Evaluación del impacto ambiental y plan de manejo ambiental en la Cantera Estancia 1 - cantón Mejía, mediante el uso de tecnología espacial (Drone), incluyendo el cálculo de volumen de producción de material pétreo.

Abstract

The study is carried out with the objective of publicizing the use of space technology (drone) as an additional tool, to obtain accurate results in the corresponding calculations, which can be used as a basis for further studies of the Quarry or any other area of the Mining Industry. The development of the work is carried out in the Cantera Estancia 1 located in the Cantón Mejía, in the Parish of Cutuglagua; where the extraction of stony material such as sand, dust, gravel and stone occurs. It is based on the calculation of the volume of stone material, identification of impacts, generation of environmental impact matrices and environmental management plans. For the calculation of volume produced in the Quarry, the spatial technology (drone) is used, obtaining the photographs of the study area that allowed the generation of orthophotos by the Pix 4D program and in this way identify the impacts that are produced during the development of the activities in the Cantera, the environmental impact assessment that includes the generation of impact matrices, assessment of environmental impacts and finally the creation of environmental management plans. Finally, some conclusions and recommendations are mentioned that can be taken into consideration for the development of the activities in order to comply with the established laws.