The development objective of the Second Land Administration Project (LAP-II) in West Bank and Gaza is to improve the design and implementation of the land registration system in the Project Area. The Project has three components: (i) Component 1: Systematic Land Registration in the Project Area; (ii) Component 2: Institutional Strengthening of the PLA; and (iii) Component 3: Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation.
The Sub-Component "Institutional Strengthening of the PLA" will also assist the PLA in implementation of enabling technologies including assisting the PLA in the (i) preparation of an IT Strategy; (ii) development of software to extend the Computerized Land Registration System (CLRS); (iii) extension of the CLRS to four regional offices (Nablus, Jenin, and two other PLA regional offices); (iv) improvement of the land registration process; and (vi) upgrading survey equipment for the PLA Surveying Department. This sub-component will also assist in the implementation of enabling technology.
The project will finance the following sub-component activities: (i) the roll-out of the Computerized Land Registration System (CLRS) to four other PLA offices (Jenin, Nablus, and two other PLA regional offices), (ii) the preparation of an IT strategy for the PLA, (iii) the development of further enterprise software applications to extend the CLRS, (iv) a concentrated emphasis on process improvement in land registration, and (v) upgrading of survey equipment for the Survey Department.
A number of activities and tasks on implementation of enabling technologies and development of software applications to extend the CLRS have been started, whereas a limited number of them have been completed. The list of completed activities and tasks includes:
- Technical Specifications for IT equipment for the LAP II Ramallah Office
- Inspection and testing of delivered IT equipment for the LAP II Ramallah Office
- Evaluation of the IT Related Mapping Procedures of PLA
- Evaluation of the mapping software functionality
- System integration
- Review of CLRS
- Action plan and HW requirements for CLRS roll-out in Jenin and Nablus offices
Evaluation of the IT-related mapping procedures pointed out current heterogeneous delivery formats, mapping based on pre-defined parcel blocks, identified only a few topological issues and includes only one particular workflow example: GPS-based mapping procedure. Nevertheless, assessment of the existing mapping procedures hasn’t been considered from the point view of business process modeling and reengineering.
Evaluation of the mapping software functionality has focused explicitly on the comparison of SOLA , CLRS QuantumGIS, ArcGIS and OpenJump, including a comprehensive comparison of their functionalities and training costs. The most important evaluation’s recommendation is using FLOSS software for the future CMS . Comparison of SOLA and CLRS has resulted in fact that they have 75% common functionalities. Assessment of the SOLA mapping functionalities hasn’t been fully accomplished, despite some effort. Evaluation and assessment of mapping functionalities is broad, but it has focused primarily on generic mapping functions, which should be supported by the new CMS. Full assessment of GIS (including SOLA) should be based on the results of BPM deliverables (functional specification)
Review of CLRS contains comprehensive description of the existing CLRS system, including supported functions with screenshots and a few examples of ER diagrams. Existing CLRS is database-centric system, based on MS SQL Server 2008 DBMS, without mapping capabilities and functionalities. The system is developed by IT directorate staff using ASP.NET Web application framework. CLRS is being used at PLA in Ramallah, with action plans for the rolling out in Jenin and Nablus PLA offices. Similarly to the assessment of mapping procedures and functionalities, review hasn’t considered business process modeling and reengineering – both of them are missing. Due to that fact, it is not clear which business processes, i.e. CLRS functionalities, are not (efficiently) supported.
Systems integration is only roughly sketched – it includes just two potential options, without considering potential and future systems architectures. Assessment and evaluation of CLRS and CMS system architecture hasn’t been accomplished.
The assignment will be conducted by an individual Consultant, in very close cooperation with the TA IT Advisor, BPM Consultant, Land registry Directorate, IT Directorate and Survey Directorate.
Scope of work:
Evaluation of the mapping software functionality has focused explicitly on the comparison of SOLA , CLRS QuantumGIS, ArcGIS and OpenJump, including a comprehensive comparison of their functionalities and training costs. The most important evaluation’s recommendation is using FLOSS software for the future CMS . Comparison of SOLA and CLRS has resulted in fact that they have 75% common functionalities. Assessment of the SOLA mapping functionalities hasn’t been fully accomplished, despite some effort. Evaluation and assessment of mapping functionalities is broad, but it has focused primarily on generic mapping functions, which should be supported by the new CMS. Full assessment of GIS (including SOLA) should be based on the results of BPM deliverables (functional specification)
Review of CLRS contains comprehensive description of the existing CLRS system, including supported functions with screenshots and a few examples of ER diagrams. Existing CLRS is database-centric system, based on MS SQL Server 2008 DBMS, without mapping capabilities and functionalities. The system is developed by IT directorate staff using ASP.NET Web application framework. CLRS is being used at PLA in Ramallah, with action plans for the rolling out in Jenin and Nablus PLA offices. Similarly to the assessment of mapping procedures and functionalities, review hasn’t considered business process modeling and reengineering – both of them are missing. Due to that fact, it is not clear which business processes, i.e. CLRS functionalities, are not (efficiently) supported.
Systems integration is only roughly sketched – it includes just two potential options, without considering potential and future systems architectures. Assessment and evaluation of CLRS and CMS system architecture hasn’t been accomplished.
The assignment will be conducted by an individual Consultant, in very close cooperation with the TA IT Advisor, BPM Consultant, Land registry Directorate, IT Directorate and Survey Directorate.
Scope of work:
- Review and analysis of the current model of land registration by the Registration, Settlement, Survey and IT Directorates of the PLA
- Determine the suitable business model
- Use the adopted modelling approach to capture functional, static and dynamic apects of the future model adopting a the CLRS as the sole registration system
- Verify the model, present results
Deliverables:
- PLA Registration, Settlement and IT Directorate BPM
Sporadic and systematic Land Registration business process reengineering
Reengineered Land Registry BPM – OMG BPMN or UML Activity diagrams
Business rules - PLA Survey Directorate BPM
Cadastre mapping business process reengineering
Reengineered Cadastre mapping BPM – OMG BPMN or UML Activity diagrams
Identification and description of business rules - IT Directorate’s CLRS functional specifications including integration with CMS – UML Use case diagrams
- CMS functional specifications including integration with CLRS – UML Use case diagrams
- Final presentation
Qualifications Required Only the experts meeting the set criteria will be shortlisted and contacted.
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- University degree in Computer science, Information systems or Geomatics
- Minimum of 3 years working experience in business process modelling and reengineering, preferably for Land registry, Cadastre and mapping institutions.
- Strong skills and proven expertise in BPMN and UML (including Activity diagrams and Use case diagrams)
- Strong skills and proven experience in developing functional and non-functional specifications for Land registry, Cadastre and mapping information systems
- Good communication skills and ability for teamwork
- Very good knowledge of English
Duration 3 months (63 working days)
Commencement : 1 September, 2013
Interested candidates should forward their CV as soon as possible, or no later than 26 July 2013 through https://cv.niras.com/jobs/437.
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