Community-based production of geographic information using open source software and Web 2.0
International Journal of Geographical Information SystemsPublished 13 March 2010
G. Brent Hall, Raymond Chipeniuk, Rob Feick, Michael Leahy, Vivien Deparday
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An innovative approach to citizen-led production of Web-based geographic information where new and/or existing digital map features are linked to annotations or commentary and citizens engage in synchronous and/ or asynchronous discussion is presented.
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This article presents an innovative approach to citizen-led production of Web-based geographic information where new and/or existing digital map features are linked to annotations or commentary and citizens engage in synchronous and/or asynchronous discussion. The article discusses the relationship of the approach to public participation geographic information systems (PPGISs) and the emerging challenges associated with volunteered geographic information. A custom-developed, open source software tool named MapChat is used to facilitate the citizen inputs and discussions. The information generated from applying the approach through a series of community workshops is presented and discussed in light of current issues in PPGIS and volunteered geographic information research.
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