The viewer is a geospatial platform that allows to show in a simple way some layers among which we can find specific sites where the Water Supply, Restoration and Recharge projects of different companies are developed.

Instructions for use:

1. In the map you can find in the upper left corner a + and a - with which it is possible to zoom in or out in an area of interest that you want to explore.

2. On the upper right side there is a white square icon with three white diamonds, this icon allows you to display a menu containing the layers enabled within the viewer. 

3. Within this icon and to enable the layers of interest it is necessary to check the box on the left and a blue check will appear indicating that the layer is enabled, in the same way to disable the layers it is necessary to touch again the box on the left of the layer to be disabled and the check disappears and the layer disappears from the viewer.

 

Explanation of the layers:

1. “Water for the Future” project farms: this layer shows all the farms that are within the project financed by Coca Cola FEMSA since 2014.

2. “Agua Positivo” Project Farms: This layer shows all the farms that are part of the project financed by FIFCO since 2023.

3. Water Restoration” Project Farms: This layer shows all the farms that are part of the project financed by FIFCO since 2023.

​4. Sediment export: This layer shows the sites that have a higher sediment export in the entire Agua Tica area of influence, it is expressed in ton/ha/year, in the upper right part of the viewer appears a legend that expresses how much sediment is exported according to the color within the map.

5. Portfolio of activities: This layer shows the activities to be implemented in the Agua Tica action area based on the GIS RIOS program of The Natural Capital Project of Stanford University, the activities are, 0. Good Livestock Practices, 1. Environmental Education, 2. Good Agricultural Practices, 3.

6. Potential Aquifer Recharge: This layer allows visualizing the potential aquifer recharge using the RAS methodology of Forgaes where a climatic balance and an infiltration coefficient are used to estimate this recharge and the values are represented in m3 per pixel (30x30).

7. Sediment Retention: This layer shows the sites that have a higher sediment retention in the whole area of influence of Agua Tica, it is expressed in ton/ha/year, in the upper right part of the viewer appears a legend that expresses how much sediment is exported according to the color within the map.

8. 2021 land use: Blue. Built-up-Other Land, Orange: Mature Forest, Green: Secondary Forest, Red: Forest Plantations, Light Green: Mature Forest, Green: Secondary Forest, Red: Forest Plantations.

9. Average photo user/year layer: this layer marks the places with the highest photo registration, modeled by InVEST using the Flickr application.

10. Hydrometerological stations: Points that show where we have stations placed to measure parameters such as precipitation, evapotranspiration, wind speed and direction, solar radiation, soil moisture, among others.

11. Micro-watersheds: Layer showing the 23 micro-watersheds found within the two sub-watersheds Rio Grande and Rio Virilla.

12. Rivers: Water network of the Agua Tica area of influence.

13. Project area: Area of influence of Agua Tica, Rio Grande and Rio Virilla sub-basins.

14. Favorable recharge areas: Layer showing the aquifer recharge zones of the central valley, according to Losilla 1991.

15. Hydrological Parameters: Layers resulting from the InVEST-Water Yield model, showing precipitation data, water availability and evapotranspiration in mm and m3.

16. Water measurement stations: Sampling points in the projects to monitor water quality.

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