How Location Intelligence aids emergency planning and resilience efforts in Mexico City
Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
- America
Country
- Mexico
Product
- CARTO Engine
- Plataforma CDMX
- Mapa CDMX
Tech Stack
- Geospatial technology
- Web-based portal
- Interactive cadastral map
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Customer Satisfaction
- Brand Awareness
Technology Category
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms
Applicable Industries
- Cities & Municipalities
Applicable Functions
- Logistics & Transportation
- Facility Management
Use Cases
- Public Transportation Management
- Public Warning & Emergency Response
Services
- Data Science Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
The government of Ciudad de México (CDMX) is a global leader in digital and open governance. In September 2018, it ratified a constitution, the Magna Carta, which secures rights and responsibilities to the 9 million residents of the capital. These newly guaranteed civil protections are guiding recovery and reconstruction efforts following the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck central Mexico on September 19, 2017. The Secretariat of Civil Protection (SPC) convened the Commission for the Reconstruction, Recuperation, and Transformation of the City of Mexico, a legislative body representing various departments and agencies, tasked with supervising immediate disaster relief and long-term reconstruction efforts.
The Challenge
The 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck central Mexico on September 19, 2017, caused significant damage to the infrastructure of Ciudad de México (CDMX), posing unprecedented obstacles to response efforts. The earthquake destroyed 228 buildings in the city, with many more at risk of collapse, putting even more residents at risk. The immediate aim of the Commission for the Reconstruction, Recuperation, and Transformation of the City of Mexico was to rescue people trapped by the rubble and evacuate others in areas at risk of further collapses. However, the damaged infrastructure posed obstacles in terms of assessing citywide damage. The Commission needed a two-way digital resource where citizens could file property damage reports that provided local officials with crowdsourced data on where to allocate emergency resources.
The Solution
CARTO's flexible geospatial technology met the needs of the Commission, helping to launch Plataforma CDMX, a web-based portal whose two-way data sharing platform provides Mexico City residents a direct line of communication with local officials amid ongoing recovery efforts. Using CARTO Engine, Plataforma CDMX features an interactive cadastral map, Mapa CDMX, that allows users to submit damage claims, locate nearby properties whose damages pose risks, and keep track of the status of technical assessments issued by the Security Institute for the Construction of the Federal District. CARTO provided geocoded data from the 2014 census, available in the Data Observatory, allowing local officials to establish property value benchmarks. Plataforma CDMX leveraged this location data to implement a classification system that identified the level of risk for damaged properties by municipality and by land use.
Operational Impact
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