Mission

Fostering science and technology in earth and space context and be able to offer products and regular services in benefit of the country.

Vision

Become a National and international reference in both space and earth environment fostering knowledge and attending and anticipating demands on Brazilian society life quality progress.

Values

Based on ethics, transparency and integrity, INPE defends, preserves and promotes a set of values that guide the strategies and actions continuously.

-	Excellence:	Efficiency, effectiveness, quality and pioneering when fulfilling its activities
-	Plurality:	Respectful and opened to different ideas, opinions and fostering creativity regarding institutional mission.
-	Cooperation:	Appreciation of institutional alliances to sharing competences, defining and reaching common goals.
-	People’s respect:	Acceptance that the Institute performance depends on the development, appreciation, well being and professional fulfillment of its human capital.
-	Commitment:	Professional dedication regarding Commitment to institutional objectives and focus on short and long term goals.
-	Communication:	Permanent interaction with society, attending their necessities and always making public the Institute feedback, so that the access to information, products and services created can be shared.
-	Social-environmental Responsability:	Performance based on ethics, by transparency and respect to society, environment, diversity and sustainable development.