Sistema de Informações Geográficas para a Classificação dos Municípios Beneficiários dos Royalties do Petróleo.

Abstract

The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil (1988), in its Article N°. 20, makes clear: "The following is property of the Union: ... natural resources of the continental shelf and of the exclusive economic zone" and "under the terms of the law, the States, Federal District, and the Municipalities, as well as the agencies of the direct administration of the Republic are assured of participation in the result of the exploitation of petroleum or natural gas, of hydric resources for the purpose of generating electric energy, and of other natural resources in their respective territory, continental shelf, territorial waters, or exclusive economic zone, or financial compensation for such exploitation." Therefore, the royalties constitute financial compensation, foreseen in law due to federative beings by concessionaire that explore and produce petroleum or natural gas. The identification of the beneficiary states and Municipalities is made according to criteria defined by the presidential decree N°. 93,189 of August 29, 1986, which determines the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) as responsible for the identification of the beneficiary states and Municipalities Pretroleum Royalties produced in the Continental Shelf. In this dissertation it is development a Geographic Information System (GIS) toward the classification of the Royalties beneficiary states and Municipalities in accordance with Law N°. 7525/86 and with Decree N°. 93189/86.