Improving Expropriation Management via QGIS: A SWOT-based Digital Approach in North Macedonia

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 3, 512 - 534, 31.12.2025

Edmond Jonuzi , Ömer Faruk Atiz , Hüseyin Zahit Selvi , Süleyman Savaş Durduran

https://doi.org/10.47112/neufmbd.2026.111

Öz

This study aims to investigate the potential of open-source geospatial technologies to facilitate the transformation of expropriation management from traditional, paper-based workflows to an integrated digital framework. In many developing countries, including North Macedonia, the absence of comprehensive digital systems to support expropriation processes has resulted in inefficiencies, data inconsistencies, administrative bottlenecks, procedural delays, and a lack of transparency. By employing QGIS, Google Earth Pro, and the national Portal for E-Services (E-Uslugi Katastar), the research proposes a digital transformation model aimed at enhancing the efficiency, transparency, and accessibility of expropriation procedures. Utilizing a representative expropriation case study, with specific reference to the Polog Region of North Macedonia, the analysis incorporates both SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) and TOWS (Threats, Opportunities, Weaknesses and Strengths) Matrix methodologies to critically assess the feasibility and strategic implications of adopting open-source geospatial solutions. The results highlight the capacity of these tools to support advanced spatial analysis, improve cartographic visualization through high-resolution satellite imagery, and provide real-time access to cadastral datasets, thereby strengthening the operational framework of expropriation management. The study advocates for the establishment of a fully integrated Expropriation Information System in North Macedonia and positions Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a pivotal instrument for advancing digital transformation within the broader context of land governance.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Digital Transformation , GIS , Land Expropriation , SWOT Analysis , TOWS Matrix

Teşekkür

We extend our gratitude to QGIS, Google Earth Pro, and the Portal for E-Services (E-Uslugi Katastar, North Macedonia) of the Cadastre in North Macedonia for providing essential digital tools that significantly contributed to the analysis, visualization, and management of spatial data in this study.

QGIS ile Kamulaştırma Yönetiminin İyileştirilmesi: Kuzey Makedonya'da SWOT Tabanlı Dijital Bir Yaklaşım

Öz

Bu çalışma, kamulaştırma yönetiminin geleneksel, kağıt tabanlı iş akışlarından entegre bir dijital çerçeveye dönüşümünü kolaylaştırmak için açık kaynaklı coğrafi teknolojilerin potansiyelini araştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Kuzey Makedonya da dahil olmak üzere birçok gelişmekte olan ülkede, kamulaştırma süreçlerini destekleyecek kapsamlı dijital sistemlerin bulunmaması, verimsizliklere, veri tutarsızlıklarına, idari darboğazlara, prosedür gecikmelerine ve şeffaflık eksikliğine yol açmıştır. QGIS, Google Earth Pro ve ulusal E-Hizmetler Portalı (E-Uslugi Katastar) kullanılarak yapılan araştırma, kamulaştırma prosedürlerinin verimliliğini, şeffaflığını ve erişilebilirliğini artırmayı amaçlayan bir dijital dönüşüm modeli önermektedir. Kuzey Makedonya'nın Polog Bölgesi'ne özel atıfta bulunan temsili bir kamulaştırma vaka çalışması kullanılarak yapılan analiz, açık kaynaklı coğrafi çözümlerin benimsenmesinin fizibilitesini ve stratejik etkilerini eleştirel bir şekilde değerlendirmek için hem SWOT (Güçlü Yönler, Zayıf Yönler, Fırsatlar ve Tehditler) hem de TOWS (Tehditler, Fırsatlar, Zayıf Yönler ve Güçlü Yönler) Matrisi metodolojilerini içermektedir. Sonuçlar, bu araçların gelişmiş uzamsal analizi destekleme, yüksek çözünürlüklü uydu görüntüleri aracılığıyla kartografik görselleştirmeyi iyileştirme ve kadastro veri setlerine gerçek zamanlı erişim sağlama kapasitesini vurgulamakta ve böylece kamulaştırma yönetiminin operasyonel çerçevesini güçlendirmektedir. Çalışma, Kuzey Makedonya'da tam entegre bir Kamulaştırma Bilgi Sisteminin kurulmasını savunmakta ve Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemlerini (GIS) arazi yönetiminin daha geniş bağlamında dijital dönüşümü ilerletmek için temel bir araç olarak konumlandırmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

CBS , Dijital Dönüşüm , Kamulaştırma , SWOT Analizi , TOWS Matrisi

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