Quintana Roo Seeks Mapping for Puerto Morelos

PUERTO MORELOS, Mexico — The Government of the State of Quintana Roo has launched a national public call for the modernization of the cadastral map of Puerto Morelos. The project involves contracting services for a photogrammetric and LiDAR flight covering a surface area of 350 square kilometers in the Casco Antiguo (Old Town) and the Ruta de los Cenotes (Route of the Cenotes).

The announcement, published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación (DOF), states: "In accordance with the Law of Acquisitions, Leases, and Services of the Public Sector, interested parties are invited to participate in the National Electronic Public Tender that is indicated below; the call, which contains the bidding rules, will be available for consultation on the internet on the Digital Platform for Public Procurement known as Compras MX at the address https://comprasmx.buengobierno.gob.mx."

The tender, identified with registration number LA-82-1402-923012993-N-01-2025, is available on the Compras MX platform. The documentation specifies that this project corresponds to a coordination agreement for the allocation of federal resources from the 2025 program for the modernization of Public Property Registries and Cadastres. It is also intended for the Instituto Geográfico y Catastral del Estado de Quintana Roo (Igece) as part of its 2025 cadastral modernization executive project.

The article explains that a photogrammetric flight is a technique that captures aerial photographs, primarily using drones, to create three-dimensional (3D) models of objects, terrain, or structures. The process involves planning and executing a constant flight at a controlled height, ensuring the photos have a high percentage of overlap (ideally 80%) so that software can process them to generate 3D models, point clouds, Digital Elevation Models (DEMs), and orthophotos.

Conversely, a "LiDAR flight" refers to an aerial survey that uses a laser scanning system mounted on an aircraft or drone to create detailed 3D digital models of the land surface and the objects on it. The system emits pulses of laser light, measures the time it takes for them to return after bouncing off the terrain, and uses this information to calculate distance and generate detailed point clouds for high-precision mapping.