Pusat Vulkanologi Dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi

What Pusat Vulkanologi Dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi does

Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG) is an Indonesian government agency operating as a technical implementation unit (pusat) within Badan Geologi under the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (Kementerian ESDM). Headquartered at Jl. Diponegoro No. 57, Bandung, West Java, PVMBG is the national authority for geological disaster monitoring and mitigation, covering volcanoes, landslides (gerakan tanah), earthquakes, and tsunamis across the Indonesian archipelago. The organization traces its origins to 1920 and operates a network of regional observatory units including BPPTKG-Yogyakarta, BPGAMGT-Nusra, and BPGAMGT-Suma.

PVMBG's core technical platform is the Portal Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (Portal MBG), a GIS-based web application integrating KRB (Kawasan Rawan Bencana) volcanic hazard maps, ZKGT landslide susceptibility zoning, KRB Gempa Bumi earthquake hazard maps, and KRB Tsunami inundation maps. The companion MAGMA Indonesia platform delivers real-time volcanic monitoring including CCTV feeds, live seismograms, eruption notices (VEN), Volcano Activity Records (VAR), and VONA aviation safety advisories. Additional operational products include LEWS (Landslide Early Warning System) with extensometer and rain gauge sensors, SIGAB Geologi (a citizen disaster-reporting mobile application), monthly landslide forecasts, and the Katalog Gempa Bumi Merusak historical earthquake catalog (1612-2022). Hazard mapping incorporates VS30 shear-wave velocity modeling and Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis (PSHA).

PVMBG does not operate commercially — all monitoring data, hazard maps, warnings, and technical recommendations are provided free of charge as a public service, funded through Indonesian government budget allocations. Its primary "customers" are the Indonesian public and communities living near disaster zones, national and regional government agencies (including BNPB), the aviation sector (via VONA), and energy and infrastructure operators overlaying PVMBG hazard data onto their asset maps. International cooperation extends through bilateral and multilateral partnerships for capacity building, field investigations, and monitoring technology optimization.

Name

Pusat Vulkanologi Dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi

Legal name

Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi

Website

https://vsi.esdm.go.id

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geological Disaster Monitoring and Mitigation Services

NAICS

Administration of Conservation Programs (92412), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110)

SIC

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

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PRIMARYBPAIALAD

Public Works Departments (Streets, Bridges, Stormwater, Fleet, Maintenance)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Transportation & Infrastructure Agencies (Roads, Transit, Public Works)

Keywords

• Volcanic activity monitoring
• Geological disaster mitigation
• Earthquake hazard mapping
• Landslide early warning
• Tsunami risk assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Bandung

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

PVMBG is Indonesia's authoritative government body for monitoring and mitigating geological disasters. It operates real-time monitoring networks across Indonesia's 127 active volcanoes and high-seismic regions, producing authoritative hazard maps, issuing early warnings, and providing technical recommendations for volcanoes, landslides, earthquakes, and tsunamis. All outputs are delivered free of charge to the public, government agencies, the aviation sector, and infrastructure operators.

Product overview

Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG) operates a platform-plus-module product architecture centered on the Portal MBG (Portal Mitigasi Bencana Geologi), a GIS-based web application that aggregates and displays multi-hazard geological disaster data. The core platform is supported by the MAGMA Indonesia sub-brand, which delivers volcano-specific monitoring. Key products include: KRB Gunung Api hazard zone maps; ZKGT (Zona Kerentanan Gerakan Tanah) monthly landslide vulnerability maps; KRB Gempa Bumi and KRB Tsunami maps; VONA aviation warnings; CCTV Gunung Api surveillance feeds; Live Seismogram data streams; LEWS (Landslide Early Warning System) with extensometer and rain-gauge sensors; SIGAB Geologi for citizen-reported disaster incidents; Prakiraan Gerakan Tanah monthly forecasts; and a Katalog Gempa Bumi Merusak historical catalog. Together these products form a comprehensive, multi-layered geological disaster monitoring and mitigation ecosystem serving Indonesian government agencies, communities, and the aviation sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MAGMA Indonesia: Multiplatform Application for Geospatial Mitigation of Geological Hazards — an integrated platform providing real-time volcanic activity information, earthquake data, and geological disaster alerts to the public.
• SIGAB Geologi
• VONA

Products and services

• Portal MBG (Portal Mitigasi Bencana Geologi)

Quantifiable outcome

• Monitors 127 active volcanoes across Indonesia with real-time instrumentation
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Feature8 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• BPPTKG - Yogyakarta (Balai Penyelidikan dan Pengembangan Teknologi Kebencanaan Geologi)coreTechnology or IntegrationBPPTKG collaborates with PVMBG on updating landslide monitoring systems (LEWS - Landslide Early Warning System), sharing seismological instrumentation data, and conducting joint research on geological disaster monitoring technologies. The LEWS system attribution notes joint development between BPPTKG and PVMBG.
• BPGAMGT - Nusra (Balai Pemantauan Gunung Api dan Mitigasi Bencana Gerakan Tanah Nusa Tenggara)coreTechnology or IntegrationRegional observatory unit under Badan Geologi conducting volcanic monitoring and landslide disaster mitigation specifically for the Nusa Tenggara region, operating as an extension of PVMBG's national network.
• BPGAMGT - Suma (Balai Pemantauan Gunung Api dan Mitigasi Bencana Gerakan Tanah Sulawesi dan Maluku)coreTechnology or IntegrationRegional observatory unit under Badan Geologi conducting volcanic monitoring and landslide disaster mitigation for Sulawesi and Maluku regions, operating as part of PVMBG's national monitoring network.
• Badan Geologi (Geological Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPVMBG is a technical implementation unit (Pusat) under Badan Geologi, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. Badan Geologi provides overarching institutional governance, policy direction, and cross-unit coordination for geological survey and disaster mitigation activities.
• Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika (BMKG)majorTechnology or IntegrationBMKG provides real-time earthquake felt reports and seismic event data to PVMBG's Portal MBG system through the EWS Gempa Bumi integration. PVMBG and BMKG share earthquake and tsunami monitoring data to support integrated early warning for Indonesia.
• Badan Informasi Geospatial (BIG)majorTechnology or IntegrationBIG serves as the authoritative source for all administrative boundary data (provinces, cities, districts, villages) used in PVMBG's Portal MBG GIS platform, ensuring geographic accuracy of all spatial disaster risk visualizations.
• Pusat Survei Geologi (PSG)majorTechnology or IntegrationPSG contributes active fault (patahan aktif) monitoring data and geological mapping to PVMBG's hazard assessment systems. PSG also conducts megathrust seismic source zone modeling that feeds into PVMBG's earthquake risk maps.
• Pusat Air Tanah dan Geologi Tata Lingkungan (PATGTL)majorTechnology or IntegrationPATGTL provides liquefaction hazard zone data as validated source data (walidata) for PVMBG's Portal MBG, integrating environmental geology assessments into the disaster mapping system.
• Pusat Gempa Nasional (Pusgen)majorTechnology or IntegrationPusgen develops and maintains the national seismic source models including active fault zones and megathrust zones that are used by PVMBG in earthquake hazard mapping and probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA).
• International Cooperation Partners (Domestic and Foreign)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPVMBG's cooperation framework includes international partnerships for geological disaster risk reduction. Cooperation areas cover human resource capacity building, geological field investigations, monitoring equipment installation, and optimization of geological disaster mitigation systems. The cooperation extends to both bilateral and multilateral arrangements.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology): Philippine government agency responsible for volcano, earthquake, and tsunami monitoring - shares Southeast Asian disaster profile and operational model with PVMBG and is one of the closest direct comparables.
• USGS (U.S. Geological Survey): U.S. government geological agency performing volcano monitoring, earthquake hazard assessment, and landslide warning - the closest international analog to PVMBG in both scope and public-sector mandate.
• GNS Science (Te Pū Ao): New Zealand Crown Research Institute conducting geological hazard monitoring including the Taupo Volcanic Zone and earthquake research, with comparable hazard mapping functions and public-good orientation.
• British Geological Survey: UK government geoscience organization providing geological hazard data, earthquake monitoring, and landslide susceptibility assessments - a comparable public-sector geological hazard model.
• European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): International scientific nonprofit providing real-time earthquake information and citizen-reported felt data across Europe and the Mediterranean - a peer in seismic monitoring approach and citizen science.
• Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA): Japanese government body operating 24/7 volcano monitoring and VONA-equivalent aviation warnings for active Japanese volcanoes, with a similar regulatory mandate and integration with the global aviation system.
• Geoscience Australia: Australian government agency providing earthquake monitoring, geohazard assessment, and tsunami warning support - similar public-sector geological hazard monitoring and advisory role.
• Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program: International volcanology program cataloging global volcanic activity with deep historical databases, comparable in function to PVMBG's VONA, eruption tracking, and historical record-keeping.

Regional players

• BMKG (Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika): Indonesian counterpart agency providing real-time earthquake data and tsunami early warning that feeds into PVMBG's Portal MBG - a domestic peer, partner, and partial functional overlap.
• BNPB (Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana): Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency that consumes PVMBG's hazard data for emergency response coordination - a downstream government user of PVMBG's products within the same domestic disaster ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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