The governance of global land sector semantic resources: status and pathways

Erik Stubkjaer; Jennifer Whittal; Simon Hull; Volkan Çağdaş; Charl-Thom Bayer; Laura  Meggiolaro; R.M. Bennett; D. Todorovski; Abdullah Kara; Erwin Folmer

doi:10.1080/00396265.2025.2543611

The governance of global land sector semantic resources: status and pathways

Erik Stubkjaer, Jennifer Whittal, Simon Hull, Volkan Çağdaş^*, Charl-Thom Bayer, Laura Meggiolaro, R.M. Bennett, D. Todorovski, Abdullah Kara, Erwin Folmer

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Knowledge Organization Systems (KOS) enable Semantic Web and Linked Data implementations. KOS in terms of the Linked Land Governance Thesaurus (LandVoc) and the Cadastre and Land Administration Thesaurus (CaLAThe) render concepts of the ISO 19152:2024 Land Administration Domain Model. These all support more shared and standardized understandings in the land domain. Concept mapping is presented, and an explicit integration of thesauri and knowledge bases is illustrated for education and community engagement. The paper reflects on the integration of CaLAThe into the LandVoc and AGROVOC context. The establishment of a less strict semantic facility, supporting ad hoc teaching tasks, is motivated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-14
Number of pages	14
Journal	Survey review
Early online date	25 Sept 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00396265.2025.2543611
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print/First online - 25 Sept 2025

Keywords

2025 OA procedure
Cadastre and Land Administration Thesaurus (CaLAthe)
the Linked Land Governance Thesaurus (LandVoc)
Teaching Essentials for Responsible Land Administration (TERLA)
Concept mapping
AGROVOC multilingual thesaurus (AGROVOC

UN SDGs

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The governance of global land sector semantic resources: status and pathways

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