Hacia una cartografía digital interoperable de Barrios Populares Informales para la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires

Abstract

The study of the Barrios Populares Informales of the City of Buenos Aires has been of great interest for sectors of both private and public spheres, management and academics. This diversity of approaches led to the coexistence of multiple conceptualizations and cartographic representations of these spaces in practice. With the intention of unifying and harmonizing criteria, the General Direction of Statistics and Censuses of the City of Buenos Aires saw itself in the task of creating spaces for exchange with other sectors of the Buenos Aires City Government to discuss and agree on lines of work. This report communicates how the process of planning, systematizing and building digital cartography with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) was to represent the Barrios Populares Informales of the City in order to achieve an official cartography that is accessible, interoperable and that meets quality standards.