PPGIS Examples: Looking for patterns


To be included in this list of examples, the example must be completed, even if the project continues. For example, even though there is much work left to be done, the South African project completed a process of mapping. As the project continues, it might produce multiple examples (rows in the grid) of how PPGIS can be applied/used in that same setting. Hypothetical and incomplete cases are not currently welcome here (although that might change in the future).

It is also worth noting that at this point we are trying NOT to get too specific about definitions. If these examples have some sort of resonence, then maybe we will go back and work more on defining terms like "succesful" and "group". Until then, you might check out the papers on the main ppgis page at www.crssa.rutgers.edu/ppgis.

  Short Name Authors/ Researchers Location Description Participating in What? Who is Participating? Developing/ Developed World Successful Whose data? Citation Contact
  South African Mapping Harris and Weiner South Africa (Rural) Worked to incorporate local knowledge into a CiGIS (community knowledge GIS) Mapping Individuals Developing ?? researchers/ indigenous peoples Harris and Weiner. 2002. "Implementing a community-integrated GIS: perspectives from South African fieldwork," Chapter 18 in, Community Empowerment, Public Participation and Geographic Information Science.  W. Craig, T. Harris, and D. Weiner (Eds.).  Taylor and Francis: London. weiner@geo.wvu.edu
  Upper Raritan Watershed Association Tulloch New Jersey The staff of the Upper Raritan Watershed Associationwere able to dramatically alter a development by producing a sophisticated viewshed analysis at a Planning Board meeting. Public Decision Group Developed Yes Public agencies Tulloch, D. 2002. "Environmental NGOs: Community Access to Technology as a Force for Change," Chapter 15, Pages 192-204 in, Community Empowerment, Public Participation and Geographic Information Science.  W. Craig, T. Harris, and D. Weiner (Eds.).  Taylor and Francis: London. dtulloch@crssa.rutgers.edu
  Verona Planning Exercises Ventura Verona Township, WI Using participatory GIS exercises, farmers and rural residents debating farmland protection strategies discovered that their conflicting viewpoints were relevant to only a fraction of the "contested" lands around the township. The final planning decision was altered by this participation. Public Decision Individuals Developed Yes Public agencies http://www.lic.wisc.edu/shapingdane/facilitation/agriculture/options/bulletin.htm sventura@facstaff.wisc.edu
  Old Growth Forests Norheim Northwest US The Wilderness Society developed their own maps of old growth forest in an attempt to alter (somewhat) the US Forest Service's decision-making about spotted owl habitat. Mapping Group Developed No Participant's (The Wilderness Society) Norheim, R. A. 1999. "How institutional cultures affect results: Comparing two old-growth forest mapping projects," International Conference on Geographic Information and Society, Minneapolis, MN. norheim@u.washington.edu
 
  MNIS - Longfellow Community Council Wilson and Matson Minneapolis The Longfellow Community Council used a variety of criteria to produce a suitabiliy analysis of areas in the neighborhood with higher risk of lead exposure Analysis Group Developed Yes Public agencies MNIS Sample Projects jmatson@umn.edu
  MNIS - St. Anthony West Neighborhood Association Bonneville and McCartney Minneapolis St. Anthony West mapped Census data to highlight areas with high concentrations of senior homeowners.  Results were used to target resources to these residents Mapping Group Developed Yes Public agencies MNIS Sample Projects jmatson@umn.edu
  MNIS - Elliot Park Neighborhood Inc Lynch Minneapolis Elliot Park was approached by a foundation looking to provide grants for youth and family programs.  The locations and ammenities serving youth and families were mapped Mapping, Analysis Group Developed Yes Public agencies, neighborhood collected data MNIS Sample Projects jmatson@umn.edu
  MNIS - Harrison Neighborhood Association McIntosh and Axel Minneapolis The Harrison Neighborhood Association mapped crime data from the police dept. in order to show patterns of crime and notify residents living near high crime areas of safety and prevention programs. Mapping Group Developed Yes Public agencies MNIS Sample Projects jmatson@umn.edu
  MNIS - Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association Gaarder and Matson Minneapolis PPNA used four criteria (housing value, condition, tax delinquency, code violations) to rank properties at risk of deterioration and abandonment.  Outreach and resource lists were distributed to those at greatest risk Mapping, Analysis Group Developed Yes Public agencies MNIS Sample Projects jmatson@umn.edu
  Aboriginal Mapping Network Wired Magazine Global "Around the globe, indigenous tribes are mapping their ancestral land boundaries using global satellite positioning systems to guard against depredations by local governments and private companies." Mapping Group Developed/Developing ??? Tribes Wired Magazine Article Aboriginal Mapping Network

 

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