Agepro Maps Southern Quintana Roo’s Future

Quintana Roo, Mexico — The Agency for Strategic Projects of the State of Quintana Roo (Agepro) has completed topographic surveys of state territorial reserve zones in three municipalities in the southern part of the state.

The photogrammetric survey, processing of geospatial data, and digitization in a CAD environment were carried out across an area of 929.35 hectares distributed throughout the localities of Bacalar, Chetumal, and Mahahual in the municipality of Othón P. Blanco, as well as in the locality of Tulum, within its like-named municipality.

Survey Details by Municipality

In the municipality of Bacalar, the topographic survey was conducted on an area of approximately 391 hectares, located between the Ampliación Fundo Legal Sur de Bacalar and the overwidth of the area, south of the city of Bacalar.

In the municipality of Othón P. Blanco, the studies were carried out on approximately 161.36 hectares in the locality of Mahahual. This area encompasses the neighborhoods of La Esperanza, La Victoria, Flamingos, El Orgullo, El Chechén, La Bendición, Paraíso Jungla, Triángulo Porvenir, and Kilómetro 55, as well as the overwidth of the study area and internal polygons, located to the west of the town.

In Chetumal, the survey covered an area of 152.35 hectares, integrated by the Carlos Joaquín neighborhood, the area behind the ADO bus station, the Cereso zone, and the Podecobi zone, heading southwest of the state capital.

In the municipality of Tulum, topographic studies were conducted on an area of approximately 224.64 hectares. This area covers the neighborhoods of Yax Balam, Arrecifes Dos, Sac-Bé, Los Álamos, Los Arrecifes, Nassim, Tumben Kin, Panteras (Jaguares), and Andrés Manuel López Obrador Dos. Also included are the neighborhoods of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Carlos Joaquín, Carlos Joaquín second section, La Reserva, 2 de Octubre, Kukulkán, and the overwidth of the study area and internal polygons.

Project Objectives and Justification

The objective of the project is to obtain geospatial data for the territorial reserve surfaces owned by Agepro in the municipalities of Bacalar, Othón P. Blanco, and Tulum, along with part of their urban context. The aim is to generate high-precision topographic information to serve as a base for engineering studies, territorial planning, development project design, and environmental impact analysis.

To obtain the Topographic Surveys in the municipalities of Bacalar, Othón P. Blanco, and Tulum, Agepro disbursed four million, five hundred eighty-eight thousand, and 28.35 pesos.

In its justification, Agepro specified that decision-making regarding the disposition of the territorial reserve surfaces owned by the agency depends to a great extent on knowledge of the physical state of the surfaces, their urban context, and the urban layout that surrounds them.