[Sdi-latinamericacaribbean] Municipality in Mexico improves government with 3D technology for cadastre administration

[Kate Lance]

www.tampico.gob.mx
Municipality in Mexico improves government with 3D technology for cadastre administration
With the implementation of its integrated cartographic system, Municipio de Tampico became the first municipality in Mexico to take advantage of 3D technology for cadastre administration.  Municipio de Tampico integrated topographical information from a digital terrain model with cadastral financial information.  The project involved photogrammetric flights, a door-to-door census, verification of existing parcel information and comparisons with new information, and the incorporation within the database of roughly 90,000 properties. As a result of this effort, the municipality can now quickly identify all construction types within its boundaries and detail the public services available within each zone.
   
  Benefits of the new cadastral system to Municipio de Tampico and its citizens include: 
  -- The planned return on investment from this project was about 12 months, but the new system paid for itself in less than six months. A substantial portion of the return came from an eight percent increase in property tax revenues, which resulted from the detection of more than 15,000 residential and commercial building structures omitted from the previous database. 
-- The citizens of Municipio de Tampico are enjoying increased administrative efficiency, which, for example, enables them to more quickly pay their taxes and secure cadastral information. In-person customer service time has decreased from three hours to under a half-hour, and the time required to arrange for a physical inspection of a property has dropped from three weeks to a week or less. 
-- Because Municipio de Tampico is located in a hurricane zone, citizens will also benefit from the municipality’s ability to integrate its cadastral information with its hydrologic risk map. In the event of a hurricane, this will enable the municipality to identify secure zones and evacuation routes to minimize loss of life. 
   
  Source: Bentley Geospatial, http://www.bentley.com/en-US/Corporate/News/Quarter+4/Tampico.htm
   

 		
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