The geographic information systems and land use plans in Colombia

This article of reflection is directed to analyze the applicability and the context of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS), in the ordering and land use planning for development in Colombia. The implementation of the systems is focused on the relevance of encoding and monitoring, through the technological tools, the information of the geographic structure of each region that implies the review of the forms stipulated until now for evaluating and making territorial management. Through the systems, as a guide and with their methodology, we expect to overcome the gaps related to the small amount of data and geographic information that serve territorial public administrations. One of the crucial findings derived from this fundamentation, is being able to establish the criteria of convergence between the plans of ordering and those of territorial development, which are so different in the country.