Implementación de un plugin en QGIS para la extracción, transformación y carga de las capas “CoberturaTierra” y “Ecosistema” existentes en el modelo de datos geográfico ANLA

Abstract

Environmental studies in Colombia require a great investment of time by consultancies and entities in charge of analyzing and managing geographic information. DBANLA is a plugin developed in Python programming language for QGIS software with the objective of extraction, transformation and loading the "CoberturaTierra" and "Ecosistema" layers existing in the geographic data model established by Autoridad Nacional de Licencias Ambientales (ANLA) from the national maps of Land Cover and Ecosystems generated by Instituto de Hidrología Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales (IDEAM). This document describes the development methodology adopted and its results, providing detailed information on how to use the plugin to obtain the mentioned layers of the biotic component filled in and structured according to the ANLA geographic data model. Likewise, an evaluation of its efficiency is presented in which it was found that the use of the plugin significantly reduces the time needed to perform this task, which makes it a valuable tool for professionals in charge of managing environmental information in Colombia.