Examine the possibilities and limits offered by the data regulatory framework

• What are the national and international programmes, competitions and calls for projects that can rally specific funding for urban and participatory mapping?
• What is the responsibility of the local authorities on data and maps?
• How does the administrative scope of the authority correspond to urban sprawl? What are the existing means of coordination for covering the territory?
• What is the national framework on data security and protection?

Establish a technical diagnosis on existing data and maps and their quality

• List the statistic databases available, geolocalised or not.
• Evaluate the digital status of the municipal land map and associated registry.
• Identify the mapping initiatives and stakeholders who possess field data (NGOs, universities, other municipal services such as civil defence, for example).
• Estimate the quality, relevance, extent of updating and compatibility of this data, and identify the gaps to be filled.
• Define the media (background map), formats, main software used locally and inexpensive.