineation process, the<br />

boundaries are described orally to provide the opportunity for<br />

6.3<br />

Collection of GPS points<br />

If any conflicting areas are identified, or points where the<br />

boundary line does not follow natural features such as streams,<br />

or mountain peaks and ridges, two knowledgeable villagers are<br />

selected from each village to accompany a team to conduct<br />

ground surveys. Critical points where GPS readings are necessary<br />

along the boundary are recorded. The GPS data are imported<br />

into the open-source GIS software QGIS (www.qgis.org)<br />

and can also be shown on the 3D model (see Toolbox 6).<br />

6.4<br />

Description of village boundaries<br />

After the village boundaries are delineated on the 3D model,<br />

two other pieces of supporting evidence are used to capture<br />

the same information.<br />

Map into QGIS<br />

A photograph of the 3D model on which string delineates the<br />

village boundary is taken and uploaded in QGIS software, and<br />

the village boundaries are digitized on-screen. The GPS points<br />

are also shown on the resulting map.<br />

Narrative for final agreement<br />

The villagers are asked to describe the boundary (e.g. from this<br />

IN A NUTSHELL<br />

The village boundaries are delineated<br />

on the 3D model and a written description<br />

of the boundaries is recorded,<br />

describing the geographic features of<br />

the 3D model. Representatives of the<br />

neighbouring villages are invited to discuss<br />

the village boundaries and resolve<br />

potential land conflicts.<br />

HANDBOO K - VILLAGE BOUNDARY DELINEATION<br />

Participatory Land Use Planning (PLUP) HANDBOOK<br />

all participants to react and discuss these.<br />

mountain to that river, etc.). This written description is then<br />

included in the PLUP agreement and read out loud by VLMC<br />

members to all villagers during the closing meeting.<br />

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