Mapa de distribución de geodiversidad de Quintana Roo, México, escala 1: 800,000

Abstract

A map is presented showing the distribution of geodiversity in the state of Quintana Roo (QR), Mexico, which is part of the PhD thesis "Delimitation of potential spaces for the formation of geoparks: a strategy for the conservation of the geological heritage of Quintana Roo”. A new method that we call Weighted Geodiversity (WGd) was applied, which is based on a specific definition of geodiversity and integrates numerical methods and geographic analysis. Cartographic information was compiled mainly at a scale of 1:250,000, some elements of the multicriteria analysis method, the Hierarchical Analytical Process (AHP), were used, as well as cartographic analysis techniques in a geographic information system (GIS) to weigh, prioritize and integrate the characteristics of the geodiversity of the area of ​​interest and represent them in a cartographic document. The result was a map at a scale of 1:800,000 with five classes of geodiversity of the study area, material that can be useful for those interested in environmental legislation and the conservation of QR.