GISCafe Voice Posts Tagged ‘Mexico’Laser radar image of 2010 Mexicali earthquake releasedTuesday, February 14th, 2012Released by an international team of scientists is a laser-radar image of the area surrounding the site of a Magnitude 7.2 earthquake that occurred in Mexicali, Mexico, in 2010. The laser radar technique can spot surface changes of just a few centimetres; in this image the blue represents a post-quake reduction in height and red indicates an increase.
Cadastral GIS for Mexican municipalityWednesday, November 9th, 2011What would life be without real estate, and without property taxes and property ownership? In the municipality of Metepec, Mexico, a province with a population of 214,000, property ownership and taxes have not been the norm. According to Marco Antonio Vazquez Nava, municipal treasurer, Cadastral and Geographic Information System for Metepec, the municipality’s revenue sharing status has decreased substantially during the last few years. They needed software for property tax collection. Taxes represent between 4-6% GDP. “There is a huge difference in Latin America,” said Nava. “Property tax in the rest of South America is 4%, but 0% tax is collected in Mexico. The National Institute for Statistics for Mexico (NISM) research shows only 42% of municipalities register property to be taxed.” |
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