Market analysis of the relationship between Brazilian Federal Government and the geospatial industry

ABSTRACT

The public sector’s possibilities of using geospatial technologies are vast and can improve public management. In the Brazilian Federal Government, the use of geospatial technologies is unknown, nor is it known the main applications and public and private actors involved. This research proposes to analyze the geospatial technologies market in the Federal Government between the years 2011 and 2019 through public data of contracts. Through the individual analysis of 600 contracts, we concluded that R$ 804,747,626.99 were negotiated during the period. The contracts mainly involved Remote Sensing and Aerophotogrammetry (50%) and Geographic Information Systems (33%) solutions, applied primarily in the thematic areas of Oil & Gas (39%), Infrastructure (19%), and Environment & Natural Resources (10%). Fototerra was the leading company, providing R$ 155,553,107.03 in products and services. The foremost acquiring institution was the Ministry of Mines and Energy, contracting R$ 410 million, of which Petrobras acquired R$ 311 million. This paper showed how different federal institutions use Geography’s technological bases to fulfill their missions, improve social well-being, and contribute to a more developed, less unequal, and fairer country.

KEYWORDS:

• Remote sensing
• geoinformation
• Petrobras
• public administration
• market
• environment

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Data availability statement

Data derived from public domain resources: The raw data that support the findings of this study are available in Portal da Transparência at https://doi.org/10.1080/10095020.2022.2094288;. Derived data supporting the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author on request.

Notes

1. Petróleo Brasileiro S.A., better known by the acronym Petrobras is a state-owned Brazilian multinational corporation in the petroleum industry headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The company’s name translates to Brazilian Petroleum Corporation – Petrobras. It is under the Ministry of Mines and Energy management.

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Notes on contributors

André Augusto Gavlak

André Augusto Gavlak received the PhD degree from Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP). His research interests include geospatial technologies, GIS, remote sensing, and business development.

Ligia Vizeu Barrozo

Ligia Vizeu Barrozo is Professor of Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP) and received the PhD degree from Universidade Estadual Paulista (USP). Her research interests include health geography, spatial statistics, and GIS.