Digitalización de la red de agua potable de Platupamba y elaboración del catastro de usuarios del sector de Yamate, Chalpi-San Francisco y Quinlata del cantón Patate, provincia de Tungurahua

Abstract

The municipal GAD of Patate is responsible for the management and supply of water in the sectors of Yamate, Quinlata, Chalpi and San Francisco. However, the lack of a complete digitalized cadastre of the supply network has made maintenance and development operations difficult, since technicians do not know the precise location of all hydraulic structures. Furthermore, the entity did not have detailed information on subscribed users or the exact location of its meters. To solve these problems, a technical project was carried out that included the complete collection of information and a georeferenced survey using precision GNSS equipment. This process covered all elements of the system, including catchments, pressure-breaking tanks, storage tanks, networks and special components. Likewise, all users subscribed to the network were georeferenced. Subsequently, all this information was digitized in technical plans using specific software and a Geographic Information System (GIS) was used to efficiently represent the collected data. Finally, a cadastral file was obtained of the users subscribed to the drinking water network of the four sectors, registering 92 users in Quinlata, 96 in Chalpi, 54 in San Francisco and 162 in Yamate, adding a total of 404 users. The registry of hydraulic components and structures was also completed, identifying 2 collection tanks, 7 storage tanks, 8 pressure breaker tanks, 1 flow distribution tank, 4 air valves, 6 plugs and a total of 14,812.17 meters of pipe.