Análisis de las fuentes de información geográfica digital en el tema de la minería en Colombia

Abstract

Maps are a fundamental part to make decisions about a territory that is why it is important to know and analyze the way in which they are created and presented to users. This internship shows a digital compilation of Colombian mining maps, produced with different interests by diverse organizations (state companies, private companies, social organizations), to elaborate the final product of this work different cartographic sources published on the internet were consulted. Reviewing information like: geometries, colors and formats of the different mining zones. As a result, a database and a web application were created, allowing simple access and acquisition of this information, allowing the user to make comparisons and analyze the way that mining in Colombia is represented on the different sources of digital cartographic, allowing the creation of a more real vision in the matter.