GIS for energy planning

Geospatial information for an energy project should be traceable from its source and design alternative to the package reviewed by an authority. We structure that path for generation and transmission projects, coordinating technical, environmental, land and mapping components. The service aims to reduce internal rework and find gaps early; it does not promise approval or replace any UPME, ANLA or other competent-authority procedure.

A shared foundation for different teams

We begin with an inventory of layers, tables, drawings and studies. Every source records an owner, cutoff date, licence or authorization, coordinate system, scale and applied transformation. We then agree identifiers that connect alternatives, works, easements, constraints, environmental units and documents. This prevents engineering, environmental and land teams from operating on incompatible versions of the same feature.

The model is designed against a verified current instrument, not a legacy template. A correspondence matrix connects requirements to objects, attributes and evidence, with unresolved fields assigned to an owner. Where EPSG:9377 is required, we document source coordinates and transformation methods and retain controls for displacement or mixed CRS. Merely declaring a code does not prove that coordinates are correct.

Review before packaging

The scope can include a data model, dictionary, manifest, file conventions, automated checks, change register and delivery procedure. We examine names, types, domains, identifiers, geometries, extent, duplicates, references and consistency between inventory and files. Findings are classified as internal blockers, interpretation questions or recommended improvements; the authority retains the final decision.

The local prevalidator processes a sample in the browser and does not persist its content. Any exported GeoJSON is a diagnostic representation for inspection and internal exchange, not an official submission format. The anonymized experience across twelve projects provides a repeatable preparation method but does not disclose clients, private outcomes or regulatory decisions.

Selecting the right support

To estimate the engagement, we need the project phase, target authority or process, reference version, file inventory, coordinate systems and target date. Support can range from a focused assessment to team coaching or full structuring with milestone reviews. The proposal separates data correction, transformation, documentation and packaging, with internal acceptance criteria and an explicit list of assumptions to confirm.

{
  "instrument": "Resolución 40358 de 2025 / Circular 000037 de 2026",
  "crs": "EPSG:9377",
  "format": "GDB",
  "metadata": {
    "source": "equipo responsable"
  },
  "dictionary": "diccionario.xlsx",
  "files": [
    "proyecto.gdb"
  ],
  "layers": [
    {
      "name": "proyecto",
      "geometryType": "Polygon",
      "fields": [
        {
          "name": "project_id",
          "type": "text"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}