Geocollaboration in Environmental Inspection Activities in the Environmental Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State – Brazil
Publisher: Boletim do Observatório Ambiental Alberto Ribeiro Lamego
Author(s): Eduardo Frederico Cabral de Oliveira, José Augusto Silva, José Francisco Oliveira Júnior, and Jader Lugon Junior
Date: 2020
Topics: Conflict Prevention, Data and Technologies, Extractive Resources, Governance, Land, Monitoring and Evaluation, Renewable Resources, Weapons, Waste, and Pollution
Countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Colombia, Congo (DRC)
The cost of geotechnologies are becoming more accessible. The capacity to generate real-time maps with ubiquitous access and applications based on geocollaborative platforms developed for the most diverse purposes have been multiplying, allowing users to generate, share, and collect information about geographical spaces. Even so, the geotechnologies employing geographic information system (GIS) are still limited among the Brazilian environmental military police. This lack of geotechnologWies diffusion occurs due to the absence of specific training, requiring a constant update from these professionals. The current stage of evolution on geotechnology through cloud computing, user-centered design, and geocollaboration demands the police command-and- control structures to rethink their strategies. Several platforms are available and open for developers to create applications under this technology. This article analyzes the potential applicability of geocollaboration in environmental inspection activities, through a case study in the CPAm/PMERJ.