Elise Smith & Chris Wild - Public Participatory GIS

Public Participatory GIS Geo-Data Forum, NDF

Update on the Community Partnership Fund Project

Concept of T.E.R:R.A.I.N.
accessible
used by planners and authorities
digitise their resources
store information in an on-line repository
display spatial data
Create a system for the community to: Community data should be:

Concept of T.E.R:R.A.I.N. Community data Data and information; qualities of the community itself and not available from any other source. Mapping Queries, on-line data entry, links to other applications Digital repositories Spatial databases

Pilot Pukekura Park Portal Project ( Friends of Pukekura Park New Plymouth Inc.)
Digital repository – the project funding developed features for the Kete open-source software, as used by Aotearoa People’s Network
Mapping service – collaboration with New Plymouth District Council using a public access map service, GISBoost TM

Digital repository Community website

Links from within community repository to wider sources using RSS feeds

Extended fields link online resources Extended field of “plant species” links the kete to on-line maps

Mapping of plants in the Park

…… and back to kete…

Data entry
Puke Ariki students and public may register to contribute to wildlife records for the Park
Google Docs spreadsheet displayed on kete Information accumulated for use by authorised persons

BUT…..
independent of government bodies
outside institutional firewalls
have a digital repository available to each group
provide on-line data entry/editing (private and public)
To work for other community groups T.E.R:R.A.I.N. required to be:

We succeeded!
seven groups
multiple maps
on-line data entry
links to Kete

FOSS
Free Open Source Software
$ Constraints Small unreliable income Competing needs Customisable Easily integrated User group support Currency Easy install Large pool of developers to fix bugs

Quantum GIS Desktop GIS PostgreSQL/PostGIS Geo-database Data Capture GRASS Modeling , Analysis Decision support Sharing GPS Data Storage Web Mapping Geoserver/Openlayers

Geo-databases
Spatially enabled database
PostgreSQL- PostGIS
Data Entry Forms
Web access
Secure and backed up

Community Contribution
Local knowledge, enthusiasm and ownership.
Cost effective, timely, guaranteed feedback.
Expertise, educational, willingness to share data.

Inter-operability
Proprietary – ESRI ArcGIS and SDE
An ArcSDE geodatabase stores datasets in a number of optional DBMSs including PostgreSQL

Community Institutional Interface
Academics, authorities, not for profits. Expertise, resources and responsibilities.
Ability to tap into community databases, repositories and volunteers.
Access to specialist hardware, data, and expertise.
Collaborative-more effective outcomes.

Issues to resolve
Data sharing and imagery
Provide a model for on-line data entry forms
Categorise the data-contributors’ level of expertise
User manuals and training for communities
Metadata standards and O pen A rchives I nitiative
Community expectations – speed and map quality
Promotion and use by authorities

T.E.R:R.A.I.N.
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Elise Smith & Chris Wild - Public Participatory GIS

by National Digital Forum on Dec 02, 2009

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