GEOINFO: impactos sociais do repositório de dados de pesquisa da EMBRAPA

Abstract

GeoInfo is a repository that provides the spatial research data generated by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA) to understand the dynamics of agriculture in Brazilian territory. Considering the efforts required for the implantation and institutionalization of the repository, the absence of Information Science studies related to the investigation of the impact of the uses made from the data and information made available in research data repositories, as well as the impact assessment process used by EMBRAPA since 1989, it is opportune to investigate the impact of the repository for its target audience, that is, geoscience specialists. Thus, the objective of this work is to present the results of an impact assessment carried out with GeoInfo, based on the “Ambitec-TICs: Module of criteria and impact indicators for Information and Communication Technologies”, specifically for the social dimension, existing at Ambitec-TICs