From Pixels to Proof: Land Management for the Indian Army
○ Case Study

From Pixels to Proof: Land Management for the Indian Army

Building secure Land Management software to consolidate parcel data, detect encroachment early, coordinate field and legal responses under strict access controls with full audit trails.

The Challenge

Highly regulated industries depend on land as:

  • An operational backbone
  • A compliance obligation
  • A financial asset

Yet organizations often face the same issues:

  • Records scattered across PDFs, spreadsheets, GIS tools
  • Inconsistent parcel boundaries
  • Hard-to-trace permits and easements
  • Late detection of encroachment
  • Intermittent field connectivity
  • Legal teams lacking defensible evidence
  • Executives demanding visibility without risking confidentiality

The impact: slower decisions, higher risk, and unnecessary costs.

Our Mandate

Engaged by the Indian Army, we were tasked to:

  • Create a single source of truth for parcels and rights of way
  • Detect and document encroachment early
  • Coordinate field + legal responses
  • Operate reliably with limited connectivity
  • Enforce strict access controls with full audit trails

(Client details remain confidential for security reasons.)

Our Solution

We delivered a geospatially aware platform that:

  • Consolidates parcel records, titles, easements & permits into an authoritative registry
  • Ingests & aligns satellite/drone imagery with cadastral and operational layers
  • Surfaces changes that may indicate encroachment
  • Allows users to verify suspected changes with side-by-side imagery & confidence indicators
  • Open & manage cases through verification → classification → notification → remediation → closure

Key Features

  • Timestamped actions with full chain of custody
  • Auto-generated reports for internal review & regulators
  • Offline mobile app with geo-tagged photos & forms, syncing securely when online
  • Security first: role-based access, SSO, encryption in transit & at rest
  • Flexible deployment: on-premises or private cloud VPC

Outcomes

  • Earlier risk detection
  • Faster verification & fewer disputes
  • Decision clarity for executives (all parcel truths + history + evidence in one place)
  • Regulatory compliance through consistent workflows & regulator-ready exports
  • Confidentiality preserved (auto-redaction of sensitive details)

Broader Impact

  • Utilities & Energy → Protect transmission corridors, pipelines, reduce penalties
  • Telecom → Safeguard tower compounds, fiber routes, automate lease tracking
  • Rail & Metro → Identify informal crossings, perimeter shifts, coordinate remediation
  • Mining → Manage lease boundaries, track rehabilitation commitments
  • Real Estate → Centralize parcel & building data, manage rentals, automate compliance