GIS for territorial planning and POT

A POT process needs a geospatial foundation that can compare determinants, diagnosis, proposals and monitoring without losing the origin of each layer. We help organize that foundation, document decisions and prepare maintainable schemas for municipal or consulting teams. The service focuses on information and GIS operations; it does not replace the authorities or procedures responsible for formulation, consultation, participation, approval or adoption.

Readiness with institutional context

We begin with the decisions the process needs to support: land classification, ecological structure, risk, mobility, utilities, treatments, instruments and implementation programmes, as applicable. We inventory layers, scales, dates, owners, usage restrictions and source relationships. Determinants retain authority and date so that contextless geometry is not mistaken for a current rule.

We then review spatial and semantic consistency. The assessment finds overlaps, gaps, mixed coordinate systems, incompatible domains, duplicate versions and objects whose names change between documents. When LADM_COL-POT is used, readiness is evaluated against a currently verified reference and documented through an explicit correspondence. Multipurpose-cadastre practices are not transferred automatically because parcels and territorial planning have different semantic boundaries and institutional processes.

Products for formulation and operation

The scope may include an information catalogue, determinant matrix, data model, dictionary, quality rules, version control, query services and update protocol. We can connect maps with documents and preserve history between scenarios, consultation and the adopted version. Monitoring prioritizes indicators with an identifiable source and feasible update frequency.

The local diagnostic accepts an inventory and sample layers to flag metadata, structure and geometry gaps. Its output organizes work but does not certify compliance or anticipate authority decisions. GeoJSON used during analysis is diagnostic and is not automatically an official format.

The Marinilla and betterment-levy case is grounded in public contractual scope and demonstrates related historical experience. It remains separate from current LADM_COL-POT: an older contract does not prove compliance with a later model or decree, nor does it establish outcomes absent from the public record.

Preparing a first phase

To estimate the work, we request the POT stage, source inventory, municipality or study area, accountable team, milestones and major blockers. We propose verifiable packages for sources and metadata, remediation, modelling, publishing and monitoring. Each package declares dependencies and receipt criteria, helping an organization procure technical support without confusing a GIS platform with the entire territorial-planning process.