The Land Administration

What The Land Administration does

The Land Administration Company Inc. (LAC) is a privately held Canadian software vendor, founded in 2018 and headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, that builds and sells the LAVA Platform — a configurable, Kubernetes-based microservices land administration system delivered as a public-cloud SaaS subscription (hosted on AWS), a private-cloud deployment, or an on-premise perpetual license. The platform addresses three core government workflows: LAVA Registry (managing rights, restrictions, and responsibilities, supporting both deeds and Torrens title regimes), LAVA Cadastre (parcel management with native and Esri ArcGIS Pro / Parcel Fabric integrations), and LAVA First Registration (initial tenure establishment with field collection, stakeholder review, legacy data conversion, and formal registration). Supporting modules include LAVA Digital Survey Plan Submission, LAVA Registry Portal, and LAVA Registry Workbench.

Technically, LAVA is a clean-slate architecture with no legacy technology drag, built on modern Agile DevOps, and differentiated by fully integrated tamper-proof blockchain security (continuous vulnerability scanning, automatic anomaly alerts) and a business rules engine that enables fully automated application decisioning and competency-based workflow assignment. LAVA Registry is compliant with the Land Administration Data Model (LADM) and extensible to any jurisdiction's data model and legislative requirements, with multi-language and localization support.

Commercially, LAC sells exclusively through a direct, consultative enterprise field-sales motion to government land agencies at national, regional, and municipal levels, using a Business Solution Engineering (BSE) framework covering discovery, solution definition, implementation, and transition. Pricing is quantity-based per property managed, with all features included in the agreement and per-property fees declining as volume scales. Revenue streams comprise SaaS subscription (multi-year, including hosting, Continuous Innovation and Improvement, and support), one-time perpetual licenses with annual support and maintenance calculated as a percentage of license value, and one-time Business Solution Engineering implementation services. The company supports jurisdictions ranging from approximately 250,000 properties to national programs of 100 million+ parcels.

Name

The Land Administration

Legal name

The Land Administration Company Inc.

Website

https://landadmin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Land Administration Company (LAC) builds the LAVA Platform — a configurable, cloud-based land administration suite covering Registry, Cadastre, and First Registration — and sells it via direct enterprise sales to government land agencies worldwide on per-property SaaS or perpetual licensing terms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Land Administration Software

NAICS

Real Estate Property Managers (53131)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIANAH

Land Administration & Cadastral Services (Public Land Records, Parcel Management)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Housing, Urban Planning & Community Development

SECONDARYHDAEAKAB

Enterprise PaaS (App Runtime & Managed Application Platforms)

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Enterprise Platforms & Databases/Enterprise Application Development Platforms (Low-Code/No-Code & PaaS)

SECONDARYHDABAAAD

Managed Application Platforms (App PaaS & Runtime Services)

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Cloud & Data Center Infrastructure/Public Cloud Infrastructure (IaaS/PaaS)

Keywords

• Land administration software
• Land registry systems
• Cadastral mapping solutions
• Property tenure registration
• Government land management

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: Public cloud-based subscription using Amazon Web Services infrastructure. Licensed using 10-year SaaS agreement with options to renew. Annual fees include software, hosting, Continuous Innovation and Improvement (CIIP), and support and maintenance. Quantity-based pricing scales with property volume, decreasing per-property fee as volume increases.
2. Perpetual Software License: One-time perpetual license fee for on-premise or private cloud infrastructure deployment. Annual support and maintenance calculated as percentage of perpetual license value. Quantity-based pricing calculated on number of properties to be managed.
3. Business Solution Engineering (BSE) Stand-up: One-time implementation services covering discovery, solution definition, implementation, and transition stages. Involves configuring the LAVA solution to satisfy business requirements, data capture, and change management.
4. Maintenance and Support: Annual support and maintenance services. For SaaS, included in annual subscription. For perpetual licenses, calculated as percentage of perpetual license value. Includes CIIP ensuring continuous platform modernization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Land Administration Company sells the LAVA Platform, a cloud-based, Kubernetes-microservices land administration platform providing LAVA Registry (rights, restrictions, responsibilities management), LAVA Cadastre (parcel/spatial management), and LAVA First Registration (initial property tenure establishment) modules. The platform is configured and sold to government jurisdictions globally via direct enterprise sales, with optional Business Solution Engineering implementation services.

Product overview

The Land Administration Company offers the LAVA Platform—a unified, modular land administration platform designed for government jurisdictions. The core LAVA Platform serves as the foundational infrastructure supporting three integrated products: LAVA Registry (managing rights, restrictions, and responsibilities), LAVA Cadastre (managing spatial property data from surveys and maps), and LAVA First Registration (managing initial property tenure establishment). Supporting modules include LAVA Digital Survey Plan Submission for automated survey plan processing, LAVA Registry Portal for customer-facing web services, and LAVA Registry Workbench for staff productivity. The platform employs Kubernetes-based microservices architecture with blockchain security and business rules-based automation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LAVA Platform: A comprehensive, highly configurable land administration platform providing Registry, Cadastre, and First Registration solutions for governments and agencies.

Products and services

• LAVA Platform Cloud-based, scalable land administration platform serving as the foundational infrastructure for government jurisdictions. Built on Kubernetes microservices with high availability, reliability, scalability, and interoperability, deployable as public cloud SaaS (AWS), private cloud, or on-premise. Supports LADM compliance, blockchain security, business rules-based decisioning, and competency-based workflows.
• LAVA Registry Secure database managing land rights, restrictions, and responsibilities for government land registries. Supports deeds registration and Torrens title systems with automation capabilities for workflow, drafting, and decision-making, plus LADM-compliant and extensible data model.
• LAVA Cadastre Digital property management system defining and managing parcels from surveys, maps, and plans that describe property locations and boundaries. Provides native parcel index map cadastre support, tight integration with Esri ArcGIS Pro/Parcel Fabric via REST APIs, and integration with externally managed GIS-based cadastres.
• LAVA First Registration Suite of tools for establishing initial property tenure registration through field collection of boundaries and rights, community and stakeholder review, legacy data conversion, and formal registration. Supports programs from village to national scale (5,000 to 100 million+ parcels).
• Business Solution Engineering (BSE) One-time professional implementation services covering discovery, solution definition, implementation, and transition stages. Configures the LAVA solution to satisfy business requirements, data capture, and change management for each jurisdiction.
• SaaS Subscription (LAVA on AWS) Public cloud subscription using Amazon Web Services infrastructure, licensed via a 10-year SaaS agreement with renewal options. Annual fees include software, hosting, Continuous Innovation and Improvement Program (CIIP), and support and maintenance. Quantity-based per-property pricing that decreases as property volume increases.
• Perpetual Software License One-time perpetual license fee for on-premise or private cloud infrastructure deployment, with annual support and maintenance calculated as a percentage of perpetual license value. Quantity-based pricing calculated on number of properties to be managed.

Quantifiable outcome

• Significant productivity improvements through competency-based workflows, automated application processing, computer-assisted decision making, and business rules engines
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability5 records

Feature10 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tyler Technologies: Public-sector software vendor whose Odyssey platform provides land records, document management, and e-recording for county and municipal recording offices across the US. Direct competitor to LAVA Registry in the government land-records segment.
• Esri: Dominant GIS platform provider whose ArcGIS Parcel Fabric is the de-facto cadastre backbone for many jurisdictions. Both a deep integration partner for LAVA Cadastre and a competitor where agencies standardize on native Esri cadastral workflows.
• Harris Computer Systems: Vertical-market software provider (a Constellation Software company) whose Recorder and land-records products serve US counties and municipal recording offices. Direct competitor in the government land-records software niche.

Broad incumbents

• Wolters Kluwer: Large information services and software group whose Governance, Risk & Compliance division serves land registries and notaries globally. A broad incumbent offering overlapping registry and compliance capability from a much larger portfolio.
• Trimble: Geospatial and land-management technology provider with parcel, cadastral, and land-administration software used by national mapping agencies. Competes with LAVA Cadastre and shares Esri ArcGIS integration territory.
• Thomson Reuters: Diversified information services company with tax, legal, and government-registry software lines including land and property records. A broad incumbent with comparable land-registry product lines and large global sales reach.
• Hexagon AB: Geospatial and reality-capture technology group with land-information management offerings serving cadastral and national mapping agencies. Comparable as a competitor for cadastral and land-administration platform deals.
• Bentley Systems: Infrastructure engineering software vendor with land and survey capabilities (including the former Acute3D and ContextCapture lines). A broad incumbent addressing surveying, cadastral, and infrastructure land-data workflows.

Emerging players

• Cyient: Engineering and geospatial services provider that delivers land-administration and cadastral system implementation projects, often as a systems integrator for national land programs. Comparable through service-led delivery of first-registration and modernization programs.
• CGI Group: IT services firm with a dedicated Land Information Management practice delivering registry and cadastral solutions to national and sub-national governments. Comparable through consulting-led delivery of land-administration transformation programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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