Mapping of PISF VPRs (Brazil)
Presentation
This OSM Wiki page details the collaborative mapping campaign for the Rural Productive Villages (VPR) under the Population Resettlement Program of the São Francisco Integration Project (PISF), implemented by the Brazilian Federal Government with the aim of resettling some of the populations affected by the construction work. This collaborative mapping is the result of technical cooperation between the Virtual Institute for Sustainable Development - IVIDES.org®, its information technology consulting company IVIDES DATA® and the Social Project Management Center of the Federal University of São Francisco Valley - NGPS/Univasf.
The Context
As this is a post-removal context, the PISF communities that were resettled in rural productive villages (VPRs) need to build relationships and dynamics of appropriation of the new territories. The Federal program covers 18 VPRs, which are the areas of interest (AOIs) for this project.
The VPRs, which currently are not represented in existing maps, the approximately 800 resettled families are carrying out activities related to socio-productive reintegration. Collaborative mapping thus integrates processes of appropriation of the new territory, in addition to supporting future local participatory territorial planning initiatives.
Profile of those responsible for mapping
The Social Project Management Center at the Federal University of Vale do São Francisco (NGPS/Univasf) works in low-income areas, providing rural extension services and technical assistance to communities resettled under the São Francisco River Integration Project (PISF). The center has provided advisory services for the development of socioeconomic projects involving local production processes and populations in the area of interest of the PISF. More information is available at the end of this page.
The Virtual Institute for Sustainable Development - IVIDES.org® is a virtual research institute that has been developing mapping campaigns and programs for collaborative mapping, using free software and open data, with a preference for the OpenStreetMap cartographic database and related applications. Its institutional portal provides public information on active and completed projects, as well as instructional material on mapping with OSM. Since 2024, IVIDES DATA® has been registered officially (CNPJ 56.127.866/0001-12) as a small IT consulting company based in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), providing technical assistance and coordination of research projects for clients and partners in Brazil and other countries. More information is available at the end of this page.
Start of the campaign
2025
End of the campaign
To be determined
Mapping objectives
General objective
Apply the mapping methodology developed by the IVIDES DATA® company (technical guidance for mapping and feature validation) and NGPS (field data collection and mapping with programs that operate with OSM) in the mapping campaign of 18 VPR of the PISF.
Specific Objectives
Systematic
- Collect data in situ, not yet included in the OSM cartographic database, for the area of interest (AOI);
- Insert features of the general arrangements of the PISF VPRs into the OSM database, from the NGPS collection;
- Insert features related to systematic mapping that are missing from OSM; and
- Validate the features inserted during the campaign.
Thematic
- Spatialize the agroecological arrangement actions present in the territories, using the OSM cartographic database; and
- Spatialize the results of the socio-productive diagnosis carried out by the NGPS team, with the help of uMap.
Methodology
The methodology is based on the use of open technologies and collaborative mapping practices, linking university extension and community planning. For the methodological construction and application of mapping planning, NGPS relied on the support and guidance of the IVIDES.org® Institute and the IT company IVIDES DATA®, in the person of Dr. Raquel Dezidério Souto.
According to the plan, the mapping was structured in two stages: mapping and validation of the features of interest to the project.
In the mapping stage, the features will be mapped on OpenStreetMap, with the help of the HOT Tasking Manager and JOSM and iD editors. Validation, in turn, will be carried out with the help of JOSM, OSMCha, and other specific programs.
For each area of interest of the project will be selected the better satellite image (Bing and Esri) and used the NGPS/Univasf database, and field surveys with GNSS receivers conducted by the core team of NGPS/Univasf.
For this project, a mapping label scheme was developed, which can be accessed at the link below. The scheme followed the international OSM standards, available on the OSM Wiki - Map Features, considering the needs of the mapping project for this AOI.
The table below shows the main resources to be used in mapping the PISF's Rural Productive Villages (VPRs), in accordance with the specific objectives of the mapping.
| Phases/ objectives | Recursos |
| 1. Collect data in situ, still missing from the OSM cartographic database, for the area of interest (AOI). | Formulário |
| 2. Insert the features of the general arrangements of the PISF VPRs into the OSM database, sourced from the NGPS collection. | Editores JOSM e iD |
| 3. Insert features related to systematic mapping that are missing from OSM. | Editores JOSM e iD |
| 4. Validate the features mapped in OSM for this AOI. | Editor JOSM, OSMCha, ... |
| 5. Spatialize the actions of agroecological arrangements present in the territories, using the OSM cartographic base. | Editores JOSM e iD |
| 6. Spatialize the results of the socio-productive diagnosis of the PISF's VPRs and other geoinformation relevant to the project, with the aid of a web map development platform. | uMap |
List of Projects - Mapped & Validated (*)
| Title / Link to the project page on the OSM Wiki | Dificult level | Data - início | Data -fim | Link para HOT-OSM |
| #24426 - Vila Produtiva Rural Lafayette (PB) - Mapeamento colaborativo de aldeias produtivas, cooperativas e pontos de interesse | Low | 2025-06-25 | 2026-02-19 | https://tasks.hotosm.org/projects/24426 |
| #48120 - Vila Produtiva Rural Negreiros (PE) - Parte I - Mapeamento colaborativo de vilas produtivas, cooperativas e POIs | Low | 2026-04-13 | -- | https://tasks.hotosm.org/projects/48120 |
| #48121 - Vila Produtiva Rural Negreiros (PE) - Parte II - Mapeamento colaborativo de vilas produtivas, cooperativas e POIs | Low | 2026-04-13 | -- | https://tasks.hotosm.org/projects/48121 |
| #46075 - Vila Produtiva Rural Quixeramobim (PB) - Mapeamento colaborativo de vilas produtivas, cooperativas e POIs | Low | 2026-04-13 | -- | https://tasks.hotosm.org/projects/46075 |
(*) The list of mappers is included on the Wiki page for each collaborative project.