1. Carl Sack
UW-Madison Geography Department
cmsack@wisc.edu – (608) 712-8335
in the Bad
River
Watershed
Wikimapping
Landscape Values
2013 Wisconsin Land Information Association Conference

2. Problem
How can online maps empower the views of
local people in decisions regarding land use
policy and natural resource development?

3. Online Participatory Mapping
From Beverly et. al. 2008 (Canadian Journal of Forestry Research)

5. Case Study
The Bad River
Watershed:
1,061 Square Miles
Mix of forest,
wetlands, agriculture
Bad River Indian
Reservation (Ojibwe)
2010-2012 Mining
Proposal
Variety of landscape
values

6. Design & Development
User-Centered Design
After Robinson et al. (2005)

7. Design & Development
Stakeholder themes:
Uses for science,
information, narrative
Stakeholder support
and engagement
Local outreach vital
Concerns: moderation,
private information
control

8. Design and Development
Web application construction

9. Deployment
Wikimap Demo
Behind the Scenes
Public Workshops

10. Evaluation
Cartographic: How did users make use of the
system?
Anthropological: Did the wikimap have a public
impact on landscape values perception?
True Value by Ann Singsaas
From Robinson, 2008 (Penn State GeoVISTA Center)

11. Acknowledgements
Funding and support:
Cartography Specialty Group
Special thanks to
Dr. Robert E. Roth