Geoinformation
IBGE releases Model of Geoinformation Production Management Processes
June 30, 2025 10h00 AM | Last Updated: July 02, 2025 01h19 AM
Highlights
- Publicado na série “Manuais Técnicos em Geociências”, o Modelo Genérico de Processos de Produção de Geoinformação (GGIBPM) descreve os processos necessários à produção de geoinformação oficial.
- A publicação do modelo para o público externo visa promover a integração institucional e servir como uma proposta de base para planejamento, melhoria contínua e inovação por parte das organizações produtoras.
- O Modelo é inspirado em referências internacionais de organização da produção elaborados pela ONU, como o Generic Statistical Business Process Model (GSBPM), o Geospatial View of Generic Statistical Business Process Model (GeoGSBPM), o Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF) e o Global Statistical Geospatial Framework (GSGF).
- Aplicável a diversas organizações produtoras de geoinformação, o modelo pode ser adaptado às realidades locais e institucionais.
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) published today (30) the Generic Model of Geoinformation Production Management Processes (GGIBPM) – Version 2.0, which is now part of the Technical Manuals series in Geosciences. The publication includes a proposal for a generic structure to describe processes aimed at the production of geoinformation by public and private institutions. The full publication of the GGIBPM – Version 2.0 is available in PDF format for free download on the IBGE portal.
With the aim of serving as a reference to encourage the standardization, documentation and modernization of geoinformation production activities, the model also aims to serve as a basis for enabling the sharing of methods, technologies and practices among organizations.
“With this publication, IBGE is launching a basic proposal for the adoption of a common language for managing the production of geoinformation among producing organizations, fostering institutional cooperation. The GGIBPM is flexible, adaptable and designed to reflect the complete cycle of geospatial information production, from identifying the the need for a product to the evaluation of the final product,” explained Diego Araújo de Carvalho Nascimento, Manager of Management Methods for the Geomatics Coordination of the Geosciences Directorate. He also explained that the Model “can greatly contribute to the organization of geospatial data production by other institutions.”
The first version of the Model was prepared by the Directorate of Geosciences (DGC) for internal circulation in 2018. The Model was based on the Generic Statistical Production Process Model (GSBPM), created in 2007 by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and adopted by the global community of producers of official statistics. The GGIBPM uses the structure and logic of the GSBPM, but was developed to address the specificities of geoscientific production.
“At first, we created the model only to meet the needs of the IBGE to organize the production of geoinformation internally. Over time, the need for certain management tools in public administration, such as the Value Chain and Strategic Plan, became increasingly important, as evidenced by programs such as TransformaGOV, for example. IBGE technicians began to realize that, just as it helped us, the GGIBPM could also help other public or private institutions on this journey. Especially with regard to the construction or updating of institutional Value Chains, the model provides comprehensive descriptions of geoinformation production processes, generic enough to be applied by various institutions, but specific enough to capture the theme of geospatial data production in detail,” pointed out Diego Araújo.
The GGIBPM describes the end-to-end production of geoinformation in eight macro-processes: 1) Specify Needs, 2) Plan, 3) Build, 4) Collect, 5) Process, 6) Analyze, 7) Disseminate, and 8) Evaluate. Each stage is detailed through diagrams with descriptions of the processes, objectives, inputs, outputs, actors involved, and support systems.
Diego Araújo also explained that the model is applicable both when designing and planning new products and when improving existing products, and provides a conceptual framework of processes that allows for different production paths without imposing rigid sequences, which makes it useful for different institutional realities. “The model was designed for use by institutions that work with cartographic, geodetic, environmental data or any other data that generates geospatial data and information as final products. The initiative contributes to the integration of geoinformation into government planning, development of public policies and scientific advances, promoting interoperability and efficiency in territorial management,” he pointed out.
