Quintana Roo Modernizes Cadastre to Boost Transparency in Land Information

Chetumal, Quintana Roo — Nine of Quintana Roo’s 11 municipalities have signed agreements to implement a new digital cadastre system designed to streamline property transactions and reduce corruption, officials announced Wednesday.

The State Cadastral Management System digitizes and centralizes territorial, cartographic, and registry information for real estate across the state, allowing residents to complete procedures online and receive notifications when documents are ready, eliminating the need to travel to municipal seats.

Ricardo López Rivera, director general of the State Geographic and Cadastral Institute, said the platform is already operational in José María Morelos, Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Lázaro Cárdenas, Puerto Morelos, Isla Mujeres, Benito Juárez, Othón P. Blanco, Bacalar, and Cozumel.

“It is a tool that helps municipalities that previously handled everything manually,” López said. “Now the entire process takes place in a digital environment, and citizens can check the status of their application and know when it is ready.”

The only holdout is Playa del Carmen, where authorities are in talks to join the system. López said he expects the municipality to sign on soon, which would give the state 100% coverage.

“It generates transparency in data and prevents corruption, because in the digital environment everything has a traceability — I know who processed a request, when they did it, and how they did it,” he said.

Once Cozumel and Playa del Carmen are fully integrated, all 11 municipalities will be using the platform, though implementation timelines vary depending on how each municipality manages its information.

The system is part of the state’s broader digital transformation and is considered a strategic resource for managing urban growth, protecting family assets, and improving public service efficiency.