Collaborative Geomatics for Social Innovation and Sustainability

Collaborative Geomatics for Social Innovation

and Sustainability

The Centre for Community Mapping (COMAP) is a not-for-profit corporation that deploys information technology and communications strategies to strengthen the functioning and sustainability of civil society. Centre for Community Mapping (COMAP)

The Centre for Community Mapping (COMAP) is a not-for-profit

corporation that deploys information technology and communications

strategies to strengthen the functioning and sustainability of civil society.

A context-based social network with application services for education, health, environment, culture, social and economic development Web Informatics Development Environment (WIDE) Applications (COMAP Datacentre) Internet Topic Interest Place Interest S a a S People Interest Users Thin Clients

Web Informatics Development Environment (WIDE) Software as a Service (SaaS): “ Programming” has effectively been replaced with a declarative methodology, a wizard or forms-based approach to building Web-based systems. This approach allows faster systems development permitting an iterative build for user-centred design

Web Informatics Development Environment (WIDE)

Software as a Service (SaaS):

“ Programming” has effectively been replaced with a

declarative methodology, a wizard or forms-based

approach to building Web-based systems.

This approach allows faster systems development

permitting an iterative build for user-centred design

Strategies: (beyond Google) A common map for collaborative applications managed by communities Authoritative content managed by groups using access controls On web map feature and attribute data entry An atlas of navigable layered applications Social network services for social innovation (self-organization) Mapadit sustainability service Sensitive data management policy set by communities of practice Context-based social network services

Strategies: (beyond Google)

A common map for collaborative applications managed by communities

Authoritative content managed by groups using access controls

On web map feature and attribute data entry

An atlas of navigable layered applications

Social network services for social innovation (self-organization)

Mapadit sustainability service

Sensitive data management policy set by communities of practice

Why? Systemic change requires systemic response Collaborative applications and proposals : Secure, cross-scalar, inter-agency, inter-sectoral: Program Driven : Stewardship Tracking System, Ontario Drinking Water STS, Smoke Free Ontario Performance Indicator Monitoring System Ontario Stewardship, Species at Risk, Science/Data Driven : Ontario Stream Information System, OFAH Invasives Tracking System, ELC, FISHWEB Community Driven : Monitoring the Moraine, Mennonite Heritage Portrait, Caledon Community Alliance, Waterloo Region Arts Council Portal, West Montrose Cultural Landscape Survey, Cambridge Built Heritage, PlayscapeWR, First Nations Systems Neighbourwoods , Ontario Trails Council,Creative Muskoka Atlas, Environmental Farm Plan

Portraying our passion for local cultural heritage community histories stories, artifacts, paintings, sculpture, music, poetry, photographs, video the buildings and landscapes and much more are among the most powerful tools for consolidating a sense of place and building social capital in communities.

Portraying our passion for

local cultural heritage

community histories

stories,

artifacts,

paintings,

sculpture,

music,

poetry,

photographs,

video

the buildings and landscapes and much more

are among the most powerful tools for consolidating a sense of place

and building social capital in communities.

Narratives with ‘WIKI’ Links

Add photos & documents Move dot to locate content Add/Edit text Add/Edit Content

Collaborative Geomatics for Social Innovation and Sustainability

Collaborative Geomatics for Social Innovation

and Sustainability